| Cga: | NZL |
| Cganame: | New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association |
| Games: | British Empire Games |
| Year: | 1930 |
| Location: | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Competitors: | 22 |
| Flagbearer: | Opening: Stan Lay Closing: |
| Rank: | 4 |
| Gold: | 3 |
| Silver: | 4 |
| Bronze: | 2 |
| Officials: | 3 |
New Zealand at the 1930 British Empire Games was represented by a team of 22 competitors and three officials. Team selection for the Games in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was Stan Lay.
These were the first British Empire Games, although in 1911 there was an Empire sports competition at the Festival of Empire in London. New Zealand has competed in every games since.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's javelin throw | ||||
| Men's 6 miles | ||||
| Men's coxed four | ||||
| Men's pair | ||||
| Men's eight | ||||
| Men's 1500 yards freestyle | ||||
| Men's 440 yards freestyle | ||||
| Men's singles | ||||
| Men's coxless four |
| Medals by sport | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | bgcolor=#f7f6a8 | bgcolor=#dce5e5 | bgcolor=#ffdab9 | Total | |||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | |||
| Medals by gender | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | bgcolor=#f7f6a8 | bgcolor=#dce5e5 | bgcolor=#ffdab9 | Total | |||
| Male | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | |||
| Female | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | |||
The following table lists the number of New Zealand competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| width=180 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 4 | 4 | |||||
| Diving | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Lawn bowls | 4 | 4 | |||||
| Rowing | 11 | 11 | |||||
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 22 |
See main article: Athletics at the 1930 British Empire Games.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Allan Elliot | align=left | Men's 100 yards | 9.7 | 3 | did not advance | |
| align=left | Men's 220 yards | 3 | did not advance | ||||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Bill Savidan | align=left | Men's 3 miles | did not finish | |||
| align=left | Men's 6 miles | 30:49.6 | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | |||||
| align=left | Ossie Johnson | align=left | Men's triple jump | 43feet | 6 | |
| align=left | Stan Lay | align=left | Men's javelin throw | 207feet | ||
See main article: Diving at the 1930 British Empire Games.
See main article: Lawn bowls at the 1930 British Empire Games.
| Athlete | Event | Round robin | Rank | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | ||||
| William Fielding | Men's singles | W 21 – 20 | L 19 – 21 | L 15 – 21 | |||
| William Fielding Peter McWhannell | Men's pairs | L 13 – 20 | W 21 – 13 | W 19 – 16 | |||
| William Fielding Peter McWhannell Harold Frost Edward Leach | Men's four | L 11 – 20 | L 9 – 29 | W 27 – 20 | L 18 – 19 | 5[1] | |
See main article: Rowing at the 1930 British Empire Games.
See main article: Swimming at the 1930 British Empire Games.
| Athlete | Event | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Gordon Bridson | align=left | Men's 440 yards freestyle | 4:45.8 | |
| align=left | Men's 1500 yards freestyle | 19:41.0 | |||
| Gladys Pidgeon | align=left | Women's 200 yards breaststroke | 6 | ||