Rowing New Zealand is the national sports organisation (NSO) for all rowing in New Zealand, as recognised by Sport New Zealand, High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ), the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) and the New Zealand Paralympic Committee (NZPC), representing the interests of school, university, club, para and indoor rowing.

The primary objective of Rowing NZ is to foster and promote the sport of rowing in New Zealand in all its forms and classifications.

Our origins trace back nearly 150 years to its establishment as the New Zealand Amateur Rowing Association on March 16, 1887.  The organisation would later evolve to become the New Zealand Rowing Association upon incorporation on October 31, 1983 and then Rowing New Zealand.