[2] The flagbearer at the closing ceremony was cyclist Aaron Gate, who won four gold medals at the Games.

[6][7] By virtue of its status as the top Commonwealth Oceanian nation in the respective FIBA 3x3 Federation Rankings for men and women (on 1 November 2021), New Zealand qualified for both tournaments.

[10][11] By virtue of their position in the extended FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings (based on performances between 16 April 2018 and 31 March 2022), New Zealand qualified for both tournaments.

[15][16] Emile Richardson was later called up to replace David Nyika, whose left hand injury ruled out the possibility of his boxing for a third consecutive gold medal.

[21][22] Lauren Down and Jess Kerr have since withdrawn from the squad, with Claudia Green and Lea Tahuhu called up to replace them.

[23] A squad of thirty cyclists (eighteen men, twelve women) was officially selected on 10 June 2022.

[25][26] Ally Wollaston was unable to compete after injuring a wrist in a crash during stage 2 of the 2022 Tour de France Femmes.

[27] Anton Cooper was selected for the men's cross-country, but had to withdraw the day before the event after testing positive for COVID-19.

By virtue of their position in the FIH World Rankings for men and women respectively (as of 1 February 2022), New Zealand qualified for both tournaments.

In addition, Deane Robertson was unable to satisfy international classification requirements and was replaced by Gerald Brouwers.

[43][44] David Liti qualified by winning his category at the 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.