| New Zealand Distance Records | ||||||||
| 800m | ||||||||
| 1:59,3 (?.) | D. Wood | ??.??.1891 | 880y | |||||
| 1:57,5 (?.) | Hector Burk | ??.??.1905 | 880y | |||||
| 1:57,1 (?.) | Hector Burk | ??.??.1907 | 880y | |||||
| 1:55,5 (?.) | Arthur V. Dormer | ??.??.1913 | 880y | |||||
| 1:54,7 (?.) | Daniel Mason | ??.??.1919 | 880y | |||||
| 1:58,2 (?.) | Arthur V. Dormer | 02.03.1912 | Auckland | 880y | ||||
| 1:51,2 (?.) | Patrick Boot | 07.02.1938 | Sydney | 880y | ||||
| 1:49,4 (?.) | Douglas M. Harris | 25.01.1947 | Wanganui | 880y | ||||
| 1:47,34 (q.) | Peter George Snell | Olympic Games/sf2 | 01.09.1960 | Roma, SO | ||||
| 1:46,48 (1.) | Peter George Snell | Olympic Games | 02.09.1960 | Roma, SO | ||||
| 1:47,7 ( - ) | Peter George Snell | 20.01.1962 | Auckland | 880y | ||||
| 1:46,3 ( - ) | Peter George Snell | 24.01.1962 | Hamilton (NZL) | 880y | ||||
| 1:44,3 (1.) | Peter George Snell | grass track | 03.02.1962 | Christchurch | WR | 1 | in 880y | |
| 1000m | ||||||||
| 2:16,6 (1.) | Peter George Snell | International | 12.11.1964 | Auckland | WR | 1 | ||
| 2:16,57 (3.) | John George Walker | Bislett Games | 01.07.1980 | Oslo | AR | 13 | ||
| 1500m | ||||||||
| 3:57,8 (1.) | John Edward "Jack" Lovelock | 19.06.1932 | Antwerpen | |||||
| 3:55,0 ( - ) | John Edward "Jack" Lovelock | 15.06.1935 | Princeton | in 1 Mile | ||||
| 3:42,87 (8.) | Neville I. Scott | Olympic Games | 01.12.1956 | Melbourne | HT 3:42,8 | |||
| 3:38,1 (1.) | Peter George Snell | Olympic Games | 21.10.1964 | Tokyo | 5 | |||
| 3:37,6 ( - ) | Peter George Snell | 17.11.1964 | Auckland | 2 | in 1 Mile (1.) (WR) | |||
| 3:37,46 (3.) | Rodney "Rod" Dixon | Olympic Games | 10.09.1972 | München | ||||
| 3:37,3 (2.) | Rodney "Rod" Dixon | International | 24.07.1973 | Oslo | 14 | 14?? | ||
| 3:32,52 (1.) | John George Walker | Commonwealth Games | 02.02.1974 | Christchurch | AR | 2 | ||
| 3:32,4 (1.) | John George Walker | International | 30.07.1975 | Oslo | AR | 2 | ||
| 3:32,38 (6.) | Nicholas „Nick“ Willis | 01.07.2005 | Saint-Denis | |||||
| 3:32,17 (7.) | Nicholas „Nick“ Willis | 09.07.2006 | Saint-Denis | |||||
| 3:31,79 (4.) | Nicholas „Nick“ Willis | Herculis / Diamond League | 22.07.2011 | Monaco | 75 | |||
| 3:30,35 (3.) | Nicholas „Nick“ Willis | Herculis / Diamond League | 20.07.2012 | Monaco | ||||
| 3:29,91 (7.) | Nicholas „Nick“ Willis | Herculis / Diamond League | 18.07.2014 | Monaco | ||||
| 3:29,66 (5.) | Nicholas „Nick“ Willis | Herculis / Diamond League | 17.07.2015 | Monaco | ||||
| 1 Mile | ||||||||
| 4:24,0 (.) | W. Trembath | ??.??.1908 | ||||||
| 4:20,6 (.) | Guy Haskins | NZL? | 01.06.1907 | Cambridge | ||||
| 4:22,4 (.) | N. Hill | ??.??.1911 | ||||||
| 4:18,0 (.) | D. Mason | ??.??.1919 | ||||||
| 4:29,0 (1.) | Randolph Rose | 25.02.1922 | Wellington | |||||
| 4:26,8 (1.) | Randolph Rose | handicap | 01.01.1924 | Masterton | ||||
| 4:24,0 (1.) | Randolph Rose | 28.03.1925 | Wellington | |||||
| 4:13,6 (1.) | Randolph Rose | Handicap - in USA laut ATFS annual | 04.03.1926 | Masterton | ||||
| 4:12,0 (1.) | John Edward "Jack" Lovelock | 26.05.1932 | Oxford | |||||
| 4:07,6 (1.) | John Edward "Jack" Lovelock | Cornell/Princeton v. Oxford/Cambridge | 15.07.1933 | Princeton | WR | 1 | ||
| 4:17,2 (1.) | Murray Halberg | ??.??.1952 | ||||||
| 4:15,2 (2.) | Murray Halberg | ??.??.1953 | ? | |||||
| 4:11,6 (?.) | George W. Hoskins | 20.03.1952 | Otahuhu (NZL) | |||||
| 4:09,4 (?.) | George W. Hoskins | 19.03.1953 | Otahuhu (NZL) | |||||
| 4:04,4 (1.) | Murray Halberg | 13.02.1954 | Auckland | |||||
| 4:01,8 (1.) | Murray Halberg | 11.02.1956 | Auckland | |||||
| 4:01,0 (1.) | Murray Halberg | 16.02.1957 | Auckland | |||||
| 3:57,5 (4.) | Murray Halberg | International | 06.08.1958 | Dublin | ||||
| 3:54,4 (1.) | Peter Snell | International / 385y grass track | 27.01.1962 | Wanganui (NZL) | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:54,03 (1.) | Peter Snell | International | 17.11.1964 | Auckland | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:52,24 (1.) | John George Walker | Dagens Nyheter Galan | 30.06.1975 | Stockholm | AR | 4 | ||
| 3:49,4 (1.) | John George Walker | Göteborg Games | 12.08.1975 | Göteborg | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:49,08 (2.) | John George Walker | Oslo Games | 07.07.1982 | Oslo | AR | 5 | ||
| 2000m | ||||||||
| 5:17,0 (1.) | Murray Halberg | 13.10.1956 | Melbourne | |||||
| 5:00,6 (1.) | John George Walker | Philips Golden International | 04.07.1975 | London, CP | AR | 5 | ||
| 4:56,8 (1.) | John George Walker | International | 30.08.1975 | Göteborg | AR | 2 | ||
| 4:51,52 (1.) | John George Walker | Bislett Games | 30.06.1976 | Oslo | WR | 1 | OF 4:51,4 | |
| 3000m | ||||||||
| 8:41,2 (1.) | Randolph Rose | 14.07.1926 | Paris | |||||
| 8:07,0 (?.) | Murray Halberg | .61? In 2 Miles ? | 18.03.1962 | Tokyo | indoor | |||
| 8:06,4 (5.) | Barry Magee | 12.07.1961 | Köln | |||||
| 7:53,4 ( - ) | Dick Quax | 13.03.1971 | Dunedin | ?? | ||||
| 7:51,0 (1.) | John Davies | 11.07.1965 | Karlovy Vary (TCH) | |||||
| 7:50,6 (1.) | Dick Quax | 15.01.1972 | Whangarei (NZL) | |||||
| 7:49,6 (3.) | Dick Quax | Bislett Games | 03.08.1972 | Oslo | ||||
| 7:46,2 (1.) | Dick Quax | International | 15.08.1973 | København, Lyngby | ||||
| 7:41,0 (1.) | Rodney "Rod" Dixon | International | 02.07.1974 | Milano | AR | |||
| 7:40,6 (1.) | John George Walker | Bislett Games | 04.07.1974 | Oslo | AR | |||
| 7:37,49 (1.) | John George Walker | Cititzen Watches International / ENG v. ESP v. JPN v. KEN (runners) | 17.07.1982 | London | AR | 7 | ||
| 7:36,91 (3.) | Nicholas „Nick“ Willis | Golden Spike | 17.06.2014 | Ostrava | ||||
| 2 Miles | ||||||||
| 9:32,0 (1.) | Randolph Rose | 22.03.1926 | Christchurch | |||||
| 9:20,2 (1.) | Randolph Rose | 16.04.1927 | Nelson | |||||
| 9:03,8 (1.) | John Edward "Jack" Lovelock | 25.07.1936 | Birmingham | |||||
| 9:06,0 (?.) | James C. Daly | 02.02.1952 | Christchurch | |||||
| 8:54,9 (?.) | Murray Halberg | 24.03.1955 | Otahuhu (NZL) | |||||
| 8:51,4 (?.) | Murray Halberg | |||||||
| 8:47,8 (1.) | Neville I. Scott | 10.04.1957 | Auckland | |||||
| 8:33,0 (1.) | Murray Halberg | 03.09.1958 | London | 2 | ||||
| 8:34,3 (?.) | Murray Halberg | 14.01.1961 | Portland (USA) | indoor | ||||
| 8:30,0 (1.) | Murray Halberg | 07.07.1961 | Jyvaskyla (FIN) | WR | 1 | |||
| 8:28,6 (?.) | Rex Maddaford | 20.02.1970 | San Diego (USA) | indoor | ||||
| 8:25,6 (1.) | Dick Quax | 13.03.1971 | Dunedin (NZL) | |||||
| 8:24,2 (5.) | Dick Quax | International | 14.08.1972 | Stockholm | ||||
| 8:19,4 (1.) | Rodney "Rod" Dixon | International | 15.09.1972 | London, CP | 5 | |||
| 8:17,32 (3.) | Rodney "Rod" Dixon | 25.07.1973 | Stockholm | AR | 4 | OF 8:17,4 | ||
| 8:14,32 (1.) | Rodney "Rod" Dixon | International | 18.07.1974 | Stockholm | AR | 4 | ||
| 5000m | ||||||||
| 14:49,6 (4.) | John William Savidan | Olympic Games | 05.08.1932 | Los Angeles | ||||
| 14:07,0 (1.) | Cecil H. Matthews | 11.12.1937 | Wellington | 3 Miles!! | ||||
| 13:55,8 (1.) | Ernest Haskell | 13.02.1954 | Auckland | |||||
| 13:56,8 (1.) | Murray Halberg | 09.02.1957 | Auckland | |||||
| 13:55,4 (1.) | Murray Halberg | 16.01.1960 | Auckland | |||||
| 13:43,4 (1.) | Murray Halberg | Olympic Games | 02.09.1960 | Roma, SO | AR | 5 | ||
| 13:35,2 (1.) | Murray Halberg | 25.07.1961 | Stockholm | AR | 2 | |||
| 13:35,0 (1.) | Richard "Dick" Quax | 12.02.1972 | Hamilton (NZL) | >10 | ||||
| 13:27,2 (1.) | Richard "Dick" Quax | July-Games | 30.07.1973 | Helsinki | >10 | |||
| 13:18,33 (1.) | Richard "Dick" Quax | International (A) | 07.08.1973 | Stockholm | 5 | |||
| 13:13,10 (1.) | Richard "Dick" Quax | July-Games | 05.07.1976 | Stockholm | AR | 2 | ||
| 13:12,86 (1.) | Richard "Dick" Quax | Dagens Nyheter Galan / July-Games | 05.07.1977 | Stockholm | WR | 1 | OF 13:12,9 | |
| 13:10,19 (11.) | Adrian Blincoe | KBC Night of Athletics (rA) | 20.07.2008 | Heusden-Zolder (BEL) | ||||
| 10000m | ||||||||
| 30:49,6 (1.) | John William Savidan | Commonwealth Games | 16.08.1930 | Hamilton (NZL) | 6 Miles!! | |||
| 31:09,0e (4.) | John William Savidan | Olympic Games | 31.07.1932 | Los Angeles | ||||
| 30:14,5 (1.) | Cecil H. Matthews | Commonwealth Games | 10.02.1938 | Sydney | 6 Miles!! | |||
| 29:57,4 (1.) | W. Harold Nelson | 05.03.1948 | Dunedin | 6 Miles!! | ||||
| 29:39,4 (1.) | Barry Magee | 26.02.1958 | Auckland | |||||
| 28:48,0 (1.) | Murray Halberg | 28.03.1960 | Auckland, Manurewa | AR | ||||
| 28:33,0 (2.) | Murray Halberg | 17.11.1964 | Auckland | |||||
| 28:15,3 (1.) | Evan Maguire | 17.04.1968 | Auckland, Owaraika | 4 | OF 28:15,4 | |||
| 27:46,4 (1.) | Richard Tayler | Commonwealth Games | 25.01.1974 | Christchurch | 7 | |||
| 27:46,08 (2.) | Richard "Dick" Quax | Dagens Nyheter Galan | 09.08.1976 | Stockholm | 10 | |||
| 27:41,95 (4.) | Richard "Dick" Quax | Coke Invitational | 09.09.1977 | London, CP | ||||
| 3000mSt | ||||||||
| 8:29,44 (1.) | Robert Peter Welsh | Commonwealth Games | 06.08.1966 | Kingston (JAM) | AR | |||
| 8:29,0 (3.) | Rodney "Rod" Dixon | International | 23.08.1973 | Oslo | ||||
| 8:29,0 (1.) | Euan James Robertson | National | 24.01.1976 | Wellington (NZL) | ||||
| 8:25,34 (?.) | Euan James Robertson | ??.??.1976 | Europe | |||||
| 8:22,77 (5.) | Euan James Robertson | International | 05.07.1976 | Stockholm | ||||
| 8:21,08 (6.) | Euan James Robertson | Olympic Games | 28.07.1976 | Montréal | ||||
| 8:18,12 (q.) | Peter Campbell Renner | Olympic Games/sf2 | 08.08.1984 | Los Angeles | AR | (2.) | ||
| 8:14,05 (3.) | Peter Campbell Renner | Internationales von Rot-Weiß Koblenz | 29.08.1984 | Koblenz | AR | |||