New Zealand at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was represented by a team of 85 competitors and 11 officials.

Selection of the team for the Games in Perth, Western Australia, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association.

New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was runner Murray Halberg.

The following table lists the number of New Zealand competitors participating at the Games according to gender and sport.

Despite losing both of his bouts, Warren Nisbet was awarded the bronze medal in the flyweight division after Trevor Dwyer of Australia was disqualified for being over weight.