The 4x100m or sprint relay was first held as part of the Olympics in 1912 (men) and 1928 (women).
For relays, the youngest member of the relay team determines the age group of the team.
Where Centre records are better performances than National or World records, this likely indicates that the athlete either failed to apply for the record within the application window or was unable to meet the stricter paperwork requirements. More recent records could still be in the processing stage at World or National level.
Electronic times are required. Some historical times that predate this requirement may be hand-times (h). Where it is not readily evident that a historical hand timed record or electronic time is faster, both will be listed. [I believe any time given with a single decimal is hand timed but unless marked it is not explicitly expressed.]
Note: Athletes move. Wellington records applicable to athletes registered to Wellington at time of performance. Island championship records applicable to athletes registered to that island at time of performance. NZ records applicable to athletes registered appropriately to NZMA at time of performance. Oceania championship records applicable to athletes registered to OMA at time of performance. World records quote national affiliation of athlete at time of performance.
Prior to the September 2016 agreement on shared membership between Athletics New Zealand and New Zealand Masters Athletics, only those masters athletes who had joined NZMA were eligible to claim records. Now domestic Masters Records can be claimed by both ANZ and NZMA members.
| NZ National | World | |
|---|---|---|
| M35 | 49.15 Braden Grant Hayden Robinson Kevin Fee Andrew Matsuoka-Webber (2018) | 41.30 Parker Roland Burnett Green USA (2019) |
| M40 | 46.2 (h) Bruce McPhail Murray Savage A Hill R Auimatagi (1982) 48.68 Geoff Hustler David Trow Ken Simpson Rod Tingy (1987) | 42.18 Carty Bradley Elliott Chamber GBR (2018) |
| M45 | 49.33 Murray Savage Malcolm Fraser John Gilson Les Williams (1987) | 43.27 Fukuzato Minakuch Koga Asahara JPN (2019) |
| M50 | 48.48 John Kearns Bruce Savage Stewart Foster Bruce McPhail (1987) | 44.47 Frey James Fulton Barnwell USA (2009) |
| M55 | 51.88 Tim Turner Mark Macfarlane Kola Ogundipe Stephen Te Whaiti (2020) | 46.16 Franklyn Walcott Ross Oliver GBR (2007) |
| M60 | 54.07 Fred Copeman Frank Evans Graham White Maurice Cook (1987) | 47.93 Peterson Wilson Allie Sanders USA (2011) |
| M65 | 55.75 Trevor Guptill Ian Carter Tony Deleiros Alan Dougall (2016) | 50.13 Beckering Scheidt Hamaekers Lenk GER (2005) |
| M70 | no record | 51.96 Sims Bennett Colbert Lida USA (2008) |
| M75 | no record | 55.44 Beckering Lange Schmid Muller GER (2014) |
| M80 | no record | 1:01.83 Albrecht Herbst Schumacher Breder GER (2004) |
| M85 | no record | 1:07.03 Ishida Tanaka Masuda Ishikawa JPN (2018) |
| M90 | no record | 1:33.52 Tsuruga Kudo Miura Tanaka JPN (2022) |
| NZ National | World | |
|---|---|---|
| W35 | 55.21 Hannah Callesen Ayesha Shafi Vanessa Story Joeline Jones (2022) | 47.65 Stafford Springer Hutchinson Mark-Baird TTO (2015) |
| W40 | 52.30 Christine Turner Noni Callander Helen Clent Chris Waring (1987) | 48.01 Mogentale Brims Bezuidenhout Strong AUS (2009) |
| W45 | 54.53 Margaret Peters Tiu Ramanui Chris Waring Wendy Brown (1997) | 48.92 Motti Brims Forster Mogentale AUS (2011) |
| W50 | 56.48 Chris Waring Sheryl Gower Lynne Mackay Wendy Brown (2001) | 50.70 Mason Brims Lambert Delaney AUS (2022) |
| W55 | 58.33 Petra Stoeveken Jill Hayman Dale McMillan Liz Mitchell (2022) | 53.19 Maksinovic Brims Noon Forster AUS (2022) |
| W60 | 1:01.23 Sheryl Gower Anne Deleiros Tui Ashe Chris Waring (2011) | 55.77 Drecoll Reichert Hoffman Hoffman GER (2000) |
| W65 | 1:06.32 Chris Waring Lois Anderson Anne Deleiros Sheryl Gower(2016) | 1:00.31 Zorner Buchholz Reismann Meier GER (2015) |
| W70 | 1:09.71 Chris Waring Lois Anderson Margaret Crooke Sheryl Gower(2019) | 1:04.28 Foerster Zoerner Stump Meier GER (2017) |
| W75 | no record | 1:10.19 Obera Jordan Donley Meiler USA (2011) |
| W80 | no record | 1:21.06 Donley Meiler Chou Obera USA (2015) |
| W85 | no record | 1:50.31 Styles Peterson Valien Stewart USA (2013) |