The North Island New Zealand Match is a historical legacy, taken on by STS but started by the SSRA. Below is a link to the history of this competition, going back to its inception in 1974.
The North Island Open Team from the first match back in 1974
The result sheet from the very first match held in 1974
We switched the venue from Denwood to Balerno & Currie this year, and it was good to get more of the top Edinburgh shooters to accept selections this time around. I am however afraid to report that we have been comprehensively beaten in both matches.
In the 50th Year of the match against North Island, New Zealand (albeit we missed two years with COVID), the Kiwi team managed to complete the double once more, winning the Senior and Junior matches, both by relatively small margins this year.
The Scotland leg of the North Island, New Zealand Match was shot at Denwood on 24/25 March. Read on to find out more…
I am delighted to report that the annual short-range prone match against the North Island, New Zealand, has been restarted, and for the first time Scotland shot entirely on electronic targets. The junior team shot at St Andrews on Saturday 8th October, and the senior team at Denwood in Aberdeen on Sunday 9th October. Read on to find out how both teams got on…
The Smallbore AMG is pleased to confirm the following individuals have been selected to compete in this season’s New Zealand Match. Congratulations to the following athletes…
Scotland's only “postal” indoor international match for prone rifle dates back to 1974, and is shot annually against a team from the North Island, New Zealand. This year, teams will be selected entirely from scores shot in indoor competitions. Anyone wishing to submit other indoor scores, please contact Donald McIntosh (or the STS Office at admin@scottishtargetshooting.co.uk) ASAP, as teams will be selected in the next week or so.
The New Zealand Match is an annual smallbore rifle team shoot involving a senior team of 15 and a junior team of 5 between Scotland and North Island, New Zealand.
