New Zealand has competed in all of the Commonwealth Games since the first in 1930, and has won a total of 656 medals including 159 gold.
The lawn bowls competition at the 1938 British Empire Games took place in Waverley, Sydney, from 7 to 9 February 1938.
Jan Maraea Khan is an international lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand.
Joanna Edwards is a New Zealand international lawn bowls competitor. She has won two world titles and three Commonwealth Games gold medals.
Robert Lang McDonald was a New Zealand lawn bowls player who competed at four Commonwealth Games, winning gold, silver and bronze medals in the men's pairs.
Philip Charles Skoglund was a New Zealand lawn bowls player, and part of New Zealand's greatest lawn bowls family dynasty.
David Baldwin was a lawn bowls international competitor for New Zealand.
John Somerville was a New Zealand lawn bowls player.
Valerie Christine Smith is an international lawn bowler from New Zealand.
David Morgan Moffat is a Scottish-born New Zealand lawn and indoor bowler, who has won medals representing both Scotland and New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games.
Siti Zalina Ahmad is a Malaysian international lawn bowler.
Shannon McIlroy is a New Zealand international lawn bowler.
Ali Forsyth is a New Zealand international lawn and indoor bowler.
Tony Grantham is a New Zealand international lawn and indoor bowler.
Gary Raymond Lawson is a New Zealand international lawn bowler and a record 14 times New Zealand champion.
Richard Anthony Girvan in Auckland is a New Zealand international lawn bowler.
Katelyn Inch is a New Zealand international lawn bowler.
Kevin Robert Darling is a former New Zealand international lawn bowler.
The fourth Commonwealth Paraplegic Games were held in Dunedin, New Zealand from 13 to 19 January 1974. The Games were opened by Sir Denis Blundell, Governor-General of New Zealand.
Lawn bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held at the Broadbeach Bowls Club in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 5 to 13.
