New Zealand at the 1978 Commonwealth Games

New Zealand at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was represented by a team of 102 competitors and 32 officials. Selection of the team for the Games in Edmonton, Canada, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was cyclist Neil Lyster. The New Zealand team finished fifth on the medal table, winning a total of 20 medals, five of which were gold.

New Zealand has competed in every games, starting with the British Empire Games in 1930 at Hamilton, Ontario.

Nigeria boycotted the 1978 Games in protest at New Zealand's sporting contacts with apartheid-era South Africa.

Medal tables
New Zealand was fifth on the medal table in 1978, with a total of 20 medals, including five gold.

Competitors
The following table lists the number of New Zealand competitors participating at the Games according to gender and sport.

Combined

 * Men's decathlon


 * Women's pentathlon

Road

 * Men's road race

Track

 * Men's 1000 m sprint


 * Men's tandem 2000 m sprint


 * Men's 1 km time trial


 * Men's 4000 m pursuit


 * Men's 10 miles scratch race

Officials

 * Team manager – Jack Prestney
 * Assistant team manager – Tay Wilson
 * Women's manager – Marion Jackman
 * Team doctor – Noel Roydhouse
 * Physiotherapists – Peter Stokes, Mark Oram
 * Attache – G. R. Thompson
 * Athletics
 * Section manager – Barry Hunt
 * Coach (track) – Arch Jelley
 * Coach (field) – Les Mills
 * Badminton section manager – Paul Skelt
 * Bowls section manager – Gordon Jolly
 * Boxing
 * Section manager – C. F. Scott
 * Trainer – Alan Scaife
 * Cycling
 * Section manager – Gordon Sharrock
 * Coach (track) – Max Vertongen
 * Coach (road) – Wayne Thorpe
 * Mechanic – G. J. Brady
 * Gymnastics
 * Section manager – P. Chan
 * Coach (men) – M. C. Charteris
 * Coach (women) – A. J. Holt
 * Shooting
 * Section manager – A. A. Brown
 * Assistant section manager (full-bore) – Ben Hoban
 * Coach (rapid-fire pistol) – D. H. Stringer
 * Coach (free pistol) – J. A. Gordon
 * Swimming and diving
 * Section manager – I. N. Chadwick
 * Chief coach – R. J. McIntyre
 * Coach (diving) – M. H. Campbell
 * Weightlifting section manager – Bruce Cameron
 * Wrestling
 * Section manager – K. J. Humphrey
 * Coach – C. L. Palmer