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Photos: Northland secondary schools orienteering championships

By Peter de Graaf
Northern Advocate·
12 May, 2019 05:00 PMQuick Read

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Thirteen-year-olds Teghan Pram, left, and Jess Andrews from Bream Bay College. Photo / Peter de Graaf

Thirteen-year-olds Teghan Pram, left, and Jess Andrews from Bream Bay College. Photo / Peter de Graaf

More than 80 Year 7-10 students put their fitness, teamwork and map-reading skills to the test on Friday in the Northland Secondary Schools Sports Association (NSSSA) Orienteering Championships in Kerikeri.

The competitors, from eight schools in Bream Bay, Whangārei, Kerikeri, Kaikohe and Okaihau, had to locate a series of checkpoints hidden in forest and farmland around Springbank School, both as individuals and in teams of four. Photos by Peter de Graaf.

Kaikohe Christian School's Maketu Clarke, 13, from Moerewa, puts on some pace. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Kaikohe Christian School's Maketu Clarke, 13, from Moerewa, puts on some pace. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Springbank School's Coll McFadden, 10, from Opua, stops to get his bearings. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Springbank School's Coll McFadden, 10, from Opua, stops to get his bearings. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Springbank School 12-year-olds Ella-Mae McCarthy and Ruben Kistemaker, both form Kerikeri, spring to the next checkpoint. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Springbank School 12-year-olds Ella-Mae McCarthy and Ruben Kistemaker, both form Kerikeri, spring to the next checkpoint. Photo / Peter de Graaf
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Twelve-year-old Nazarith Nordstand from Kaikohe Christian School. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Twelve-year-old Nazarith Nordstand from Kaikohe Christian School. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Bream Bay College students Amber Arden, 11, left, and Ebony Antony-Connor, 12, search for the next checkpoint. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Bream Bay College students Amber Arden, 11, left, and Ebony Antony-Connor, 12, search for the next checkpoint. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Don't trip! Springbank School's Hunter Blakeman, 12, flies along the track oblivious to an untied shoelace. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Don't trip! Springbank School's Hunter Blakeman, 12, flies along the track oblivious to an untied shoelace. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Maia Harris, 11, from Okaihau College, puts on a burst of speed. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Maia Harris, 11, from Okaihau College, puts on a burst of speed. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Bream Bay College student Luke Robinson, 13, stops to consult his map. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Bream Bay College student Luke Robinson, 13, stops to consult his map. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Huanui College's Oliver Heswall, 13, from Glenbervie, knows where he's going. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Huanui College's Oliver Heswall, 13, from Glenbervie, knows where he's going. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Springbank School's Zoe Wells, 10, clips her card at a checkpoint to prove she's found it. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Springbank School's Zoe Wells, 10, clips her card at a checkpoint to prove she's found it. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Thirteen-year-olds Teghan Pram, left, and Jess Andrews from Bream Bay College. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Thirteen-year-olds Teghan Pram, left, and Jess Andrews from Bream Bay College. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Springbank School's Seth Evans, 12, from Taupo Bay, heads back to base after locating his second checkpoint. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Springbank School's Seth Evans, 12, from Taupo Bay, heads back to base after locating his second checkpoint. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Fourteen-year-old Ooy Pungpho from Springbank School. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Fourteen-year-old Ooy Pungpho from Springbank School. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Huanui College student Caitlin Wilson (13, Parua Bay) runs to her team's last checkpoint. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Huanui College student Caitlin Wilson (13, Parua Bay) runs to her team's last checkpoint. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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