Club News
Happy New Year!
Welcome to 2026! This will be a great year! Change is on the horizon: our new Constitution adoption process kicks off next week; the solar panel project at the outdoor range needs your help; and the quest for a new outdoor range site continues. All this while you keep achieving new heights with your shooting, coaching, and volunteering.
Thanks for your help!
Some of our beautiful gazebos will be loaned to Auckland Archery Club as part of the upcoming Archery NZ National Outdoor Championship coming up in a few weeks. Huge thanks to the members and parents who helped with preparing the gazebos with MGAC branding. Fleur Maggs, Vivian Lee, and Junu Chang, you’re amazing!
Interclub Challenge dates for January and February
The Interclub Challenge is a shoot for everyone! All MGAC members can join in with the shoot anytime on these dates. We need a minimum of 9 members on each date to make sure our teams are up for the challenge. Join anytime on: THIS SUNDAY 11 January Monday 26 January Saturday 21 February (a very special date with goodies – stay tuned!) If you can’t make both January dates, that’s OK. Please come and shoot whenever you can. Score with another member – on paper (leave in the clubroom) or on your own app (email your scoresheet to Kelly). Chat in the Interclub Challenge group in WhatsApp.
Field of Dreams: our MGAC Club Field Championships
We’re hosting the Field of Dreams tournament on Sunday 8 February with Whitford Forrest Archers. This will also be our Club Field Championships! Please register on ArcheryOSA and come along. This is an event for everyone, even if you have not done a field shoot in the past. Click the button for essential info about the event.
Welcome back, Secretary Sarah
Thank you to our past Secretary, Sarah Newcombe, who has volunteered to step back in and help keep club communications and meetings under control. What a star!
Sarah monitors the Secretary email address and helps wrangle committee meetings.
New Constitution coming soon for your feedback
A new version of our Constitution will be sent out later this week. When you receive it, please take the time to review it and think about how it can help the club run well and stay strong.
The Constitution needs to Special General Meetings to pass, the first of which will be on Friday 6 February at the outdoor range. More info to come soon!
Indoor Range lock replacement
Over the holidays, we replaced the indoor range lock with a new unit. Its capabilities and codes are the same. When visiting the indoor range, please make sure you use the code you received in your most recent membership email. Old codes (from past years) no longer work!
Thanks to Andrew Fong and Kelly Atkinson for installing and configuring the lock and access systems.
Range DIary
| Saturday 10 January | |
| 1:00 to 3:00 pm | Club Shoot brought to you by keyholder Orion Elward |
District Events
| Date | Event | Venue | Action |
| 10 Jan | Barebow Bonanza | River Glade Archers (Hamilton) | Registration closed |
| 11 Jan | Interclub Challenge Jan round (and MGAC Field Champs) | MGAC Outdoor Range | Shoot anytime this day |
| 17-18 Jan | Don Finnegan Memorial Classic | Lakeview Archers (Cambridge) | See Lakeview website |
| 17 Jan | Recurve Round Up | River Glade Archers (Hamilton) | Registration closed |
| 18 Jan | Compound Classic | River Glade Archers (Hamilton) | Registration closed |
| 21-24 Jan | National Outdoor Championships (Clout and Target) | Rongomai Park, Auckland | Register through Archery NZ site |
| 26 Jan | Interclub Challenge Jan round | MGAC Outdoor Range | Shoot anytime this day |
| 6 Feb | Hutton Memorial Shoot | MGAC Outdoor Range | Time TBC; just turn up! |
| 6 Feb | Club Constitution SGM 1 | MGAC Outdoor Range | Following the Hutton Memorial Shoot; refreshments provided! |
| 8 Feb | Field of Dreams (and MGAC Field Champs) | Whitford Forrest Archers | Register on ArcheryOSA |
| 21 Feb | Club Constitution SGM 2 | MGAC Outdoor Range | Following the club shoot; refreshments provided! |
| 21 Feb | Interclub Challenge Feb round | MGAC Outdoor Range | Shoot anytime this day |
| 22 Feb | NZFAA Marked Series 1 | Franklin County Archers | Register on NZFAA site |
| 28 Feb-1 Mar | The Rockin’ Robin | MGAC | Register on ArcheryOSA |
| 7-8 Mar | ADAA Target Championships | Shore Archery Club | Register on ArcheryOSA |
| 14 Mar | North Island Championships (Adult+) | Manawatu Archery Club | Register on ArcheryOSA |
| 21-22 Mar | North Island Youth Championships | Tauranga Archers | Register on ArcheryOSA |
| 22 Mar | NZFAA Marked Series 2 | Lakeview Archers | Register on NZFAA site |
| 3-4 Apr | National Outdoor Championships (Field) | Massey Archery Club | Register through Archery NZ site |
| 16-19 Apr | WA Oceania Championships | Takanini | Must be selected by Archery NZ |
| 19 Apr | NZFAA Marked Series 3 | Mt Tiger Archers | TBC |
| 16-17 May | NZFAA Marked Nationals | Massey Archery Club | TBC |
Find Archery NZ target events on ArcheryOSA and field events on the NZFAA site.
Contact the Club
Keep an eye on the club Calendar and subscribe to the .ical link from your phone or tablet.
Club Facebook page and Instagram @mgac_nz
Reach the club on Messenger or at info@mgac.org.nz
Have fun and safe shooting!
Kelly