Auckland, New Zealand — 20 May 2026 · ONOC Media

The Oceania Regional Anti-Doping Organization (ORADO) today held its Call to Action: Strategic Direction Workshop at the Hilton Auckland. The full-day session is part of the 2026 ONOC XLVI Annual General Assembly Week and sets Oceania on a clear path to the 2027 World Anti-Doping Code. It brought together ORADO Board members, World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) representatives, regional integrity partners and Oceania National Anti-Doping focal points.

Held within ONOC AGA Week (17 to 23 May), the workshop turned global anti-doping requirements into a coordinated Oceania response. ORADO Chairperson Unasa Natanya Potoi chaired the programme and ORADO Acting Chief Executive Officer Siniva Setareki led the session. Technical content came from Dr Yaya Yamamoto (WADA), Jono McGlashan (Sport Integrity Commission Te Kahu Raunui) and Sport Integrity Australia. The workshop was facilitated and organised by the Chair and the Acting Chief Executive Officer, together with members of the Organisational Review Sub-Committee and the Finance Sub-Committee.

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“Today is about turning a global Code into a clear regional plan. Our role at ORADO is to make sure every Oceania country walks into 2027 with shared understanding, sharper roles and a strategy that fits our region. We want our athletes to compete with confidence and our governance to keep pace with global standards.” — Siniva Setareki, Acting Chief Executive Officer, ORADO

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The workshop advanced five priorities for the region. Delegates worked through the 2027 Code changes and country compliance status, NOC and NADO roles under the new operational independence rules, and the alignment of ORADO's Strategic Plan 2025 to 2027 with WADA's RADO Program Strategy 2025 to 2029. They also produced concept papers for endorsement at the ORADO Annual General Meeting and an outcomes brief for ONOC members at the ONOC Annual General Assembly on Thursday 21 May 2026.

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“Clean sport sits at the heart of everything we do as a region. The ORADO workshop is a vital part of our 2026 AGA programme. It supports the ONOC Reset and our commitment to strong, athlete-centred governance across Oceania. The work happening today will shape the decisions we take into our Annual General Assembly tomorrow. It will also shape the Olympic pathways we offer our athletes through to LA28 and Brisbane 2032.” — Mrs Baklai Temengil-Chilton, President, ONOC

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The workshop sits within an integrated 2026 AGA programme. AGA Week brings the LA28 Pre-Games Preparation Forum, the ONOC and ORADO Workshops, the 46th ONOC Annual General Assembly, the Oceania Athletes' Forum and the Oceania Impact Network onto one platform, placing integrity, performance and governance in the same conversation. Workshop outputs include a country compliance matrix, an alignment gap register, endorsed concept papers and a slide-ready ONOC brief, feeding directly into the ORADO Annual General Meeting and the ONOC Annual General Assembly the following day.

The 2026 ONOC AGA concludes on Saturday 23 May. Its theme is the ONOC Reset and the continued strengthening of the Olympic Movement across Oceania. The standards, systems and partnerships built through the workshop will shape clean sport in Oceania through LA28, the 2027 Pacific Games in Tahiti and the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games.