New Zealand women's national field hockey team

New Zealand
Nickname(s)Vantage Black Sticks
AssociationNew Zealand Hockey Federation
ConfederationOHF (Oceania)
Head CoachPhil Burrows
Assistant coach(es)Aaron Ford
Jude Menezes
ManagerDenise Leggat
CaptainOlivia Shannon
Team colours
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Home
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Away
FIH ranking
Current 10 Steady (4 August 2026)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances8 (first in 1984)
Best result4th (2012, 2016)
World Cup
Appearances10 (first in 1983)
Best result4th (1986)
Oceania Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1999)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st (2007, 2009, 2011, 2019)

The New Zealand women's national field hockey team is also known as the Black Sticks Women. The team's best performances include a gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, a third placing at the 2011 Champions Trophy, and fourth placings at the 1986 World Cup, 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics. As of Jun 2024, the team ranks 11th on the International Hockey Federation (FIH) world rankings.

Tournament records

World Cup[2]
Year Host city Position
1983 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 7th
1986 Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands 4th
1990 Australia Sydney, Australia 7th
1998 Netherlands Utrecht, Netherlands 6th
2002 Australia Perth, Australia 11th
2010 Argentina Rosario, Argentina 7th
2014 Netherlands The Hague, Netherlands 5th
2018 England London, England 11th
2022 Spain Terrassa, Spain
Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands		 5th
2026 Belgium Wavre, Belgium
Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands		 15th
Champions Trophy[3]
Year Host city Position
1987 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 6th
1999 Australia Brisbane, Australia 5th
2000 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 6th
2001 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 5th
2002 China Macau, China 5th
2004 Argentina Rosario, Argentina 6th
2006 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 6th
2010 England Nottingham, England 5th
2011 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 3rd
2012 Argentina Rosario, Argentina 6th
2014 Argentina Mendoza, Argentina 4th
2016 United Kingdom London, United Kingdom 6th
World League[4]
Year Round Host city Position
2012–13 Semi-final Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands 4th
Final Argentina San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina 5th
2014–15 Semi-final Belgium Antwerp, Belgium 4th
Final Argentina Rosario, Argentina 2nd
2016–17 Semi-final Belgium Brussels, Belgium 3rd
Final New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand 2nd
FIH Pro League[5]
Year Season Position
2019 Season One 6th
2020–21 Season Two 6th
2021–22 Season Three Withdrew
2022–23 Season Four 8th
2023–24 Season Five Withdrew
2024–25 Season Six DNQ
2025–26 Season Seven Withdrew
FIH Nations Cup
Year Host city Position
2023–24 Spain Terrassa, Spain 4th
2024–25 Chile Santiago, Chile 1st
2025–26 New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand 2nd
Olympic Games[6]
Year Host city Position
1980 Soviet Union Moscow, Soviet Union N/A
1984 United States Los Angeles, United States 6th
1992 Spain Barcelona, Spain 8th
2000 Australia Sydney, Australia 6th
2004 Greece Athens, Greece 6th
2008 China Beijing, China 12th
2012 United Kingdom London, United Kingdom 4th
2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 4th
2020 Japan Tokyo, Japan 8th
2024 France Paris, France DNQ
Commonwealth Games[7]
Year Host city Position
1998 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3rd
2002 England Manchester, England 4th
2006 Australia Melbourne, Australia 3rd
2010 India New Delhi, India 2nd
2014 Scotland Glasgow, Scotland 3rd
2018 Australia Gold Coast, Australia 1st
2022 England Birmingham, England 4th
Oceania Cup[8]
Year Host city Position
1999 Australia Sydney, Australia 2nd
2001 New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand 2nd
2003 Australia Melbourne, Australia
New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand		 2nd
2005 Australia Sydney, Australia
New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand		 2nd
2007 Australia Buderim, Australia 1st
2009 New Zealand Invercargill, New Zealand 1st
2011 Australia Hobart, Australia 1st
2013 New Zealand Stratford, New Zealand 2nd
2015 New Zealand Stratford, New Zealand 2nd
2017 Australia Sydney, Australia 2nd
2019 Australia Rockhampton, Australia 1st
2023 New Zealand Whangārei, New Zealand 2nd
2025 Australia Darwin, Australia 1st
Champions Challenge I[9]
Year Host city Position
2003 Italy Catania, Italy 4th
2005 United States Virginia Beach, United States 1st
2007 Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan 5th
2009 South Africa Cape Town, South Africa 1st

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup.[10][11]

Head coach: Phillip Burrows

  1. Olivia Shannon (C)
  2. Ella Hyatt-Brown
  3. Hannah Cotter
  4. Emelia Surridge
  5. Casey Crowley
  6. Tessa Reid
  7. Josephine Murray
  8. Grace O'Hanlon (GK)
  9. Elizabeth Thompson
  10. Anna Crowley
  11. Katie Doar
  12. Paige Blake
  13. Ruby Baker
  14. Kaitlin Cotter
  15. Holly Pearson
  16. Riana Pho
  17. Julia Gluyas (GK)
  18. Emma Findlay
  19. Brittany Wang
  20. Rebecca Baker

Records

Highest Capped Players[12]
Rank Player Games
1 Stacey Michelsen 296
2 Olivia Merry 284
3 Samantha Child 277
4 Emily Gaddum 274
5 Anita McLaren 271
6 Kayla Whitelock 256
7 Gemma McCaw 250
8 Suzie Muirhead 238
9 Elizabeth Thompson 225
10 Charlotte Harrison 222
Highest Goal Scorers[13]
Rank Player Goals
1 Olivia Merry 128
2 Anita McLaren 105
3 Krystal Forgesson 77
Katie Glynn
5 Gemma McCaw 72
6 Charlotte Harrison 65
7 Kayla Whitelock 63
8 Niniwa Roberts 47
9 Samantha Harrison 42
10 Suzie Muirhead 41

Notable players

Results

Past results

Fixtures and Results

Oceania Cup

4 September 2025 Match 1 Australia  0–1  New Zealand Darwin, Australia
TBD Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre
6 September 2025 Match 2 Australia  1–0  New Zealand Darwin, Australia
TBD Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre
7 September 2025 Match 3 Australia  1–1
(3–5 p)		  New Zealand Darwin, Australia
TBD Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre

Summer of Hockey Series

21 January 2026 Match 1 New Zealand  1–2  United States Dunedin, New Zealand
18:30 H. Cotter field hockey ball 23' Report Ramsey field hockey ball 37'
Tamer field hockey ball 57'		 Stadium: Alexander McMillan Hockey Centre
22 January 2026 Match 2 New Zealand  4–1  New Zealand A Dunedin, New Zealand
18:30 H. Cotter field hockey ball 33'
Shannon field hockey ball 42'
Surridge field hockey ball 52'
Pho field hockey ball 58'		 Report Willocks field hockey ball 6' Stadium: Alexander McMillan Hockey Centre
24 January 2026 Match 3 New Zealand  1–0  Japan Dunedin, New Zealand
16:00 Gravenall field hockey ball 53' Report Stadium: Alexander McMillan Hockey Centre
25 January 2026 Final United States  2–1  New Zealand Dunedin, New Zealand
16:00 Tamer field hockey ball 29'
Gladieux field hockey ball 43'		 Report H. Cotter field hockey ball 32' Stadium: Alexander McMillan Hockey Centre

West Taihu Lake Cup 2026

27 April 2026 Test Match Argentina  3–2  New Zealand Changzhou, China
Alastra
Bruggesser
Díaz		 no data Stadium: Wujin Hockey Stadium
1 May 2026 Test Match Argentina  3–2  New Zealand Changzhou, China
Ambrosini
Díaz
Pisthón		 Cotter
Findlay		 Stadium: Wujin Hockey Stadium
3 May 2026 Test Match Argentina  7–0  New Zealand Changzhou, China
Granatto M. x2
Pisthón
Raposo
Trinchinetti
Miranda
Bruggesser		 Stadium: Wujin Hockey Stadium

2026 FIH Nations Cup

15 June 2026 Pool B New Zealand  3–1  South Korea Auckland, New Zealand
18:00 K. Cotter field hockey ball 10'
Gravenall field hockey ball 40'
H. Cotter field hockey ball 41'		 Report Choi field hockey ball 31' Stadium: National Hockey Centre
16 June 2026 Pool B Chile  2–3  New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
18:00 Maldonado field hockey ball 4'
Avelli field hockey ball 20'		 Report Shannon field hockey ball 32'
Pearson field hockey ball 37'
Murray field hockey ball 56'		 Stadium: National Hockey Centre
18 June 2026 Pool B New Zealand  2–1  France Auckland, New Zealand
18:00 K. Cotter field hockey ball 26'
Blake field hockey ball 57'		 Report Garot field hockey ball 33' Stadium: National Hockey Centre
20 June 2026 Semi finals New Zealand  1–1
(4–1 p)		  United States Auckland, New Zealand
18:30 Cotter field hockey ball 35' Report Hoffman field hockey ball 31' Stadium: National Hockey Centre
Penalties
Shannon Penalty shoot-out scored
Cotter Penalty shoot-out scored
Pho Penalty shoot-out scored
Murray Penalty shoot-out scored		 Penalty shoot-out missed Adams
Penalty shoot-out missed Heck
Penalty shoot-out scored Sessa
21 June 2026 Final India  2–0  New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
18:30 Navneet field hockey ball 4'
Sunelita field hockey ball 15'		 Report Stadium: National Hockey Centre

2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup

16 August 2026 Pool B Belgium  5–2  New Zealand Wavre, Belgium
17:30 Vanden Borre field hockey ball 9'
Puvrez field hockey ball 12'
Englebert field hockey ball 22'
Rasir field hockey ball 41', 47'		 Report Doar field hockey ball 4'
Cotter field hockey ball 33'		 Stadium: Belfius Hockey Arena
18 August 2026 Pool B New Zealand  2–3  Ireland Wavre, Belgium
11:00 Surridge field hockey ball 35'
Doar field hockey ball 60'		 Report Hawkshaw field hockey ball 24'
Upton field hockey ball 49'
Mullan field hockey ball 57'		 Stadium: Belfius Hockey Arena
20 August 2026 Pool B New Zealand  0–3  Spain Wavre, Belgium
14:00 Report Álvarez field hockey ball 40', 55', 60' Stadium: Belfius Hockey Arena
22 August 2026 Pool H United States  1–1  New Zealand Wavre, Belgium
14:30 Danahy field hockey ball 39' Report Surridge field hockey ball 8' Stadium: Belfius Hockey Arena
24 August 2026 Pool H New Zealand  1–2  Scotland Wavre, Belgium
11:00 Wang field hockey ball 23' Report Burnet field hockey ball 26'
McEwan field hockey ball 45'		 Stadium: Belfius Hockey Arena
27 August 2026 15th place match Chile  2–3  New Zealand Wavre, Belgium
11:00 Urroz field hockey ball 37', 45' Report Cotter field hockey ball 10'
Pho field hockey ball 50'
Doar field hockey ball 57'		 Stadium: Belfius Hockey Arena

See also

References

  1. ↑ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 4 August 2026. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "Home – FIH".
  3. ↑ "Home – FIH".
  4. ↑ "Home – FIH".
  5. ↑ "FIH confirms Spain men and Belgium women join Hockey Pro League". FIH. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "Home – FIH".
  7. ↑ "Home – FIH".
  8. ↑ "Oceania Cup". Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 11 January 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  9. ↑ "Home – FIH".
  10. ↑ "2026 FIH HOCKEY WORLD CUP VANTAGE BLACK STICKS WOMEN'S SQUAD". blacksticksnz.co.nz. Hockey New Zealand. 6 July 2026. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Team roster: New Zealand". fih.ch. 15 August 2026. p. 12. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "New Zealand Hockey Representatives – Women" (PDF). New Zealand Hockey Federation.
  13. ↑ "New Zealand Goal Scorers – Women" (PDF). New Zealand Hockey Federation.
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