New Zealand men's national field hockey team

New Zealand
Nickname(s)Black Sticks
AssociationNew Zealand Hockey Federation
ConfederationOHF (Oceania)
Head CoachGreg Nicol
Assistant coach(es)Gregg Clark
Mike Delaney
Shea McAleese
ManagerDavid Stones
CaptainNic Woods
Most capsPhil Burrows (343)
Top scorerPhil Burrows (150)
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 11 1 (18 June 2025)
Highest5 (2013)
Lowest13 (2023)
First international
New Zealand  5–4  Australia
(Palmerston North, New Zealand; 27 September 1922)
Olympic Games
Appearances14 (first in 1956)
Best result 1st (1976)
World Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1973)
Best result7th (1973, 1975, 1982, 2014, 2023)
Oceania Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1999)
Best result 2nd (12 times)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 0
Oceania Cup 0 12 0
Commonwealth Games 0 2 1
Hockey World League 0 1 0
Total 1 15 1
Olympic Games
1976 MontrealTeam
Oceania Cup
1999 Brisbane
2001 Melbourne
2003 Christchurch–Wellington
2005 Suva
2007 Buderim
2009 Invercargill
2011 Hobart
2013 Stratford
2015 Stratford
2017 Sydney
2019 Rockhampton
2023 Whangārei
Commonwealth Games
2002 ManchesterTeam
2018 Gold CoastTeam
2010 New DelhiTeam
Hockey World League
2012–13 New DelhiTeam

The New Zealand men's national field hockey team, also known as the Black Sticks Men, is the national team for men's field hockey of New Zealand, under the New Zealand Hockey Federation.

At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, they upset Australia to win gold, becoming the first non-Asian/European team to clinch the gold medal. They have also won silver and bronze at the 2002 and 2010 Commonwealth Games.

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