New Zealand competed at the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara, Solomon Islands, from 19 November to 2 December 2023. This was New Zealand's third appearance at the games since first appearing in 2015.
These games saw New Zealand field their largest team ever to the Pacific Games, with around 70 athletes from seven sports to be selected.
Medal tables Unless otherwise stated, all dates and times are in Solomon Islands Time (UTC+11), two hours behind New Zealand Daylight Time (UTC+13).
| width="78%" align="left" valign="top" | MedalNameSportEventDate Weightlifting Women's 64 kg (total) Weightlifting Women's 87 kg (snatch) Weightlifting Women's 87 kg (clean & jerk) Weightlifting Women's 87 kg (total) Weightlifting Men's 109+ kg (snatch) Weightlifting Men's 109+ kg (clean & jerk) Weightlifting Men's 109+ kg (total) Athletics Women's 800 m Athletics Women's 1500 m Athletics Men's 1500 m Weightlifting Women's 64 kg (snatch) Weightlifting Women's 64 kg (clean & jerk) Weightlifting Women's 81 kg (snatch) Weightlifting Women's 81 kg (clean & jerk) Weightlifting Women's 81 kg (total) Table tennis Men's singles seated Athletics Women's 800 m Athletics Men's 800 m Athletics Women's hammer throw Athletics Women's 400 m Athletics Women's 1500 m Athletics Men's 1500 m Athletics Men's triple jump Weightlifting Women's 59 kg (snatch) Weightlifting Women's 59 kg (clean & jerk) Weightlifting Women's 59 kg (total) Weightlifting Women's 87+ kg (snatch) Weightlifting Women's 87+ kg (clean & jerk) Weightlifting Women's 87+ kg (total) Weightlifting Men's 109+ kg (snatch) Weightlifting Men's 109+ kg (clean & jerk) Weightlifting Men's 109+ kg (total) Athletics Men's decathlon Athletics Women's 4x400 m
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Medals by sportSportTotal Weightlifting75921 Athletics37212 Table tennis0101 Total101311 34
Medals by dateDateTotal 20 November0000 21 November1236 22 November0000 23 November3306 24 November3058 25 November0101 26 November0000 27 November0000 28 November1315 29 November0100 30 November2215 1 December0100 2 December0000 Total101311 34
Medals by genderGenderTotal Female69722 Male44412 Mixed / open0000 Total101311 34
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalArchery 1 1 2Athletics 9 10 19Boxing 7 6 13Table tennis 2 0 2Weightlifting 3 7 10 Total 22 24 46
Archery
The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) has selected a team of two archers in September, 2023. Their selections were based on their performances at the recent 2023 World Archery Championships in Berlin (July 31 – 6 August) and also domestic and international performances in 2023.
Men AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankFinn MathesonSingle 720 Round 70m5478colspan=6 Recurve matchplay5478 W 6–0 L 3–7Did not advance Women AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankSingle 720 Round 70m571colspan=7 Matchplay5713 W 6–0 W 6–0 L 4–6 L 2–64 Mixed AthleteEventRanking roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankFinn MathesonMixed team recurve L –Did not advance
Athletics
On 8 September 2023, a 19-member track and field team was announced by the New Zealand Olympic Committee.
Track and road events Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankGeorge Kozlov100 m11.0619 q11.2718Did not advance200 m22.709 Q22.9010Did not advanceRyan Shotter100 mDid not startHayato Yoneto100 m10.809 Q10.878 q10.947200 m22.274 Q22.127 q21.705Finn O'Sullivan400 m49.313 Qcolspan="2" 48.985Liam O'Donnell800 m1:53.703 Qcolspan="2" 1:54.3941500 mcolspan="4" 3:56.61Jack Paine800 m1:54.282 Qcolspan="2" 1:51.721500 mcolspan="4" 3:50.97George KozlovFinn O'SullivanRyan ShotterScott ThomsonHayato Yoneto4x100 m relay42.162 Qcolspan="2" DNF Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankLara Hockly100 m13.1023Did not advanceRebecca Peterson100 m12.5711 q12.849Did not advanceMariah Ririnui100 m12.8112 q12.9713Did not advanceJordan Evans-Tobata200 m DNFcolspan="2" Did not advance400 m58.385 Qcolspan="2" 57.445800 mDid not startCamryn Smart200 mDid not start400 m56.452 Qcolspan="2" 55.30Georgia Whiteman200 m26.639colspan="2" Did not advance400 mDid not start100 m hurdlesDid not start400 m hurdles1:10.284 Qcolspan="2" 1:09.486Tillie Hollyer800 mcolspan="4" 2:12.291500 mcolspan="4" 4:26.06Peyton Leigh800 mcolspan="4" 2:13.791500 mcolspan="4" 4:39.53Lara HocklyRebecca PetersonMariah RirinuiGeorgia Whiteman4x100 m relay49.324 Qcolspan="2" 49.194Jordan Evans-TobataTillie HollyerPeyton LeighGeorgia Whiteman4x400 m relaycolspan="4" 3:57.17
Field events Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionPercy MakaDiscuscolspan="2" 44.484Scott ThomsonTriple jumpcolspan="2" 14.294 Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionElizabeth HewittHammer throwcolspan="2" 53.79Lara HocklyLong jump5.595 q5.368Triple jumpcolspan="2" 11.316Diana IsmagilovaTriple jumpcolspan="2" 11.694Rebecca PetersonLong jump5.358 q5.416Triple jumpcolspan="2" 11.087Mariah RirinuiLong jump5.694 q5.824
Combined events – Decathlon Athlete Event 100 m 400 m 1500 m Final Rank Stephen Thorpe Result 11.49 6.12 11.62 16.80 34.30 3.00 4:56.08 6,554 Points 755 613 583 593 755 645 550 357 475 583
Boxing
A total of 13 boxers (7 men and 6 women) were selected by the NZOC on 26 September 2023. Men AthleteEventQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankZain Adams51 kgDid not startAlex Mukuka57 kg W 5–0 L 0–5Did not advanceKalani Marra63.5 kg W 5–0 L 2–3Did not advanceWendell Stanley71 kg W 5–0 W 5–0 L 0–5Emile Richardson 80 kg L 2–3Did not advanceMalcolm Mathes92 kg W 5–0 L 0–5Did not advancePatrick Mailata+92 kg W 5–0 L 0–5Did not advance
Women AthleteEventQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankTasmyn Benny 50 kg W 5–0 L 0–5Christine Gillespie54 kg L 0–5Did not advanceJennifer Peters57 kg L 0–5Did not advanceErin Walsh60 kg W 5–0 L 4–1Cara Wharerau66 kgcolspan=2 L 1–4Deanne Read 75 kg W 5–0 L 0–5
Table tennis
New Zealand selected 2 athletes to compete in the para table tennis on 26 September 2023. Men's TeamEventPreliminary roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankJames Goulding Men's singles seated W 3–0 W 3–01Bye W 3–0 L 0–3Matthew Hall L 0–3 L 0–3 L 1–34Did not advance
Team TeamEventPreliminary roundSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankJames GouldingMatthew Hall Para team male (PNG) L 1–4 (TAH) L 0–53Did not advance
Weightlifting
The New Zealand Olympic Committee on 20 October 2023, announced a team of 10 weightlifters for the games (3 men and 7 women). Men AthleteEventSnatchRankClean & jerkRankTotalRankXavier Tiffany89 kg———Malachi Faamausili-Fala+109 kg150 kg180 kg330 kgDavid Liti182 kg223 kg405 kg Women AthleteEventSnatchRankClean & jerkRankTotalRankRiana Froger59 kg75 kg4103 kg178 kgElizabeth Granger76 kg95 kg4171 kg4Emma McIntyre64 kg83 kg107 kg190 kgOlivia Selemaia71 kg86 kg4106 kg4192 kg4Hayley Whiting81 kg90 kg107 kg197 kgRenee Baarspul87 kg95 kg112 kg207 kgSusana Nimo+87 kg98 kg121 kg219 kg
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