We present the first records from New Zealand of three non‐indigenous freshwater Zooplankton species: the Japanese Sinodiaptomus valkanovi, North American Skistodiaptomus pallidus (Copepoda), and Daphnia dentifera (Anomopoda). Owing to their geographic origins, introduction to New Zealand by natural passive dispersal is highly unlikely. Skistodiaptomus pallidus was found in Auckland ponds at two localities, and also among live...