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2026 37th IPSC Handgun Nationals – Invercargill Pistol Club (Level 3)

Oreti Beach , Invercargill

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Description

Hello and welcome to the

2026 New Zealand IPSC National Handgun Championship

This Level 3 match is being held down south in Invercargill by the team at the Invercargill Pistol Club.

Expect the following:

  • 18 fast paced & technically challenging stages that will (hopefully) lead to close scores and intense competition
  • Chronograph & Gear Check
  • Round count of 355 including chronograph
  • Daily Lunch provided alongside coffee, tea and drinking water

Key Information: 

  • Match is limited to 320 slots/Competitors
  • Match Divisions: Classic, Open, Production, Production Optics, Optics, Standard, Revolver, PCC Irons, PCC Optics
  • Match Categories: General, Super Junior, Junior, Ladies, Ladies Senior, Senior, Super Senior, Grand Senior
  • Match Entry Fee: General: $300 NZD, Juniors(18 and Under) : $150NZD

Junior Competitors Free Entry:
As part of Pistol New Zealand’s ongoing mission to get more Junior competitors participating in competition, Pistol New Zealand covers the match entry cost of all NZ Junior competitors. To take advantage of this, get in contact with the match director prior to entering for a entry code, contact details: IPSC@invercargillpistolclub.org.nz

  • Entries will close on the 11th of October (If not sold out prior)
  • There will be no Range Master or Match Director brief on the day, please check your emails for the brief
  • Match Book will be provided via email once entries have closed
  • Please note, due to expected numbers and scheduling, the match is deemed a lost brass match.

Match Shirt:

Ipsc Nationals Shirts 2027

A match shirt (Click on image above) has been designed for this match and can be ordered as part of the entry process. The design shown below is a working design, the final design will be uploaded soon.

 

Orders for the shirts close on the 31st August

 

Official Match Ammunition:

Official Match Ammunition is available for pre-order, collection will be available to you when you check in.

As per rule 5.8.1 Official Match ammunition is exempt from rule 5.6.3 Chronograph testing.

Ammunition is available in 100 round boxes, cost is per 100 rounds.

Pricing is in New Zealand Dollars.

9x19mm

Fiocchi 124 Grain FMJ – 1150 Feet Per Second, Minor Power Factor

$60.00

.40 Smith & Wesson

Federal American Eagle 180 Grain – 1000 Feet Per Second, Major Power Factor

$120.00

.45 ACP

Fiocchi 230 Grain FMJ – 860 Feet Per Second, Major Power Factor

$120.00

Cutoff for Match Ammunition Orders is October 4th 2026; any queries please email the match director here: ipsc@invercargillpistolclub.org.nz

Match Schedule: 

Pre-Match: 

  • 17th – 18th November
  • On Range from 0730, shooting to commence after Gear Check complete

Main Match:

  • 19th – 21st November
  • 18th November Gear Check available from 1700 to 1900 in the clubhouse
  • 19th November Gear Check available from 0700
  • First Shot Fired from 0800

Parking:

Parking on club grounds is solely reserved for Match Officials and Sponsors only.

Close parking will be available for competitors with a shuttle provided to get you to and from the range.

Awards Night Ceremony:

The Award Night Ceremony and Prize Giving will be held at the Ascot Park Hotel on the 21st of November from 6.30pm.

Details for the night and your entry ticket will be made available to you once you have registered for the match.

International Competitors:

Please refer to the Firearms Safety Authority website for the list of requirements when traveling internationally to New Zealand with Firearms. Link: Firearms Safety Authority – International Visitors

Note: In accordance with the New Zealand Arms Act, you will be required to check your firearms in to match staff on arrival in Invercargill for safe storage/keeping over the duration of the shooting match.

Your firearms will be made available to you at the range for you to sign out prior to the start of every shooting day.

These must be signed back in prior to your departure from the range on each shooting day.

For more information, please contact the Match Director here: IPSC@invercargillpistolclub.org.nz

Accommodation Offer:

As part of the Awards Ceremony Night, Ascot Park has provided a discounted accommodation offer for all competitors.

Please see below (Click on image) for details or contact the match director for more information.

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NON SHOOTING MATCH OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM

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Terms & Conditions

Pistol New Zealand Policy C1a – Competitions – Conditions of Entry
Purpose: To specify the MINIMUM conditions of entry for clubs hosting, National or Island Championship matches. Addition of these or similar conditions to ANY match entry forms, listed on the PNZ website is a compulsory requirement.

Conditions of Entry

1. Firearms Licence Requirement
It is a condition of participation in this event that:

  • If you are over 16 years of age, you are the holder of a current New Zealand Firearms Licence.
  • If you are under 16 years of age, you are accompanied by and will be participating under the supervision of a holder of a current New Zealand Firearms Licence, with an appropriate endorsement for the firearms being used.
  • PNZ Juniors who are over 16 and have applied for a FAL and have a junior proficiency badge are able to compete at PNZ matches. They will be under the supervision of a holder of a current NZ Firearms Licence.

In either case, either a standard or a visitor’s Firearms Licence is acceptable.

At the registration for this event you (or your supervisor, if you are under 16 years of age) will be required to produce your Firearms Licence. If this is not produced then participation in the event will be denied.

2. Refusal of a participant’s entry to an event
The following is a suggested procedure that must be added to an entry form under ‘conditions of entry’:

If the club receives a complaint in writing on any matter that relates to entry of a match, the club committee will:

  1. Establish the seriousness and validity of the complaint, and will assign a match sub- Committee to further investigate the complaint and report back.
  2. If valid and reasonable, the committee will write to the person outlining details of the rejection of entry, who, what, why, when, and how, and produce any evidence received or any investigation report made. This will occur with 48 hours of their entry being received.
  3. The letter will indicate any breaches of the club rules and give them a copy of those rules.
  4. The club committee will ask for a response in writing within 5 days (and no later than 48 hours before the start of the match) and/or to appear in person in front of the match committee to answer the allegations made. The letter will indicate that if no response is received within 5 days (and no later than 48 hours before the start of the match) then the match committee will make a decision based on the evidence it has before it.
  5. The match committee will then make a decision citing reasons and an assessment of the evidence before it, referring both to the complaint and any explanation from the affected person and send this decision in writing back to the affected person.
  6. The person affected will have a right of appeal to have the matter reviewed by an independent person assigned from another club if needed.
  7. The decision will have reasons as to why the person is being excluded from the event and this decision will then be final. Should the decision be made that the person can partake of the event then no late entry fees will be charged. The participant will have a minimum of 48 hours’ notice that they may attend the event.

Failure to carefully follow these guidelines could put your club at risk of legal action, and may result in PNZ applying sanctions (such as refusing to sanction future PNZ matches at your club).

Note to the above process:
Complaints cannot be anonymous, unless very good reasons are given to the match committee for the identity of the complainant to be kept private.

In order for this process of natural justice to occur all competitions need to have a minimum close off date of at least 2 weeks prior to the start of the competition/event. If an organizing committee do not wish to have a closing date or decide to accept any late entries after the two week cutoff then they must accept all entrants.

If the event can only host a maximum number of entries this must be pre-advertised as per the competition entry form. Exceeding the maximum number of entries can only be used as a reason if this is the case.

IPSC Handgun Competition Rules – Rule 6.5.1:
All competitors and Match Officials must be individual members of the IPSC Region in which they normally reside. Residency is defined as the Region where the individual is ordinarily domiciled for a minimum of 183 days of the twelve months immediately preceding the month in which the match begins. Ordinarily domiciled condition is a physical presence test and does not relate to citizenship or to any address of convenience. The 183 days need not be consecutive or the most recent 183 days of the twelve-month period.

Conditions of Entry:
If you are the holder of a New Zealand Firearms Licence and a current financial member of Pistol New Zealand, you must also be a current financial member of IPSC with Pistol New Zealand.

Junior Competitors Free Entry:
As part of Pistol New Zealand’s ongoing mission to get more Junior competitors participating in competition, Pistol New Zealand covers the match entry cost of all Junior competitors. To take advantage of this, get in contact with the match director prior to entering for a entry code, contact details: IPSC@invercargillpistolclub.org.nz

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2026 37th IPSC Handgun Nationals – Invercargill Pistol Club (Level 3)

Hosted by Invercargill Pistol Club Inc

Thank you for entering the 2026 New Zealand IPSC Handgun National Championships. 

Please keep an eye on your emails for corrospondance over the upcoming weeks.

Range Master/Match Director Brief and Match Book will be available 1 month prior to the commencement of the match.

Please ensure you have a printing copy as no hardcopy will be available on the day

If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to us here: IPSC@invercargillpistolclub.org.nz

Main Match Start Day

19/11/2026

Match ends

21/11/2026

Match type

IPSC

Divisions

  • Handgun
  • Pistol Calibre Carbine

Categories

  • General
  • Junior (Under 18 and under on first day of match)
  • Super Junior (Under 14 and under on first day of match)
  • Ladies
  • Ladies Senior (50+ on first day of match))
  • Senior (50+ on first day of match))
  • Super Senior (60+ on first day of match))
  • Grand Senior (70+ on first day of match)

Location

Oreti Beach , Invercargill - Southland 9879

Match Director

Invercargill Pistol Club

Registration

Please fill out the form below to register for this match.


Your category is based on the age and/or gender of the competitor on the first day of the match.

Match add-ons

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Handgun Production

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Handgun Production Optics

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Handgun Optics

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Handgun Standard

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Handgun Open

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Handgun Classic

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Pistol Calibre Carbine Open

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71 Entries

320 Max Entries