New Zealand has competed at every World Games since the first edition in 1981. New Zealand have won 37 medals and are currently 32nd on the all-time World Games medal table. Their most recent participation was in the 2022 World Games.[1]
| Year | Location | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total medals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 |  Santa Clara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1985 | London | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1989 | Karlsruhe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1993 | The Hague | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1997 |  Lahti | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2001 |  Akita | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2005 | Duisburg | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2009 | Kaohsiung | 62 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | |
| 2013 |  Cali | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2017 |  Wrocław | 38 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2022 | Birmingham | 46 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |