Aaron Gate and Tom Sexton will race each other for gold in the men's individual pursuit while Bryony Botha will also chase gold in the women's individual pursuit final.
Bates smashed three sixes and two boundaries in the final two overs to finish unbeaten on 91 and lead her side to victory over South Africa.
Bryony Botha, Aaron Gate and Ellesse Andrews all topped the podium on the second day of the Commonwealth Games and Tom Sexton added a silver as well.
Visitors from around the world will once again be able to enter Aotearoa from 11:59pm.
Gray qualified seventh-fastest for the final in Birmingham but saved his best for last - and it was just enough.
Lewis Clareburt elevated his bronze from four years ago on the Gold Coast to a Birmingham gold with a superb effort in the final.
Police said it was called to the scene on Pohutukawa Drive, Owhata at around 1am on Sunday.
New Zealand's big quarter-final win over Kenya highlighted best of their attack but they face difficult route to final.
New Zealand's squash stars sent a message to the rest of the competition in their first appearance in Birmingham.
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Police said the fight happened on the corner of Taranaki and Dixon St at 4am on Sunday.
Despite a quiet third quarter in which they only scored eight goals, the Silver Ferns claimed a 53-40 win over the She-Cranes in Birmingham.
Bryony Botha said she was looking to run a half marathon before it was cancelled by the Covid-19 pandemic, but all the running was making her coach nervous.
Police said the woman was found unresponsive by a neighbour at midnight on Saturday.
Match against Aussies will decide who tops Pool B after Black Sticks narrowly beat Scots thanks to Rose Tynan's first-quarter goal.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said several NZ law enforcement agencies and journalists are "Russophobic".
Gary Hollywood was thinking about his father in Dublin throughout the entire race and hopes he gets to see him "one last time" with a special memento in hand.
Dr Michael Turner said there's evidence that traditional terms like 'left' and 'right' in politics have broken down.
Prue Kapua told Q+A with Jack Tame that the decades long wait to be heard by the Waitangi Tribunal has been tough.
A second-half shutout allows Aussies to take revenge for defeat on Gold Coast four years ago.
It comes ahead of the first instalment of the $350 cost of living support payment.
The weekend case numbers have trended downwards.
The man's body was found at a rural Oaonui property on Sunday morning.
National's Nicola Willis told 1News she's received dozens of messages from offshore Kiwis saying they have been contacted about the cost of living payment.
Around 40 million items went out to students last year to tackle period poverty, but that success comes at a cost.
Trudy van Stee created a place for older people to go for some company.
The symptoms of breast implant illness are wide, varied and for many – unbearable.
John Campbell speaks to Kaoss Price's family in an exclusive interview for Sunday.
Blind Low Vision NZ is on the hunt for around 40 homes.
Robyn and David Clareburt sung the national anthem for the All Blacks earlier this month, but doing so for their son Lewis - a Commonwealth Games champion - was a whole different experience.
The New Zealand men's team have moved to the top of their group after a 4-1 win over Pakistan.
He will chase his second gold medal in as many days early on Monday morning.
Inch lost her final pool match in a thriller with Malaysia's Siti Ahmad but her other results so far this week were enough to get her through.
The 22-year-old laid down superb routines on the pommel horse and parallel bars, but was unfortunately let down by a poor score on the vault.
Kiwis could medal in four events at the Lee Valley VeloPark in London on day three.
