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Ballinger Belt
The Ballinger Belt is the oldest sporting trophy competed for in New Zealand. The Belt was presented in 1873 by the Government as a replacement for the first Government Champion Belt won outright when won for the second time in a row in 1872 by Capt. Wales of Otago by competing in the annual shooting competition to find the "NZ Champion Shot". It was won in 1893 by Arthur Ballinger of Wellington who won it twice more, meaning he was entitled to retain it on the third occasion in 1907.
Arthur donated the "Champion Belt" to the NRA and it was renamed the Ballinger Belt, being presented each year to the winner of the National Championships.
The Belt and Arthur Ballinger's telescope
The Ballinger Belt is a world famous trophy in shooting circles and these days is keenly contested by international shooters as well as New Zealand nationals.
The winner is also presented with a badge.
BALLINGER BELT WINNERS
| 2024 | Michael Collings, Te Puke Rifle Club | |
| 2023 | John Snowden, Ashburton Rifle Club | |
| 2022 | Michael Collings, Te Puke Rifle Club | |
| 2021 | Michael Collings, Te Puke Rifle Club | |
| 2020 | David Black, Australia Top NZer Allan White, Malvern Rifle Club (2nd) |
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| 2019 | Jim Bailey, Australia Top NZer John Snowden, Ashburton Rifle Club (2nd) |
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| 2018 | John Snowden, Ashburton Rifle Club | |
| 2017 | Jim Bailey Australia Top NZer: BN Carter, Te Puke Rifle Club (3rd) |
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| 2016 | Malcolm Dodson Kaituna / Blenheim Rifle Club | |
| 2015 | Ross Geange Otorohanga Rifle Club | |
| 2014 | Diane Collings, Te Puke Rifle Club | |
| 2013 | John Snowden, Ashburton Rifle Club | |
| 2012 | Brian Carter, Te Puke Rifle Club | |
| 2011 | Richard Rowlands, Malvern Rifle Club | |
| 2010 | Jonathan Cload (UK) Top NZer: RM Geange, Otorohanga Rifle Club (2nd) |
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| 2009 | David Rich (Australia) Top NZer: MJ Collings, Te Puke Rifle Club (2nd) |
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| 2008 | Brian Carter, Te Puke Rifle Club | |
| 2007 | Mark Buchanan (Australia) Top NZer: WH Tabor, Karori Rifle Club (2nd) |
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| 2006 | Brian Carter, Te Puke Rifle Club | |
| 2005 | John Whiteman, Upper Hutt Rifle Club | |
| 2004 | Edd Newman, USA Top NZer: J.R. Whiteman, Upper Hutt Rifle Club (2nd) |
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| 2003 | Ian Shaw (UK) Top NZer: R.M. Geange Masterton Rifle Club (4th) |
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| 2002 | Trevor Oliver, Onslow Rifle Club | |
| 2001 | Murray Steele, Malvern Rifle Club | |
| 2000 | John Whiteman, Upper Hutt Rifle Club | |
| 1999 | Rick Fincham, Upper Hutt Rifle Club | |
| 1998 | Mike Collings, Te Puke Rifle Club | |
| 1997 | Ross Geange, Masterton Rifle Club | |
| 1996 | Graeme Ballinger, Levin Rifle Club | |
| 1995 | Ross Geange, Hamilton/Whatawhata Rifle Club | |
| 1994 | A.J. Luckman (UK) Top NZer: J.R. Whiteman, Upper Hutt Rifle Club (6th) |
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| 1993 | Ross Collings, Karori Rifle Club | |
| 1992 | Dr Micheil Sweet (Australia) Top NZer: Mrs Diane Collings, Te Puke Rifle Club (6th) |
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| 1991 | G.W. Berman (Australia) 1991 Top NZer: G.R.H. Smith, Malvern Rifle Club (2nd) |
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| 1990 | A.A. Marshall, Kaituna/Blenheim Rifle Club | |
| 1989 | K.T. Meade, Petone Rifle Club | |
| 1988 | J.R. Whiteman, Upper Hutt Rifle Club | |
| 1987 | Mrs D.R. Collings, Te Puke Rifle Club | |
| 1986 | M. Buchanan (Australia) Top NZer: C.H. Burt, Ashhurst Rifle Club (2nd) |
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| 1985 | C.H. Burt, Ashhurst Rifle Club | |
| 1984 | P.R. Cromwell, Cheltenham Rifle Club | |
| 1983 | R.R. Chilcott, Clevedon Rifle Club | |
| 1982 | J. Hastie, Okawa Rifle Club | |
| 1981 | Miss D.R. Blaymires, Te Puke Rifle Club | |
| 1980 | W.J. Blay, Kaituna/Blenheim Rifle Club | |
| 1979 | K. Golder, Australia. Top NZer: T.N. Sutherland, Okawa Rifle Club (4th)] |
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| 1978 | R.J. Cammock, Waipukurau Rifle Club | |
| 1977 | D.W.G. Collings, Karori Rifle Club | |
| 1976 | G.L. Fuller, Gisborne Rifle Club | |
| 1975 | V.A. Curtis, Christchurch Rifle Club | |
| 1974 | W.H. Magnay, Great Britain. Top NZer: M.C. Cammock, Waipukurau Rifle Club (2nd) |
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| 1973 | B.P. Price, Upper Hutt Rifle Club | |
| 1972 | J. Cooper, Australia Top NZer: J. Hand, Petone Rifle Club (2nd) |
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| 1971 | G.L. Fuller, Gisborne Rifle Club | |
| 1970 | M.G. Gordon, Okawa Rifle Club | |
| 1969 | I.R. Ballinger, Sydenham Rifle Club| | |
| 1968 | T.R. Hills, Great Britain. 1968 Top NZer: M.H. Judkins, Christchurch Rifle Club (3rd) |
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| 1967 | D.J. Caughley, Masterton/Opaki Rifle Club | |
| 1966 | J. Caspers, South Australia. 1966 Top NZer: N.C. Petersen, Levin Rifle Club |
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| 1965 | V.A. Curtis, Christchurch Rifle Club | |
| 1964 | J.T. Petersen, Alfredton Rifle Club | |
| 1963 | K.C. Walshe, Onslow Rifle Club | |
| 1962 | N.C. Petersen, Levin Rifle Club | |
| 1961 | F.J. Jeune, Gisborne Rifle Club | |
| 1960 | R.S. Torrie, Akarana Rifle Club | |
| 1959 | N.C. Petersen, Levin Rifle Club | |
| 1958 | H.F. Tattersfield, Karori Rifle Club | |
| 1957 | H.O. Judkins, Hamilton/Whatawhata Rifle Club | |
| 1956 | W.J. Whitham, Sydenham Rifle Club | |
| 1955 | F/Sgt. D.J. Caughley, RNZAF | |
| 1954 | J.W. Curtin, Masterton/Opaki Rifle Club | |
| 1953 | M.G. Gordon, Okawa Rifle Club | |
| 1952 | J.W. Curtin. Masterton/Opaki Rifle Club | |
| 1951 | M.G. Gordon, Okawa Rifle Club | |
| 1950 | F.J. Jeune, Gisborne Rifle Club | |
| 1949 | S. Kannar, Australia Top NZer: W. Oakley, Christchurch (2nd) |
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| 1948 | Major W.N. Masefield, Blenheim Rifle Club | |
| 1947 | H. King, Opaki Rifle Club | |
| 1940-46 | no competition | |
| 1939 | Captain W.N. Masefield, Blenheim Rifle Club | |
| 1938 | Colonel R. Bodley, South Africa 1938 Top NZer: D. Roots, Patea Rifle Club |
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| 1937 | C.J. Nix, Featherston Rifle Club | |
| 1936 | Captain W.N. Masefield, Blenheim Rifle Club | |
| 1935 | F. Bowes, Auckland City Rifle Club | |
| 1934 | R.H. Nicholl, Petone Rifle Club | |
| 1933 | H.V. Croxton, Karori Rifle Club | |
| 1932 | R.H. Nicholl, Petone Rifle Club | |
| 1931 | W.J. Mclver, Petone Rifle Club | |
| 1930 | P. Berry, Tararua Rifle Club | |
| 1929 | Captain W.N. Masefield, Sounds Rifle Club | |
| 1928 | E.S. King, Wanganui Rifle Club | |
| 1927 | D. Roots. Patea Rifle Club | |
| 1926 | A.L. Caldwell, Karori Rifle Club | |
| 1925 | D.J. Anderson, Kaituna Rifle Club | |
| 1924 | Captain H. Simmonds, Wanganui Rifle Club | |
| 1923 | L. Loveday, Linton Rifle Club | |
| 1922 | D. Roots, Hawera Rifle Club | |
| 1921 | E.E. Vennell, Te Wharau Rifle Club | |
| 1920 | H.V. Croxton, Karori Rifle Club | |
| 1919 | R.J. King, Opaki Rifle Club | |
| 1914-18 | No competition | |
| 1913 | F.H. James, Okawa Rifle Club | |
| 1912 | Private L. Loveday 9th Regiment | |
| 1911 | D. Roots, Kaponga Rifle Club | |
| 1910 | G. Halliday, Karori Rifle Club | |
| 1909 | Lieutenant W. Duncan, Millerton Rifles | |
| 1908 | G. Hyde, Opaki Rifle CIub (Belt represented as Ballinger Belt) | |
| 1907 | A. Ballinger, Petone Rifle Club (Champion Belt won outright) | |
| 1906 | Colour Sergeant R.M. Irvine, Nelson | |
| 1905 | W.L. Milroy, Nelson Rifle Club | |
| 1904 | Sergeant J.W. Ching, Waimea Rifles | |
| 1903 | R.J. King, Opaki Rifle Club | |
| 1902 | G. Hyde, Opaki Rifle Club | |
| 1901 | W.H. Nelson, Woodville Rifle Club | |
| 1900 | No competition | |
| 1899 | Bandmaster W.S. King, Oamaru Rifles | |
| 1898 | Private J. McGregor, Oamaru Rifles | |
| 1897 | Private A. Ballinger, Wellington Guards | |
| 1896 | Sergeant Wakelyn, Honorary Reserve Corps, Christchurch | |
| 1895 | W.H. Ballinger, Petone Rifle Club | |
| 1894 | Captain E.R. Smith, Dunedin City Guards | |
| 1893 | Private A. Ballinger, Wellington Guards | |
| 1892 | Sergeant Doughty, A Battery | |
| 1891 | Private C. Kruse, Wanganui Rifles | |
| 1890 | P.O. Williams, Wellington Navals | |
| 1889 | Sergeant Parslow, Auckland | |
| 1888 | Hon. Major Purnell, New Zealand Volunteers | |
| 1887 | Captain White, Gordon Rifles, Auckland | |
| 1886 | Sergeant Remmington, Wanganui | |
| 1885 | Lieutenant Lucas, Thames | |
| 1884 | Private W. Churton, Wanganui | |
| 1883 | Sergeant Kennedy, Dunedin | |
| 1882 | Corporal Hutchinson, Dunedin | |
| 1881 | Lieutenant Paynter, Nelson | |
| 1880 | Sergeant Okey, Taranaki | |
| 1879 | Corporal W. Ballinger, Wellington | |
| 1878 | No competition | |
| 1877 | Lieutenant Paynter, Nelson | |
| 1876 | Private J. Willocks, Clutha | |
| 1875 | Lieutenant Skinner, Auckland | |
| 1874 | Captain Hamlin, Waiuku Rifles | |
| 1873 | Lieutenant Hoskins, Thames (New Champion Belt) | |
| 1872 | Captain Wales, Otago (Champion Belt won outright) | |
| 1871 | Captain Wales, Otago | |
| 1870 | Lieutenant Goldie, Otago | |
| 1869 | No competition | |
| 1868 | Sergeant Taylor, Otago | |
| 1867 | Sergeant Chisholm, Otago | |
| 1866 | Sergeant Christie, Otago | |
| 1865 | No competition | |
| 1864 | Lieutenant Owen, Wanganui | |
| 1863 | Lieutenant Morse, Nelson | |
| 1862 | Private Holt, Nelson | |
| 1861 | Lieutenant Brighton, Auckland |
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