[2] By 1900 the NZRA was in financial difficulty owing to the expense of building a new range each year - the annual championships were contested around the country on temporary sites rather than from a fixed base.

In 1923, the National Rifle Association was formed to differentiate the interests of target shooters from those of the Defence Force.

The Association is headquartered at the Seddon Range Shooting Village, adjacent to the Trentham Military Camp.

[3] As of 2019, New Zealand's highest finish in the ICFRA World Long Range Championships (the Palma Trophy match) is second, achieved in 1979.

[4][5][6][7] New Zealand has contested the Kolapore Match[note 1] at Bisley fifteen times since 1897, when they were runners up to Victoria (Australia) on their debut.