Barclay said it was his third time at the top event.
He was part of the last New Zealand side to lose the challenge in 2010, near Sydney, but was also part of the winning team in Rotorua.
"I had only been shooting a year and was not quite ready [in Sydney]. I probably was not mentally up for it. We lost it that year," he said.
"[But] here in Rotorua it was good. Personally I did well and as a team we managed to win."
He said the goal this time around was to defend the title as a team and also do well as an individual.
"I would like to win obviously but I think I would also like to win a match play medal."
He said the tournament this week was in two parts. First up is the match play competition, during the first three days, followed by the team event on Thursday and Friday.
He said the match play competition was an individual competition and did not count towards the Trans-Tasman trophy. However, he said it was still a great competition to win.
To win the Trans-Tasman trophy each team member shoots on Thursday and Friday with the scores adding up to a team average. The team with the best average wins the title.
Barclay will shoot 144 arrows on Thursday and Friday - 36 arrows at 90m, 70m, 50m and 30m - with his average going towards the team tally.
Unlike many young archers, Barclay said blockbuster films like the The Hunger Games and Lord of the Rings had no input in getting him into the sport.
"I just wanted to shoot arrows. Nowadays people get into it because of the movies, like the Hunger Games, but I just wanted to shoot."
Randle and Mykel Turner (Tauranga) will captain the New Zealand side this year.
