Sport in New Zealand largely reflects the nation's colonial heritage, with some of the most popular sports being rugby union, rugby league, cricket, association football, basketball, horse racing and netball, which are primarily played in Commonwealth countries. New Zealand has enjoyed success in many sports, notably rugby union, rugby league, cricket, America's Cup sailing, world championship and Olympics events, and motorsport.
Hayden Jonathan Shaw is a field hockey player from New Zealand.
Bradley Shaw is a field hockey player from New Zealand, who earned his first cap for the national team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, in 2004 at the Champions Trophy against the Netherlands. He competed for New Zealand at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne and the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, where New Zealand narrowly missed out on a bronze medal, losing a shoot out to England. He scored the winning goal against Argentina in the 2008 Olympic qualifying tournament.
Niniwa Kiri Rata Roberts is a New Zealand field hockey player. She competed for the New Zealand women's national field hockey team between 2001 and 2008, including for the team at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.
Emily Sarah Gaddum is a former New Zealand field hockey player. One of the country's most experienced players, she was due to finish her career after her fourth Olympic appearance at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, but her retirement due to pregnancy was announced when the 2016 Olympic squad was named.
Jude Menezes is a former Indian field hockey goalkeeper who is currently the head coach of the Japan women's team. He also served as the goalkeeping coach of the Blacks Sticks Women's Team and the head coach of Auckland Women's Hockey Team. Jude represented India at 133 international matches, prominent among them the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, 1998 Hockey World Cup at Utrecht, Holland and 2002 World Cup at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He moved to New Zealand in 2002 and is coaching field hockey teams at the highest level.
Jaimee Sarah Provan-Claxton is a field hockey forward from New Zealand, who represented her native country in 2 Olympic Games: the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece- here she finished in sixth place with the Women's National Team. She also competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. As well as representing NZ at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Provan made her international senior debut for the Black Sticks in 2001 and retired in 2008 with 145 international test caps. She was born in Christchurch. Since retiring from hockey, Jaimee became a tv personality before moving to Europe with her husband. She now lives in France with their 3 kids. Jaimee launched her own website design & development business in 2019 called Website Restyle
Sophie Frances Monique Devine is a New Zealand sportswoman, who has represented New Zealand in both cricket for the New Zealand national women's cricket team, and in field hockey as a member of the New Zealand women's national field hockey team. She has since focused on cricket. She is known for not wearing a helmet when batting, a rarity in 21st century cricket. In December 2017, she was named as one of the players in the ICC Women's T20I Team of the Year.
Amanda Jane Hooper was a female professional field hockey player from New Zealand. She died in one of the office buildings that collapsed in the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake at age 30.
Gemma McCaw is a New Zealand field hockey player who has represented her country in three Summer Olympics.
Charlotte Harrison is a New Zealand field hockey player. She has competed for the New Zealand women's national field hockey team, including for the team at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics and at the 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games, and as a reserve for the team at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Katie Alexandra Glynn is a New Zealand field hockey player. She has competed for the New Zealand women's national field hockey team, including at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Samantha (Sam) Harrison is a New Zealand field hockey player. She has competed for the New Zealand women's national field hockey team, including for the team at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Stacey Michelsen is a New Zealand field hockey player. She has competed for the New Zealand women's national field hockey team, including for the team at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games and the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.
Anita McLaren is a New Zealand field hockey player. She competed for the New Zealand women's national field hockey team from 2009 to 2018, including for the team at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and the 2012 Summer Olympics.
New Zealand Hockey Federation Incorporated, also known as Hockey New Zealand, is the governing body overseeing, promoting and managing the sport of field hockey in New Zealand. It is a full member of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) and the Oceania Hockey Federation (OHF).
Honor Louisa Carter is a field hockey player from New Zealand.
Petrea Webster is a New Zealand field hockey player. She has competed for the New Zealand women's national field hockey team since 2011, including at the 2014 Women's Hockey World Cup. She will compete for the team at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
David Andrew Brydon is a New Zealand field hockey player, who plays as a defender.
Rose Tynan is a field hockey player from New Zealand.
