What a great evening to signal the start of
SummerNav 2012-13.
It was lovely to see such a lot of happy people out to enjoy it
and to welcome
back all the familiar faces from previous years. Those who stayed
around to
enjoy the evening after their run were treated to a spectacular
view of the
moon rising over the top of the museum – quite dramatic.
Thankyou
to all
those who came tonight for your tolerance and understanding about
the last
minute changes that we had to make this evening to accommodate the
conditions of our permit
which we only received this afternoon – too late to alter
anything. We are
continuing to try and work with Council
and their heritage team to smooth the way for the remainder of the
season but progress
is slow and painful so please continue to watch the website for
the upcoming
events as we still have to get formal permission for many. Once we
do we will
print the flyer which many of you were asking about tonight.
We hold a very strong belief that as orienteers
we value the
environment and leave no trace behind after an event.It is timely, as we have
increasing difficulty
to obtain permission to use the city parks, to remind people that
it is very
important that our claim to not harm is valid and we ask that you
all respect our
right to use these venues by ensuring you never go anywhere that
could cause
damage – even if that means taking a slightly longer route.
On a more positive note, the event next week is
again on
TUESDAY, 6th November on Hamlins HillRegional Park
(Mutukaroa) Penrose /Mt Wellington.
The start is 1014 Great South Rd, just north of the junction with
Sylvia Park
Rd. Hamlins Hill used to be a fairly bare hill, for many years
grazed by the
freezing works before turning into a regional park. However in
recent times
there has been a great deal of planting of pockets of native
forest, turning it
into an increasingly attractive park. There is recent planting
with small trees
that is marked as out of bounds on the map but some of the forest
is now becoming
quite mature and has tracks formed through it allowing you to
enjoy the bird
life that now makes this home. We look forward to seeing you
there!
Course: 1 Distance: 6.8
km
1 William Allen 0:45:36
2 Gary & Shane 0:45:40
3 Andy Thompson 0:46:23
4 Imogene Scott 0:46:38
5 Jonty Oram 0:46:50
6 Kieran Woods 0:47:00
7 Steven McKinstry 0:47:31
8 Michael Hale 0:47:33
9 Ewart MacLucas 0:49:17
10 Kayla Fairbairn 0:51:38
11 Rodney Deacon 0:51:53
12 Dwayne Smith 0:52:22
13 Neil Broderick 0:52:37
14 Myles Robinson 0:53:00
15 Jake Stanley Harris 0:55:00
16 Lauren Holmes 0:55:44
17 Owen Means 0:56:57
18 Logan & Nick 0:56:59
19 Tristan Mercer 0:58:00
20 Hayley Ewan 0:58:03
21 Martin Crosby 0:58:29
22 Simon Lieschke 0:59:27
23 Mark Wilson 1:00:00
24 Ken Taylor 1:01:00
25 James Crosby 1:01:39
26 Kingsley Ng-Wai Shing 1:02:00
27 Anon 1:02:02
28 Anon 1:02:10
29 Allan Janes 1:02:35
30 Jason Fricker 1:08:00
31 Dave True 1:10:00
32 Mark & Annie 1:12:12
33 Zavara & Ella 1:16:00
34 Richard Mercer 1:17:00
35 Nicole Sze 1:56:09