
3 hr ROGAINE – 28th FEBRUARY 2021
“A wicked rogaine in an alpine environment with not a single fence to climb!”
Rainbow Rogaine. Set in the alpine basins that surround Rainbow Ski Area, we have planned a 3-hour course that will encapsulate what is unique and special in the area. Having the ability to drive to 1550-metres above sea level and begin the event there is exceptionally unique for a rogaine of this length. Please read this information below.
ROGAINE EXPLAINED
Rogaining is a cross-country navigation event where teams of 2 – 5 people visit as many checkpoints as they choose in the 3-hours. The checkpoints are free-choice and have different point values so strategy and route selection becomes a vital component. A form of orienteering, it combines tramping, navigation, competition, and strategy. The event caters for all levels of fitness and enthusiasm – but keep in mind this event is in the mountains, using only a map and compass, it’s a bit like a tramping treasure-hunt.
All proceeds go to Motueka High School Adventure Racing Team
EVENT INFORMATION
SCHEDULE
Entries Close 24th February 2021 at 8pm (we need to know the numbers by then to print maps)
Event Date: 28th February 2021
9:00am sign in and maps available (Rainbow Ski Area base building)
9:45am briefing
10:00am event start
1:00pm event finish
RAINBOW SKI AREA
AGE LIMIT
There is no age limit if children are accompanied by an adult. Due to the alpine nature of the environment and hazards that exist, young children will need to be well supervised.
A capable team of 13-year olds can enter.
SAFETY
The St Arnaud Range is a stunning area in winter and summer. It is important to remember that it is part of the Southern Alps and subject to extreme weather. It could be very hot on the event day with no shade, or it could be very cold and windy. Whilst unlikely it could even be snowing, it is a ski area after all. With the right gear and route choice, and the knowledge that you don’t have to be on course for the whole 3-hours, we are confident the event will be a huge amount of fun.
Safety is paramount and participants need to be aware there are many natural hazards to be mindful of, these include, but are not limited to; loose rock, cliffs, steep ground, uneven ground, exposure to sun, wind and weather. Participants will spend most of their time walking on ski field vehicle tracks, rocky scree and tussock basins.
NEWS & PRICES
Entry Fee | Price |
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Adult | $35.00 pp |
Student (Under 20) | $20.00 pp |
Child** | Free |
*$5 per entry goes to the Rainbow ski field road improvements and the remainder to the Motueka High School Adventure Racing Teams
** Child, 13 years old and under, must be accompanied by a paying adult.
REFUND POLICY
- 80% refund – withdraw two weeks before event day
- 60% refund – withdraw a week before event day
- 30% refund – withdraw 4 days before event day
- No refunds for cancellation 3 days prior to the event
MANDATORY GEAR & EVENT RULES
For safety reasons there will be a minimum amount of gear and equipment that each person must carry or wear at all times. The event is in a high alpine environment and weather can change rapidly, temperature can drop quickly and visibility can be reduced within minutes if clouds layers descend.
Compulsory Gear
Compulsory Clothing
Waterproof jacket
Fleece jersey
Thermal top and pants
Warm hat (BUFF, wooden hat, balaclava)
Gloves
Waterproof over-trousers recommended
Compulsory Equipment
Compass
Whistle
Backpack
Water bottle or bladder
Each team must carry a basic first aid kit that includes; bandage, wound dressing pain relief, strapping tape, survival blanket
Acceptance of your entry means that you have read and will adhere to this code of conduct throughout this Rogaine.
This Code of Conduct is motivated by the following two considerations:
- respect for the property and lifestyle of landowners
- safety of event participants, organizers and helpers, and others affected by the event, including assistance for injured people.
Land, Environment, Property and Stock
Rogaining is an environmentally and socially friendly activity and we expect all participants, including event organisers, to reinforce this ethic.
- Respect the right of landowners to operate their business and lifestyle in privacy and security.
- Leave gates as you found them.
- Do not crowd or otherwise disturb stock.
- Cross fences at gates or major posts, or go through the wires.
- Do not drop litter.
- Avoid houses and accessory buildings and/or machinery and stay out of out-of-bound areas.
- No dogs, guns, fires or smoking.
- Report any damage or disturbance you may have caused, or seen.
- Keep streams and water bodies clean
- Take due care to avoid spread of weeds, pest or diseases (e.g., Didymo)
- Note that access approval to land for an event is limited to the event duration. It does not extend to before or after the event.
- Event organisers will respect individual landowner attitudes to access to private land, and will strive to maintain good relationships with landowners at all times.
Event participants will also abide by other conditions that may be set out in instructions for specific events.
Safety and Injury
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- Distress call – six or more short whistle blasts at about 1 second intervals, repeated every 1 to 5 minutes, or in reply to a Search call.
- Search call – one long whistle blast of several seconds.
- If someone in your team is immobilised, identify your position and send someone to seek help. If possible, leave someone else with the injured person, along with all spare clothing. For urgent assistance, use your whistle to give the distress call.
- Any team hearing the distress signal MUST offer all assistance required.
- If someone in your team is injured, but can walk, use your common sense in getting them back to base.
Safety – legislative requirements
Under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 much private land (e.g., farm land) is designated ‘workplace.’ Landowners must inform recreational visitors of significant workplace hazards. To ensure this:
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- Event organisers will elicit advice from the landowner or manager on safety hazards, preferably at both the course planning stage and several days before the event.
- Event organisers will inform all participants of any such hazards relevant to the event in written or verbal briefings.
- Organisers, course planners and participants will take reasonable care that their actions (or lack of action) do not put themselves or others at risk. They will comply with reasonable safety advice or instruction given by the landowner (usually via the event organiser), as far as they’re able to.
NOTES TO THE CODE
Gates and Stock
If you open a gate, your team must close it or identify a person in a following team who will explicitly state that they will close it. If you corner stock, move no closer than 50 metres and find an alternative way round. This is particularly important when the easy way out for the stock is towards you on a track. Drop below the track and sidle around well clear of the stock. Stock in the wrong place at the wrong time of year can easily cost farmers tens of thousands of dollars, and cattle in particular are surprisingly easy to spook, and will readily demolish a good fence, injuring themselves badly on the way. If you cause any damage, it is vital that you report it to the organisers as soon as practicable, so that repairs can be started.
Safety
Understand the Distress call and the Search call. Serious injury is very rare, but needs urgent action. For the more common injuries where people can still limp, use your common sense. This usually means assisting them to a road and returning to the hash-house.

2020 RESULTS
Rainbow Rogaine
FA - Family
Position | Team | Members | Time | Score | Penalty |
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1 | Wily Whiteheads | Naomi Whitehead, Ashley Whitehead, Pippa Whitehead | 03:00:51 | 1380 | 20 |
2 | Two Birds | Marian chick, Tui Prouting | 02:45:50 | 960 | 0 |
3 | Tigers minions | 02:47:00 | 960 | 0 | |
4 | the 2 chamois | Wayne Manderson, Keala Manderson | 02:32:15 | 780 | 0 |
5 | Sightseers | Helen Webster, Jade Sundbye | 02:06:34 | 650 | 0 |
6 | Godzone Widows | Jacqui Hickman, Michelle Hickman, Jonty Hickman | 02:46:08 | 650 | 0 |
7 | It my birthday | Perry Turner, Irene Firestone, Madison Turner, Charlotte Turner | 02:50:29 | 550 | 0 |
8 | Bio-security Champions | Samantha Wickham, Walter Wickham, Tom Wilkin, Gus Wickham | 01:49:36 | 480 | 0 |
9 | Do we have to? | Claudine Dupuy, Gus Mackenzie, Brodie Quillan | 02:33:33 | 430 | 0 |
10 | Big Fish and Little Fish | Chris Walker, Hayley Walker | 01:37:06 | 240 | 0 |
11 | Moore family | Clare Moore, Dan Moore, Jody Moore, Kaea Moore | 00:54:00 | 120 | 0 |
JR - Junior
Position | Team | Members | Time | Score | Penalty |
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1 | Invisible Gorilla's | Janek Manderson, Johnny MacLennan, Zefa Faavae | 02:54:46 | 1980 | 0 |
2 | Triumph | Bryn Stevens, Shay Morton, Felix walther | 02:51:26 | 1580 | 0 |
3 | Progainers | Riley Croxford, Sam Johnson, Lochy Shand, Simon de Vries | 02:36:46 | 1010 | 0 |
4 | Sophie & Keira | Sophie Rankin, Keira Wilkens, Stu Rankin | 02:51:31 | 910 | 0 |
5 | GGs | Sophia Kersten, Julia Kersten, Sasha Challenger | 02:32:49 | 870 | 0 |
6 | Save the Kakapo | Xanthe Robb, Ella Dawson, Ruby Fullerton | 02:52:15 | 840 | 0 |
7 | no fears No tears | Alexis Faulkner, Ruby Campbell | 02:53:34 | 820 | 0 |
8 | Tide & Nika | Tide Fa'avae, Nika Rayward | 03:23:14 | 720 | 480 |
9 | Maia & Scott | Maia Rankin, Scott Brown, Carol Rankin | 02:32:47 | 580 | 0 |
10 | Motueka Internatioanl | 01:57:43 | 300 | 0 |
MO - Open Men
Position | Team | Members | Time | Score | Penalty |
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1 | Busty Freeks | Nick Hann, Theo Wordsworth | 02:56:42 | 2730 | 0 |
2 | Brian | Kim newton, Oscar perks | 02:58:46 | 2480 | 0 |
3 | Victory Vets | Brendan Hickman, Jamie Hickman | 03:00:05 | 1770 | 20 |
4 | Tussocks | Glenn Blackmore, Sam Clouston, Kieran Hickman | 03:01:39 | 1230 | 40 |
5 | Moricinho's Magnificent Mates Team 1 | Jamie Thirkettle, Greg Kingston | 02:55:44 | 1210 | 0 |
6 | The Battlers | Nathan Chippendale, Bailey Sherratt | 02:22:29 | 1000 | 0 |
7 | Moricinho's Magnificent Mates Team 2 | Craig Morice, Brad McNeill | 02:55:45 | 720 | 0 |
8 | Team RAB | Riley O’Connor, Charlie Maclennan | 03:00:10 | 450 | 20 |
MV - Veteran Men
Position | Team | Members | Time | Score | Penalty |
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1 | Nutrient Rescue | Dave Quested, Darron Jones | 03:04:05 | 2110 | 100 |
2 | Gear-up sta | Andrew Jones, Callum Anderson, James Jones | 02:57:26 | 1710 | 0 |
3 | Confuzzled Pinigigs | Ian Buunk, Darren Rooney | 02:55:19 | 1440 | 0 |
4 | BAM | Matt Reid, Ben Thurlow | 02:55:30 | 1160 | 0 |
5 | Boozy Whip | Ryan Hunter, Mark Englefield, David Sturrock | 03:00:08 | 940 | 20 |
WO - Open Women
Position | Team | Members | Time | Score | Penalty |
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1 | Runcan Cotterhall | Jessie Stone, Ash Rush, Jessie Clarke | 02:48:36 | 1190 | 0 |
2 | The only way is up | Emma Eggers, Kayla Gill, Catherine Chick | 02:56:25 | 1190 | 0 |
3 | In it to grin it | Mira Schwill, Christine McLachlan | 02:50:14 | 1180 | 0 |
4 | Sian and Ness | Ness Smith, Sian Wilkie | 02:54:52 | 1140 | 0 |
5 | Boulder Bank Bitches | Sara Redwood, Ang Hunter, Courtney Bailey | 02:42:00 | 1130 | 0 |
6 | Shuffle | Lucy Barron, Annie Garland, Merryn Nga-wai Shing, Susan Xian | 02:55:08 | 1040 | 0 |
7 | Shuffle | 02:55:11 | 1040 | 0 | |
8 | Third Time Lucky | Wendy Ford, Hillary McDonald, Krystal Rooney | 02:37:57 | 1030 | 0 |
9 | Pass'd | Sarah Mather, Amber Healey, Stephanie Barker, Pip Lee | 02:56:31 | 1020 | 0 |
10 | just furious Not fast | Emma Gray, Robyn Fenselau, Christine officer | 02:46:21 | 1010 | 0 |
11 | Chicken Run | Lisa De Gray, Emma Innocente, Janelle Underwood, Michele Aebi | 02:57:20 | 980 | 0 |
12 | Chafing The Dream | 02:45:48 | 960 | 0 | |
13 | HEC | Hannah OMalley, Claire Salmond, Emma Mc Farlane | 03:02:27 | 930 | 60 |
14 | Smash It | Rochelle Hamilton, Leah Watson, Kaitlyn Vaughan-South | 02:54:51 | 920 | 0 |
15 | Laced up ladies | Helen Nicholson, Angela Osborne, Mary Sim | 02:40:16 | 910 | 0 |
16 | Snow idea | Sally Chippendale, Karen Goodger | 02:31:34 | 880 | 0 |
17 | Escaping the Kids | Donna Adlam, Caroline Clark, Angela Phillips, Sonya Wright | 02:59:02 | 870 | 0 |
18 | Shits and Giggles | Fiona McNeill, Libby Acland, Melissa Marfell | 02:50:19 | 860 | 0 |
19 | Why not | Georgina Christie, Kara Simkin, Melanie Riley, Josie Reid | 02:23:13 | 830 | 0 |
20 | Wahine Toa | Jenna Neame, Edna Brownlee, Rowena Cudby | 02:56:00 | 810 | 0 |
21 | Team Useless | zan homewood, Jade Sintes, Mal Quail | 02:10:32 | 780 | 0 |
22 | Tapawera farm gals | Julie Campbell, Rachel Taylor, Lisa Anglesey | 02:55:18 | 780 | 0 |
23 | Little Red Engine | Pip Challenger, Annabel Laird | 02:54:55 | 770 | 0 |
24 | Goaldiggers | Natalie Colville, Andrea Staufer, Emma Burnaby | 03:05:48 | 640 | 120 |
25 | Aqua Sisters | Michaela Ross, Erin Mintrom, Rebecca Leslie | 02:43:00 | 610 | 0 |
26 | 3 Springers | Bridget Robilliard, Isla McNeice, Becky Derrick | 02:50:20 | 600 | 0 |
WV - Veteran Women
Position | Team | Members | Time | Score | Penalty |
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1 | Shortcutz | Serena Hobson, Kylie Anticich | 02:51:26 | 1110 | 0 |
2 | Jamming | Maria Voigt, Juanita Holmwood Smith, Anthea Lees | 02:53:42 | 1100 | 0 |
3 | Shits n Giggles Wiggles | Catrina Forbes, Denise Andrell | 02:52:43 | 1090 | 0 |
4 | Brown Skirts | Julie Robilliard, Jo Benny, Eilish Densem, Tracey Grose | 02:50:59 | 990 | 0 |
5 | Save the Kea | Kirsten McGhie, Kate Macnamara | 02:58:17 | 920 | 0 |
6 | Revival tigers | Wendy Hunter, Janine Pomeroy, Jenny Cooper | 02:49:09 | 870 | 0 |
7 | Local spirit | Paula Short, Emily Robinson, Andrea King | 02:57:55 | 860 | 0 |
8 | Run like rage winded | Cheryl Monahan, Michele Collins, Helen Ibbotson, Emma Garard | 02:55:25 | 800 | 0 |
9 | The Firebirds | Lauren Hutton, Chantél De Ru | 02:58:21 | 790 | 0 |
10 | Blast from the past | Jaquetta Bradshaw, Gillian mcloy | 02:36:14 | 720 | 0 |
11 | Team LARF a minute! | Fiona Young, Andrea Campbell, Louise Holley, Ruth Leckey | 02:46:06 | 670 | 0 |
12 | Agony on de feet | Michelle Walker, Heidi Buckett | 02:33:54 | 650 | 0 |
13 | Long Legged Lasses | Tracey Shanks, Bridget Cassidy, Sarah Mcmullen | 02:55:00 | 450 | 0 |
14 | TA's | Sue Toepfer, Catherine Brown | 02:56:15 | 440 | 0 |
15 | It's All Downhill From Here | Amanda Ledger, Emma Marshall, Nic Newson | 03:25:00 | 190 | 500 |
XO - Open Mixed
Position | Team | Members | Time | Score | Penalty |
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1 | The Lower Brook | Georgia Whitla, Patrick Higgins | 02:59:42 | 2310 | 0 |
2 | Perfect Feet | Brent Edwards, Megan Carter | 02:59:36 | 2260 | 0 |
3 | Team JJ | Jessie Faavae, Jacob Neha | 02:56:16 | 2120 | 0 |
4 | Carnivorous River Ducks | Carey Lintott, Martin Peat | 03:00:37 | 2030 | 20 |
5 | The Keen Kea and the Koi Carp. | Kieran Hambrook, Dene Gavin | 02:58:08 | 1950 | 0 |
6 | Eva & Martin | Eva Mrazikova, Martin Strelka | 02:59:53 | 1640 | 0 |
7 | Checkpoint 52 | Nicole Ranger, Glen Warner | 02:57:32 | 1440 | 0 |
8 | Steve and Katie | Katie Malthus, Steve Malthus | 02:54:16 | 1300 | 0 |
9 | Dummkopfs | Katharina Wirth, Philip John | 02:54:59 | 1240 | 0 |
10 | Two dicks one chick | Wendy O'Connor, Jason McKay, Matt Roberts | 02:53:50 | 1170 | 0 |
11 | Time Wounds All Heels | Durand Coldicott, Nicole Curtis | 02:43:55 | 1140 | 0 |
12 | Atawhai Avengers | Lou Paton, Wyatt Crockett, Scott Dayman | 02:57:16 | 1050 | 0 |
13 | 3 Blind Mice | Mairin Borlase, Justine Mitchell, Connor Mitchell | 02:34:50 | 1010 | 0 |
14 | Wayfind | Michael Croxford, Diana Worthy | 02:49:03 | 930 | 0 |
15 | The Bewilder People | Debbie Stone, Rob Rowe, Karen Stilwell, William Stilwell, Jaunita Thomson | 02:39:51 | 900 | 0 |
16 | Riwaka O’Donnells | Krissy O’Donnell, Greg O’Donnell, Georgia O’Donnell | 02:51:00 | 830 | 0 |
17 | Salty Spuds Squad | Zoe palmer, Andrea Szentpeteri-Jones, Graeme Kettle | 02:58:14 | 710 | 0 |
18 | 3 musketeers | Nick Keen, Joey Keen, Heather O'Toole | 02:18:23 | 510 | 0 |
XV - Veteran Mixed
Position | Team | Members | Time | Score | Penalty |
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1 | Tussock Jumpers | David Mangnall, Angela Mangnall | 02:58:36 | 1540 | 0 |
2 | Rough Lot | Lou Busby, Lisa Reilly, Stephen Busby | 02:54:38 | 1300 | 0 |
3 | On Release | Hugh MacMillan, Saralinda MacMillan | 02:58:59 | 1200 | 0 |
4 | Gingerbread! Gingerbread! | Carolyn Sutherland, Dean Sutherland, Ronda South | 02:39:55 | 760 | 0 |
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WICKED ROGAINES
Phone: + 64 27 388 0626
Email: wickedrogaines@gmail.com
Christchurch
New Zealand