Hockey New Zealand and Squash New Zealand remain hopeful their sports will return at later editions.
Sport
October 23, 2024
The Scots have slashed the sports contested, including many of New Zealand's best events.
October 22, 2024
The Games were originally set to be hosted in Victoria but due to spiralling costs the state backed out.
September 18, 2024
Victoria has backed out of hosting the 2026 Games and the Scots are keen to take its place.
September 14, 2024
Malaysia are considering hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games after receiving a formal invitation from the Commonwealth Games Association.
Other Sport
March 12, 2024
The 50-year anniversary of Dick Tayler's 1974 Commonwealth Games Gold was celebrated last night with the 10km National Championships in Dunedin.
January 14, 2024
The Commonwealth Games gold medallist says his ability to train at the Wellington City Council-operated public pools has become untenable.
November 1, 2023
Kereyn Smith says she will bring a "reimagined" Commonwealth Games experience if elected to the role.
September 22, 2023
"This is, at its highest level, incredibly disrespectful," the Commonwealth Games Federation's Kereyn Smith says.
July 19, 2023
The NZOC said Victoria's decision to withdraw from hosting the event is "unsettling" for their athletes just three years out.
July 18, 2023
"Six to $7 billion is well and truly too much for a 12-day sporting event," Victoria's Dan Andrews said.
The road, which was closed by a massive slip in late January, provides a key link from the east to the west of the peninsula.
Politics
May 9, 2023
After hosting the Games in 1950, 1974 and 1990, the New Zealand Olympic Committee confirmed they are showing an “early interest” in the 2034 edition.
April 20, 2023
The NZOC said their interest comes off the back of a new hosting model which allows for more flexible and innovative Games.
April 19, 2023
Jake, who lives with his wife and young son, took to social media to express his frustration at the impact his brother's decisions had had on him and his family.
March 24, 2023
The distance runner has been banned for eight years after failing a doping test and trying to cover it up.
March 23, 2023
Ratcliffe, who won gold at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, said she's stepping away after enjoying a fulfilling career at the top level.
January 13, 2023
The idea of getting a shot at the Commonwealth Games was enough to get Tokyo gold medallist Michael Brake back in a rowing boat.
January 5, 2023
Kiwi and Alex Yee have both been short-changed by an official's ruling in Birmingham that cannot be proven, writes Guy Heveldt.
November 18, 2022
Four-month investigation finds Kiwi was rightly given a time penalty for incorrect helmet removal in the final transition of Commonwealth Games race.
Wilde, denied a gold medal in Birmingham due to technicality, gets measure of revenge over friend Alex Yee.
September 5, 2022
Simon Finnel hasn't taken a penny from Gate during the nearly 14 years of coaching him, but the cyclist has still found ways to pay him back.
August 27, 2022
Wilde's wait for a potential gold medal could take more than a month after his controversial 10 second penalty in Birmingham.
August 23, 2022
Cyclist Aaron Gate, who won four gold medals, was New Zealand's flagbearer at the closing ceremony.
August 9, 2022
After 11 days of remarkable sporting moments, the Birmingham 2022 closing ceremony will take place this morning.
