Autumn Muster Rogaine 2025

Three-Hour Foot Rogaine

This event is open to anyone, orienteering club members or non-members. Suitable for families, novices and the more experienced adventurers out there.

Orienteering club members (any club in NZ) receive a discounted entry fee.

Location Within 30mins travel of Blenheim CBD. Detailed travel directions and other information will be in the final instructions which will be emailed to the team contact Friday 23 May and will also be available on the website.

Registration, course planning, briefing, start, finish, post event food will all take place at the event venue. Catering will be provided and includes a burger (vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options) and drink. The cost is included in the entry fee.

Terrain: A variety of rolling land with some moderate and steep hills. A mix of mostly clean open grassland, scrub, scattered trees – typical Marlborough farmland. Defined ridges, spurs, knolls, saddles, lots of gullies, farm and stock tracks.

Categories: 3 Hour only with Juniors (U18 as of 1 January 2025), Senior and Families (must be all residing at the same address). All teams must consist of 2 people minimum.

Entry Fees (Per Person) * Orienteering Club members (any club) - Junior $25, Senior $35, Family $80 * Non-members - Junior $25, Senior $45, Family $105.

SportIdent (SI) – will be used for controls and timing. Only one required per team. Included within the entry fee. People with their own SI need to enter the number into the online entry details. Note: if you have your own SI please ensure that it can cope with up to 50x controls/punches.

Online entry via Lil Regie. If you are completing the entry for more than one team, then please do subsequent entry/entries as separate entries. ENTRIES CLOSE 9:00PM SUNDAY 18 MAY 2025. This allows us time to get maps printed and other event logistics finalised.

Timetable: 9.30am Registration and Maps available for planning, 10.45am Briefing, 11.00am Start ,2.00pm Finish (Refreshments and results as soon as possible)

Refund policy: 30% refund – withdrawal within ten days before the event. No refunds for cancellations after the 19th of May. Cancellation: This event will be cancelled only if conditions are extreme. The organisers reserve the right to shorten the event by time or geography for safety or other reasons. Announcements will be made on our Facebook page.

Promotional Waiver: By taking part in this event, you agree that and grant permission for the event organisers to use any images or video taken at the event for promotion purposes. This includes social media, any future promotion of the sport including websites and fundraising.

Compulsory Clothes and Equipment: All competitors must carry the following compulsory clothes and equipment: Per team member: thermal top, hat and gloves, waterproof raincoat, whistle, food and water. Any medicine (please inform your team members where it will be and any details) A pack to carry the above. Suitable, robust, well-fitting footwear with tread suitable for cross country travel. Per team: First aid kit (plasters, pain relief, bandages, strapping tape). At least one compass, survival sheet/blanket, watch (to keep track of the time!), mobile phone, pencil to record the ‘punch’ code if it isn’t working. If conditions are cold and wet, we strongly recommend you also carry a second layer thermal top and consider waterproof over-trousers. Your gear is your own responsibility. There will be no compulsory gear check, but the organisers reserve the right to do checks on a random or selective basis. You must be suitably equipped to start.

All team members must always stay within 20 metres of each other. We reserve the right to withdraw any teams from the competition who fail to follow rules and to make any necessary decisions about any team or individual regarding the events safety.

Landowners/Farmers instructions are: No dogs. Not even in your vehicles. All farm buildings and farmhouses are Out of Bounds. There will be portaloo toilets. Bring your own water.

If you have any questions or require any further information, please contact events@moc.kiwi.nz