Nickname: The Black Sticks

Notable honours: Olympic gold medallists (1976), Hockey World League silver medallists (2012-14 edition), Champions Challenge gold medallists (2009), Commonwealth Games silver medallists (2002, 2018), 12x Oceania Cup silver medallists (1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023), 2x Sultan Azlan Shah Cup winners (2012, 2015), Sultan Azlan Shah Cup gold medallists (2012, 2015).

Rank in previous Olympic editions: 1956 – 6th, 1960 – 5th, 1964 – 13th, 1968 – 7th, 1972 – 9th, 1976 – 1st, 1984 – 7th, 1992 – 8th, 2004 – 6th, 2008 – 7th, 2012 – 9th, 2016 – 7th, 2021 – 9th