New Zealand

New Zealand first debuted in Edition 6, and has participated thrice since. Their best result came in Edition 9 with "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" by Lorde, coming 2nd. They left the contest after this result, along with claims that Australia had altered the results so that they didn't win.

Australia's influence on participation
Australia's has had great influence on New Zealand's participation in the contest. They first joined the contest due to Australia hosting it in Gold Coast, and then returned in Edition 7 and Edition 9 due to both theirs and Australia's streak of strong results. After Edition 9, many claims from New Zealand arose claiming that Australia had intentionally altered the results in order to make sure they won over New Zealand. This was due to the high odds that New Zealand had of winning compared to Australia's relatively low odds. New Zealand has so far shown no signs of returning to the contest.

Participation
First Place

Second Place

Third Place

Last Place

Non-Qualified (Edition 4)