Most ranges are open over the weekend 30th October / 1st November. Please check the calendar for specific range restrictions.

RANGE RE-DEVELOPMENT

RRGC is undertaking significant upgrades to its ranges ahead of a recertification by Firearms Safety & Education (Clubs & Ranges) in June 2027. The program involves removing trees along three sides of the ranges and performing earthworks to reshape shooting berms that contain fired shots within the range complex. Some of these berms will be raised to a height of 5m, almost doubling their existing height. In other instances, concrete block walls are being added to the ranges to further enhance safe shooting, as prescribed in the Police Range Manual. 


RANGE ACCESS AND CLOSURES

From 1 October until 31 December 2026, access to the club facilities will be reduced. There will be no access on weekdays while the contractors are working to clear the trees and tidy up the skid site. There will be limited access to the range on weekends, depending on earthworks and the progress of tree removal. The section below on this page (Range Availability) will be updated weekly to advise members when shooting is available on the ranges. Please check this page before coming to the club, as some changes may take place at short notice.

The club calendar will also be updated to reflect the changes to range access; however, you are advised to check this page in all instances.


Range 4 Bookings

We are introducing a booking protocol for Range 4 commencing 1 October 2026. If members want to book a shooting slot (approx. 90 minutes), please go to the RANGE 4 BOOKING INSTRUCTIONS page. (Note: this page is located under the Members-only section and requires a password to login)


RANGE AVAILABLITY UPDATE

Weekend: Saturday 30th October from 9am to Sunday 1st November 2026 6pm (inclusive)

  • Range 2 has limited access 
  • ​​​​​​​Range 3 is closed
  • All other ranges are open per the calendar. Range four access is by booking only

Weekend: Saturday 24th October from 9am to Monday 26th October 6pm (inclusive)

  • Range 2 has limited access 
  • ​​​​​​​Range 3 is closed
  • All other ranges are open per the calendar. Range four access is by booking only

Monday 19th October- Friday 23 October

  • All Ranges CLOSED. Contractors working in  Bullet catch area

Weekend: Saturday 17th October from 9am to Sunday 18th October 6pm (inclusive)

  • Range 2 has limited access 
  • ​​​​​​​Range 3 is closed
  • All other ranges are open per the calendar. Range four access is by booking only

Weekend: Saturday 10th October from 9am to Sunday 11 October 6pm (inclusive)

  • Range 2 has limited access (see the email to all members)
  • All other ranges are open per the calendar. Range four access is by booking only

Weekend: Friday 2nd October from 11am to Sunday 4 October 6pm (inclusive)

  • All ranges are open per the calendar. Range four access is by booking only

Friday 2nd October 9am - 11am

  • All Ranges CLOSED from 9am to 11am . Contractors working in  Bullet catch area

Week: Monday, 28 September to Friday 2nd October 2026:

  • All ranges are available per the calendar

Week: Monday, 21 September to Friday 25th September 2026:

  • All ranges are available per the calendar

Week: Monday 14 September to Sunday 20th  September 2026:

  • All ranges are available per the calendar
Notices

RIFLE ROD & GUN CLUB (MANAWATU) INC.

Range Redevelopment —  Update 4

Friday 30 October 2026

 

Good evening,

PROGRESS ON SITE

Logging has now concluded at the range. The last of the trucks took out logs yesterday, and all remaining wood will be available for firewood.

FIREWOOD FOR MEMBERS

Over the coming week, the Committee will decide how to deal with the firewood in a fair and equitable manner. After that, we will send a notice advising members what wood will be available for firewood.

THIS WEEKEND’S SHOOTING

All ranges are available for use over this weekend, except:

  • Range 3 — closed
  • Range 2 — restricted to the first 8 bays

WEEKDAY SHOOTING — RANGES 4 & 5

Now that the logging trucks and associated machinery will be leaving the site, we expect to make Ranges 4 & 5 available for shooting during the week.

Before coming to the range, please check the club calendar for any last-minute updates. If there is a “Range Closed for Maintenance” sign at the gateway, please DO NOT enter.

ACCESS TO THE HILL AREA

Several members have expressed a wish to walk up the tracks made across the hill face to look at the area above the ranges.

The area is still considered a work site, so there is no access across the hill area until the Committee determines the safety protocols that will apply. At this stage, we hope to make wider access available at the same time as firewood is recovered from the area.

NEXT STEPS

After removing firewood and establishing slash burn/rot piles, the next major step will be moving earth around the ranges as we dig out Ranges 1 & 2 in preparation for developing the new ranges on Ranges 1 & 3.

 

David P

Administration & Compliance Officer Mob: 022 53 56 222