New Zealand at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

New Zealand competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England, from 28 July to 8 August 2022. It is New Zealand's 22nd appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1930. New Zealand finished fifth on the medal table, winning a total of 50 medals, 20 of which were gold. This makes these games New Zealand's best performance ever in terms of gold medals, beating the 17 won in Auckland at the 1990 Commonwealth Games, but third overall in terms of total medals, with 50, behind the 58 in 1990, and the 53 at the Games also in Auckland.

Tom Walsh and Joelle King served as the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony. The flagbearer at the closing ceremony was cyclist Aaron Gate, who won four gold medals at the Games.

Medal tables
Unless otherwise stated, all dates and times are in British Summer Time (UTC+1), 11 hours behind New Zealand Standard Time (UTC+12).


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Administration
Nigel Avery is Chef de Mission.

Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
 * Note

Athletics
A squad of eighteen athletes (eight men, ten women) was officially selected on 20 May 2022.

Badminton
Two players were officially selected on 27 May 2022.

3x3 basketball
By virtue of its status as the top Commonwealth Oceanian nation in the respective FIBA 3x3 Federation Rankings for men and women (on 1 November 2021), New Zealand qualified for both tournaments.

The rosters for both tournaments were announced on 30 June 2022.


 * Summary

Men's tournament

 * Roster
 * Jayden Bezzant
 * Dominique Kelman-Poto
 * Nikau McCullough
 * Tai Wynyard


 * Group B


 * Quarter-final

Women's tournament

 * Roster
 * Tiarna Clarke
 * Ella Fotu
 * Jillian Harmon
 * Kalani Purcell


 * Group B


 * Semi-final


 * Bronze medal match

Beach volleyball
By virtue of their position in the extended FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings (based on performances between 16 April 2018 and 31 March 2022), New Zealand qualified for both tournaments.

Four players were selected on 9 June 2022.

Men's tournament

 * Group C


 * Quarter-final

Women's tournament

 * Group A


 * Quarter-final


 * Semi-final


 * Bronze medal match

Boxing
A squad of eight boxers (five men, three women) was officially selected on 23 June 2022. Emile Richardson was later called up to replace David Nyika, whose left hand injury ruled out the possibility of his boxing for a third consecutive gold medal.

Cricket
By virtue of its position in the ICC Women's T20I rankings (as of 1 April 2021), New Zealand qualified for the tournament.

Fixtures were announced in November 2021.


 * Summary

Fifteen players were selected on 8 June 2022. Lauren Down and Jess Kerr have since withdrawn from the squad, with Claudia Green and Lea Tahuhu called up to replace them.
 * Roster


 * Sophie Devine (c)
 * Suzie Bates
 * Eden Carson
 * Izzy Gaze
 * Claudia Green
 * Maddy Green
 * Brooke Halliday
 * Hayley Jensen
 * Fran Jonas
 * Amelia Kerr
 * Rosemary Mair
 * Jess McFadyen
 * Georgia Plimmer
 * Hannah Rowe
 * Lea Tahuhu


 * Group stage


 * Semi-final


 * Bronze medal match

Cycling
A squad of thirty cyclists (eighteen men, twelve women) was officially selected on 10 June 2022. Ally Wollaston was unable to compete after injuring a wrist in a crash during stage 2 of the 2022 Tour de France Femmes.

Road

 * Road race


 * Time trial

Track

 * Sprint


 * Keirin


 * Time trial


 * Pursuit


 * Points race


 * Scratch race

Mountain bike
Anton Cooper was selected for the men's cross-country, but had to withdraw the day before the event after testing positive for COVID-19.

Diving
A squad of eight divers (six men, two women) was officially selected on 1 June 2022. Anton Down-Jenkins withdrew from the squad on 12 July 2022.

Gymnastics
A team of five artistic gymnasts and two rhythmic gymnasts was officially selected on 19 May 2022.

Artistic

 * Team final and individual qualification

Mikhail Koudinov and Ethan Dick qualified for the men's individual all-around final.
 * Individual all-around final

Ethan Dick qualified sixth for the men's pommel horse final, and Sam Dick qualified eighth for the men's vault final. Sam Dick was 14th in qualifying for the rings, but progressed to the final as third reserve.
 * Apparatus finals

Rhythmic

 * Individual qualification


 * Individual finals

Hockey
By virtue of their position in the FIH World Rankings for men and women respectively (as of 1 February 2022), New Zealand qualified for both tournaments.

Detailed fixtures were released on 9 March 2022. The women's squad was announced on 9 June 2022, followed by the men's squad on 30 June 2022.

Men's tournament

 * Roster


 * David Brydon
 * George Enersen
 * Sean Findlay
 * Leon Hayward
 * Sam Hiha
 * Hugo Inglis
 * Sam Lane
 * Dane Lett
 * Harry Miskimmin
 * Joe Morrison
 * Hayden Phillips
 * Kane Russell
 * Aidan Sarikaya
 * Jacob Smith
 * Blair Tarrant
 * Dylan Thomas
 * Nic Woods
 * Simon Yorston


 * Group play


 * Fifth place match

Women's tournament

 * Roster


 * Olivia Merry (co-c)
 * Megan Hull (co-c)
 * Kaitlin Cotter
 * Anna Crowley
 * Stephanie Dickins
 * Katie Doar
 * Alia Jaques
 * Tyler Lench
 * Alex Lukin
 * Grace O'Hanlon
 * Hope Ralph
 * Brooke Roberts
 * Olivia Shannon
 * Rose Tynan
 * Frances Davies
 * Tarryn Davey
 * Aniwaka Haumaha
 * Tessa Jopp


 * Group play


 * Semi-final


 * Bronze medal match

Judo
A squad of seven judoka (three men, four women) was officially selected on 13 May 2022.

Lawn bowls
A squad of six parasport players (plus two directors) was officially selected on 15 March 2022.

Ten players were added to the squad on 22 June 2022. In addition, Deane Robertson was unable to satisfy international classification requirements and was replaced by Gerald Brouwers.


 * Men


 * Women


 * Parasport

Netball
By virtue of its position in the World Netball Rankings (as of 28 July 2021), New Zealand qualified for the tournament.

Partial fixtures were announced in November 2021, then updated with the remaining qualifiers in March 2022. The squad was announced on 27 June 2022.


 * Summary


 * Squad


 * Maia Wilson
 * Te Paea Selby-Rickit
 * Grace Nweke
 * Bailey Mes
 * Gina Crampton (c)
 * Shannon Saunders
 * Whitney Souness
 * Kate Heffernan
 * Kayla Johnson
 * Phoenix Karaka
 * Kelly Jury
 * Sulu Fitzpatrick (vc)


 * Group stage


 * Semi-final


 * Bronze medal match

Rugby sevens
New Zealand qualified for both the men's and women's tournaments. This was achieved through their positions in the 2018–19 / 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series and 2018–19 / 2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series respectively.

Both squads were announced on 29 June 2022.


 * Summary

Men's tournament

 * Squad


 * Leroy Carter
 * Che Clark
 * Dylan Collier (vc)
 * Scott Curry
 * Sam Dickson (c)
 * Moses Leo
 * Ngarohi McGarvey-Black
 * Sione Molia
 * Tone Ng Shiu
 * Akuila Rokolisoa
 * Caleb Tangitau
 * Regan Ware
 * Joe Webber (vc)


 * Pool A


 * Quarter-final


 * Semi-final


 * Bronze medal match

Women's tournament

 * Squad


 * Michaela Blyde
 * Kelly Brazier
 * Theresa Fitzpatrick
 * Sarah Hirini (c)
 * Stacey Fluhler
 * Jazmin Hotham
 * Shiray Kaka
 * Tyla Nathan-Wong
 * Risi Pouri-Lane
 * Alena Saili
 * Niall Williams
 * Tenika Willison
 * Portia Woodman

Pool A


 * Semi-final


 * Bronze medal match

Squash
A squad of seven players (three men, four women) was officially selected on 31 May 2022.


 * Singles


 * Doubles

Swimming
A squad of twelve swimmers (five men, seven women) was officially selected on 27 April 2022. The para swimmers qualified via the World Para Swimming World Rankings for performances registered between 31 December 2020 and 18 April 2022.

Triathlon
A squad of six triathletes (three per gender) was officially selected on 13 May 2022. Ainsley Thorpe withdrew from competition because of a COVID-19 infection.


 * Individual


 * Mixed relay

Weightlifting
A squad of seven weightlifters (four men, three women) was officially selected on 15 March 2022.

David Liti qualified by winning his category at the 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The other weightlifters qualified via the IWF Commonwealth Ranking List, which was finalised on 9 March 2022.

Wrestling
A squad of six wrestlers (four men, two women) was officially selected on 28 June 2022.  