New Zealand at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games was represented by a team of 142 competitors and 33 officials.

Selection of the team for the Games in Christchurch, New Zealand, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and British Commonwealth Games Association.

New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was field athlete Warwick Nicholl.

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

New Zealanders Jane and Rebecca Perrott swam for Fiji at the games, as their father was Registrar at the University of the South Pacific.