The New Zealand men's national water polo team is the representative for New Zealand in international men's water polo.
The team placed 5th at the 2014 Commonwealth Water Polo Championships in Aberdeen, Scotland. As of August 2026, the team is not ranked in the top 42 globally. The head coach is Joe Kayes. He was appointed Head Coach in June 2024. Kayes, an Australian, had an illustrious playing career.
In 2025, the Men's Senior team placed 6th at the World University Games. The team lost in the 2025 Oceania Challenge match to Australia 0-3.
Results World Championship 1982 – 16th place 1991 – 16th place 1994 – 16th place 1998 – 16th place 2007 – 15th place 2013 – 16th place 2019 – 16th place
FINA World League 2008 – Asia/Oceania round
Current roster Roster for the 2019 World Championships.
Head coach: Davor Carevic
№NamePos.HeightWeightL/RDate of birthClub1 Sid Dymond GK R Waitakere Blue Devils2 Matthew Lewis FP L Marist Magic3 Rowan Brown FP R North Harbour Turtles4 Ryan Pike CF R Marist Magic5 Nicholas Stankovich FW L Waitakere Blue Devils6 Matthew Small (C) FW R Marist Magic7 Anton Sunde FW R Waitakere Blue Devils8 Joshua Potaka FP R Marist Magic9 Sean Bryant FP R Hutt Heat10 Matthew Bryant CB R Hutt Heat11 Louis Clark CF R Canterbury Water Polo12 Sean Newcombe FW R Waitakere Blue Devils13 Bae Fountain GK R Tauranga Body In Motion
References
External links Official website