New Zealand at the 1930 British Empire Games
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 tables
Competitors
The following table lists the number of New Zealand competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 4 | 4 | |
| Diving | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lawn bowls | 4 | 4 | |
| [|Rowing] | 11 | 11 | |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 21 | 1 | 22 |
Athletics
Track
Field
Diving
Lawn bowls
Rowing
| Athlete | Event | Rank |
| Arthur Eastwood Bert Sandos Ben Waters Mick Brough Jack Macdonald | Men's coxed four | |
| Alex Ross Charles Saunders Berry Johnson Vic Olsson | Men's coxless four | |
| Arthur Eastwood Bert Sandos Charles Saunders Ben Waters Mick Brough Rangi Thompson John Gilby Jack Macdonald Vic Olsson | Men's eight |
Swimming
Officials
- Team manager: Rex Hobbs
- Chaperone: Jane Pidgeon
- Rowing coach: Harry Ayres