The Range
Our range is open 22 days per year, always on a Sunday.
Range days are listed in the Events Calendar.
The range is certified for multiple shooting distances from 50m to 500m.
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m, the safety briefing is at 9:00 a.m, and shooting begins at 9:30 a.m. Most morning sessions involve one or more shooting competitions, which all members are welcome to join.
Afternoon sessions usually involve general practice, meaning you are free to choose your own style of shooting within the bounds of the range standing orders and the day’s safety briefing.
You may arrive and leave at any time, however anyone arriving after 9:30 may need to wait before being allocated a shooting lane. For safety reasons, firearms must remain secured in your vehicle, or, on the allocated gun rack until the range is closed or you are given clear instructions by the on duty Range Officer to move them.
Safety is Paramount
All members and their guests are required to handle and operate firearms in accordance with all New Zealand Acts, Regulations and the firearms code. The range complex is operated under strict range standing orders, with qualified and experienced range officers in attendance.
All people using firearms at the range are required to have either a current firearms licence for the appropriate category of firearm, or are to be supervised by someone so licenced.
If you are new to firearms you will find plenty of members willing to advise you on your selection and use of a rifle that best suits your requirements.
Please note that the range programme is subject to periodic change. The dates usually do not change, but the daily programme may.
Range Standing Orders are published on the notice board at the range. A link to the latest approved standing orders is provided here.
Please note that since 12 April 2019 the E-category firearms listed in the standing orders are now prohibited firearms and must not be presented or used at the property.
Members are required to abide by all standing orders and Range Officer instruction. There is a written safety brief you can view and download here.
Visitor Policy
A visitor or guest is deemed to be a non-member who is sponsored and accompanied by a financial member of the branch (the host).
A guest with a firearms licence is welcome to register and shoot on our range.
A guest without a firearms licence is welcome to register and shoot on our range provided the guest is supervised at all times by their host, who must be a member of the Whangārei Branch. The host is to ensure that a guest adheres to our range standing orders and the requirements of the Arms Act 1983.
Guests who intend to shoot on our range, must wear a high-vis vest to identify themselves to all members and should attend the morning safety briefing.
Fees
Range fees are set annually. As at March 2025 fees are:
$5.00 per day
These fees cover targets and maintenance.