Nickname: The Black Sticks

Notable honours: 4x Oceania Cup gold medallists (2007, 2009, 2011, 2019), Hockey World League silver medallists (2015), 8x Oceania Cup silver medallists (1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2023), FIH Champions Trophy bronze medallists (2011), 2x FIH Champions Challenge gold medallists (2005, 2009), Commonwealth Games gold medallists (2018), Commonwealth Games silver medallists (2010), 2x Commonwealth Games bronze medallists (1998, 2014), 4th place at London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Rank in previous Olympic editions: 1984 – 6th, 1992 – 8th, 2000 – 6th, 2004 – 6th, 2008 – 12th, 2012 – 4th, 2016 – 4th, 2021 – 8th