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New Zealand at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was represented by 255 athletes competing in over 19 disciplines. This was the largest team that New Zealand had ever sent to a Commonwealth Games.

New Zealand has competed in every Commonwealth Games since the first British Empire Games in 1930, and is one of only six teams to have done so. 

New Zealand did not perform nearly as well as expected, recording their worst performance since 1982.  They had been expected to return with forty or fifty medals, but won only 31, finishing ninth.


The flag bearer for the opening ceremony was Hamish Carter — the reigning Olympic triathlon champion. 





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Gold

Athletics:


Valerie Vili, Women's Shot Put


Nick Willis, Men's 1500 m



Netball:


Leana de Bruin, Belinda Colling, Vilimaina Davu, Melissa Fittall, Temepara George, Emma Heaps, Laura Langman, Sophie Maitland, Anna Rowberry, Anna Scarlett, Jodi Te Huna, Maris Tutaia, Irene Van Dyk, Casey Williams & Adine Wilson, Women's Netball



Rugby Sevens:


Sosene Anesi, Joshua Blackie, Tamati Ellison, Nigel Hunt, Tafai Ioasa, Cory Jane, Tenerau Latimer, Liam Messam, Lote Raikabula, Amasio Raoma, Alando Soakai & Onosai Tololima-Auva'a, Men's Rugby Sevens



Shooting:


Graeme Ede, Men's Trap



Swimming:


Moss Burmester, Men's 200 m Butterfly




Silver

Athletics:


Tony Sargisson, Men's 50 km Walk



Badminton:


Sara Runesten-Petersen & Daniel Shirley, Mixed Doubles



Basketball:


Ed Book, Dillon Boucher, Pero Cameron, Casey Frank, Paul Henare, Michael Homik, Troy McLean, Aaron Olsen, Tony Rampton, Lindsay Tait, Mika Vukona & Paora Winitana, Men's Basketball


Micaela Cocks, Rebecca Cotten, Aneka Kerr, Donna Loffhagen, Angela Marino, Jessica McCormack, Kate McMeekan-Ruscoe, Lisa Pardon, Charmian Purcell, Jody Tini, Lisa Wallbutton & Nonila Wharemate, Women's Basketball



Cycling:


Rosara Joseph, Women's Cross Country


Hayden Roulston, Men's Points Race



Shooting:


Juliet Etherington, Women's 50 m Rifle Prone


Gregory Yelavich, Men's 25 m Centre Fire Pistol



Squash:


Shelley Kitchen & Tamsyn Leevy, Women's Doubles



Swimming:


Dean Kent, Men's 200 m Individual Medley



Triathlon:


Bevan Docherty, Men's Individual


Samantha Warriner, Women's Individual




Bronze

Athletics:


Angela McKee, Women's High Jump



Cycling:


Gordon McCauley, Men's Time Trial


Hayden Godfrey, Tim Gudsell Peter Latham, & Marc Ryan, Men's Team Pursuit



Lawn Bowls:


Jan Khan & Marina Khan, Women's Pairs



Shooting:


Juliet Etherington & Kathryn Mead, Women's 50 m Prone Rifle Pair



Squash:


Shelley Kitchen, Women's Singles



Swimming:


Moss Burmester, Men's 100 m Butterfly


Cameron Gibson, Men's 200 m Backstroke


Hannah McLean, Women's 200 m Backstroke


Lauran Boyle, Alison Fitch, Melissa Ingram & Helen Norfolk, Women's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay



Synchronised Swimming:


Lisa Daniels & Nina Daniels, Synchronised Swimming Duets



Triathlon:


Andrea Hewitt, Women's Individual



Weightlifting:


Keisha-Dean Soffe, Women's +75 kg




New Zealand's Commonwealth Games Team 2006










  • Lisa Daniels
  • Nina Daniels













  • Kahukura Bentson
  • Joseph Blackbourn
  • Carl Commons
  • Jamie Garder
  • Soulan Pownceby
  • Gergory Weenink















Men's Team

Head Coach: Kevin Towns



Women's Team

Head Coach: Ian Rutledge






  • Belinda Castles
  • Teegan Metcalfe










  • Sosene Anesi
  • Joshua Blackie
  • Tamati Ellison
  • Nigel Hunt
  • Tafai Ioasa
  • Cory Jane
  • Tenerau Latimer
  • Liam Messam
  • Lote Raikabula
  • Amasio Valence
  • Alando Soakai
  • Onosai Tololima-Auva'a







  • Louise Crome
  • Campbell Grayson
  • Shelley Kitchen
  • Martin Knight
  • Tasmyn Leevev
  • Callum O'Brien
  • Lara Petera
  • Glen Willson




  • Brad Chen
  • Andrew Hubbard
  • Jenny Hung
  • Peter Jackson
  • Shane Laugeson
  • Karen Li
  • Sophie Shu
  • Annie Yang







  • Grant Cavit
  • Richard Patterson
  • Keisha-Dean Soffe
  • Mark Spooner


Note

* - athletes with known injuries at time of selection who are required to prove full fitness by 15 January 2006.



See also



External links






 Commonwealth Games Associations at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia


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