Many Baptists settled within Up to date Zealand in the 1840s, but a number one Baptist minister, Decimus Dolamore from either Yorkshire, England, did not arrive until Might 1851. Dolamore settled inside Nelson & was taking part within the formation of the 1st Baptist Church in Future Zealand - Nelson Baptist Church - that equivalent month. He was instrumental around obtaining the vary in the law to allow Baptist ministers to perform wedding. Until 1854, only Catholic and Anglican ministers were allowed to do sol.

A Canterbury Baptist Association was formed around 1874. This association began a Just released Zealand Baptist magazine, which has been published every month since January 1881. A Baptist Union of Future Zealand was formed at Wellington inside October 1882. At a period a Union was formed, there were Twenty-two Baptist churches, by having 1,890 members. A Up to date Zealand Baptist Missionary Society was formed at a 1885 conference of the Baptist Union. At a 1891 conference, a Union established the project to divide the united states into quaternary districts - "Otago/Southland" (org. 1892), "Auckland" (org. 1892), "Canterbury & Westland" (org. 1892), & "Central" (org. 1896). Central District was late divided into a Central District Association & a "Wellington" Association, & "South Auckland" was formed within 1939. South Auckland was late divided into a "Waikato" Association & a "Bay of Plenty" Association (at present Bay of Plenty & Eastland). A "Top of the South" Association was formed around 1990. A select few groups were known as "auxiliary" & a bit of "association", however around 1957, a term "auxiliary" was drop by favor of the term "association". There are presently Ix associations. A Baptist National Centre is a registered professional of the Baptist Union of Just released Zeal&, the Up to date Zeal& Baptist Missionary Society and Baptist Care Limited, and is located in Manukau City, South Auckland.

Based on data from Union statements, it think "the true humanity and Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ; the atonement made on the cross by our Lord for the sin of the world; the person of the Holy Spirit as the one who sets apart, empowers, and imparts spiritual gifts to the church; the inspiration of the Bible and its authority in all matters of faith and practice; salvation and membership in the Church by faith in Christ alone; membership of the church for the regenerate; [and] the immersion of believers as the scriptural form of water baptism."

A Union supports education across Carey Baptist College inside Penrose, Auckland, and Te Whare Amorangi, designed for Maori men and women, around Papatoetoe, South Auckland.

Inside 1995, Baptist Union membership included 23,936 baptized believers around 201 churches.

Prominent New Zealand Baptists
Decimus Dolamore - number 1 Baptist minister around Just released Zealand Thomas Spurgeon - successful evangelist & boy of illustrious English Baptist sermonizer, Charles Haddon Spurgeon Charles Dallaston - a Father of the Baptist Union