The following people have represented New Zealand at the World Amateur Go Championships
| Year | Representative | Rank | |
| 1979 | Graeme Parmenter | unplaced | |
| 1980 | Graeme Parmenter | unplaced | |
| 1981 | Barry Phease | unplaced | |
| 1982 | Ray Tomes | 8th | |
| 1983 | John Blair | 14th | |
| 1984 | Kyle Jones | 25th | |
| 1985 | Barry Phease | 16th | |
| 1986 | Ray Tomes | 16th | |
| 1987 | Barry Phease | - | |
| 1988 | Ray Tomes | 24th | |
| 1989 | Kyle Jones | 25th | |
| 1990 | David Coughlin | 28th | |
| 1991 | Graeme Parmenter | 24th | |
| 1992 | Barry Phease | 27th | |
| 1993 | Yucong Phease | 34th | |
| 1994 | Colin Grierson | 31st | |
| 1995 | Barry Phease | 17th | |
| 1996 | Kyle Jones | 29th | |
| 1997 | Eric Jones | 37th | |
| 1998 | Injune Kang | 25th | |
| 1999 | Colin Grierson | 26th | |
| 2000 | Shiyong Du | 26th | |
| 2001 | Steve Kim | 29th | |
| 2002 | Steve Kim | 15th | |
| 2003 | Not held because of SARS | ||
| 2004 | Colin Grierson | 31st | |
| 2005 | Roman Pozaroszczyk | 37th | |
| 2006 | Ming Yuan Wang | 39th | |
| 2007 | Jimmy Yuan | 19th | |
| 2008 | Juhua Zhou | 25th | |
| 2009 | Li Long Yang | 21st | |
| 2010 | Kaikun Xie | 32nd | |
| 2011 | Corrin Lakeland | 28th | |
| 2012 | Li Long Yang | 17th | |
| 2013 | Xu Xie Wu | 32nd | |
| 2014 | Zie Jie Bei | 30th | |
| 2015 | Ju Quiang Chen | 44th | |
| 2016 | Chahine Koleejan | 18th | |
| 2017 | Alan Guerin | 35th | |
| 2018 | Hordur Thordarson | 52nd | You can read his report here |
| 2019 | Kai Kun Xie | 13th |