The New Zealand Shooting Federation (NZSF) is the governing body for target shooting sports in New Zealand. It holds the responsibility for selecting and developing national teams for world championships, the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and the Commonwealth Games.
NZSF acts as an umbrella organisation, with clubs and participants affiliating via four associations:
On behalf of those organisations, the Federation serves as the representative to Sport New Zealand, Paralympics New Zealand, the New Zealand Olympic Committee and the International Shooting Sport Federation.
Shooting has been one of New Zealand's most successful sports at the Commonwealth Games. At the 1998 Games in Kuala Lumpur, shooting was the highest performing New Zealand sport, winning eight medals, including one gold. Pistol shooter Greg Yelavich is New Zealand's most medalled Commonwealth Games athlete, having won 12 medals between 1986 and 2010.