New Zealand women's national basketball team
| FIBA ranking | 21 5 (8 August 2025) | ||
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| FIBA zone | FIBA Oceania | ||
| National federation | Basketball New Zealand | ||
| Coach | Natalie Hurst | ||
| Nickname | Tall Ferns | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 3 | ||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 | ||
| Asia Cup | |||
| Appearances | 5 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
| Oceania Championship | |||
| Appearances | 15 | ||
| Medals | Gold: (1993) Silver: (1974, 1978, 1982, 1985, 1989, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015) | ||
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| First international | |||
| Australia 78–42 New Zealand (Malacca, Malaysia; 6 June 1988) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| New Zealand 124–21 New Caledonia (Lower Hutt, New Zealand; 2 June 1997) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Spain 117–54 New Zealand (Hobart, Australia; 2 June 1994) | |||
Medal record | |||
The New Zealand women's national basketball team represents New Zealand in international basketball competitions. They are nicknamed the Tall Ferns. The head coach of the team is Natalie Hurst.
The New Zealand women's national team has taken part in three Olympic Games, and one FIBA Women's World Cup. Since participating at the FIBA Women's Asia Cup in 2017, their top performance is a fourth place finish in 2023. In the past, the Tall Ferns have also competed at the FIBA Oceania Women's Championship.