New Zealand at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

New Zealand at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia was represented by 249 athletes competing in over 19 disciplines, with 119 officials. 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. Selection is the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic Committee. 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. At the closing ceremony Greg Yelavich who had competed since the 1986 Games and won the most Commonwealth Games medals (11) of any New Zealander was flagbearer.

Gold
Athletics:
 * Valerie Vili, Women's shot put
 * Nick Willis, Men's 1500 m

Netball:
 * Leana de Bruin, Belinda Colling, Vilimaina Davu, Temepara George, Laura Langman, Jessica Tuki, Anna Rowberry, Anna Scarlett, Maria Tutaia, Irene Van Dyk, Casey Williams & Adine Wilson, Women's Netball

Rugby Sevens:
 * Sosene Anesi, Josh Blackie, Tamati Ellison, Nigel Hunt, Tafai Ioasa, Cory Jane, Tanerau Latimer, Liam Messam, Lote Raikabula, Amasio Valence, 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, Mike Homik, Troy McLean, Aaron Olson, Tony Rampton, Lindsay Tait, Mika Vukona & Paora Winitana, Men's Basketball
 * Micaela Cocks, Rebecca Cotton, Aneka Kerr, Donna Loffhagen, Angela Marino, Jessica McCormack, Kate McMeeken-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 Leevey, 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
 * Teresa Borrell, Nadine Stanton, Women's Double Trap (Pairs)

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
 * Lauren Boyle, Alison Fitch, Melissa Ingram & Helen Norfolk, Women's 4 × 200 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

Swimming

 * Men


 * Women

Synchronised swimming

 * Lisa Daniels
 * Nina Daniels

Athletics

 * Michael Aish
 * Jane Arnott
 * Craig Barrett
 * Adrian Blincoe
 * Matthew Brown
 * Chantal Brunner
 * Sarah Cowley
 * Fiona Crombie
 * James Dolphin
 * Chris Donaldson
 * David Falealili
 * Stuart Farquhar
 * Beatrice Faumuina
 * Paul Hamblyn
 * Melina Hamilton
 * Liza Hunter-Galvin
 * Kate McIlroy
 * Angela McKee
 * Rebecca Moore
 * James Mortimer
 * Brent Newdick
 * Tony Sargisson
 * Jason Stewart
 * Carl van der Speck
 * Valerie Vili
 * Rebecca Wardell
 * Nick Willis

Badminton

 * Geoff Bellingham
 * Rebecca Bellingham
 * Craig Cooper
 * John Gordon
 * Nicole Gordon
 * Rachel Hindley
 * John Moody
 * Sara Petersen
 * Daniel Shirley
 * Lianne Shirley

Men's team competition

 * Ed Book
 * Dillon Boucher
 * Pero Cameron
 * Casey Frank
 * Paul Henare
 * Mike Homik
 * Troy McLean
 * Aaron Olson
 * Tony Rampton
 * Lindsay Tait
 * Mika Vukona
 * Paora Winitana

Women's Team Competition

 * Micaela Cocks
 * Rebecca Cotton
 * Aneka Kerr
 * Donna Loffhagen
 * Angela Marino
 * Jessica McCormack
 * Kate McMeeken-Ruscoe
 * Lisa Pardon
 * Charmian Purcell
 * Jody Tini
 * Lisa Wallbutton
 * Nonila Wharemate

Boxing

 * Kahukura Bentson
 * Joseph Blackbourn
 * Carl Commons
 * Jamie Garder
 * Soulan Pownceby
 * Gregory Weenink

Mountain biking

 * Clinton Avery
 * Sonia Foote
 * Rosara Joseph
 * Kashi Leuchs
 * Mike Northcott
 * Robyn Wong

Road cycling

 * Tamara Boyd
 * Toni Bradshaw
 * Melissa Holt
 * Logan Hutchings
 * Michelle Hyland
 * Gordon McCauley
 * Glen Mitchell
 * Robin Reid
 * Hayden Roulston
 * Alison Shanks
 * Sarah Ulmer
 * Susie Wood
 * Lauren Byrne (Withdrew from choking incident)

Track cycling

 * Jason Allen
 * Richard Bowker
 * Fiona Carswell
 * Hayden Godfrey
 * Justin Grace
 * Timothy Gudsell
 * Greg Henderson
 * Joanne Kiesanowski
 * Peter Latham
 * Marc Ryan
 * Nathan Seddon
 * Catherine Sell
 * Adam Stewart
 * Paddy Walker
 * Elisabeth Williams

Men's team
Head coach: Kevin Towns
 * Darren Smith
 * Simon Child
 * Blair Hopping
 * Dean Couzins
 * Ryan Archibald
 * Bradley Shaw
 * Bevan Hari
 * Paul Woolford
 * Kyle Pontifex
 * Phil Burrows
 * Hayden Shaw
 * James Nation
 * Bryce Collins
 * Gareth Brooks
 * Shea McAleese
 * Ben Collier

Women's team
Head coach: Ian Rutledge
 * Kayla Sharland
 * Emily Naylor
 * Krystal Forgesson
 * Honor Dillon
 * Lizzy Igasan
 * Stacey Carr
 * Suzie Muirhead
 * Beth Jurgeleit
 * Clarissa Eshuis
 * Diana Weavers
 * Jane Maley
 * Frances Kreft
 * Kate Mahon
 * Anita Wawatai
 * Charlotte Harrison
 * Michelle Hollands

Gymnastics

 * Belinda Castles
 * Teegan Metcalfe
 * Olivia Jobsis
 * Hayden Power

Lawn Bowls
Head coach: Peter Belliss
 * Rowan Brassey
 * Gary Lawson
 * Russell Meyer
 * Richard Girvan
 * Justin Goodwin
 * Jamie Hill
 * Jo Edwards
 * Jan Khan
 * Marina Khan
 * Serena Mathews
 * Sharon Sims
 * Val Smith

Netball

 * Belinda Colling
 * Vilimaina Davu
 * Leana de Bruin
 * Temepara George
 * Laura Langman
 * Anna Rowberry
 * Anna Scarlett
 * Jessica Tuki
 * Maria Tutaia
 * Irene Van Dyk
 * Casey Williams
 * Adine Wilson

Rugby Sevens

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

Shooting

 * (incomplete)


 * Teresa Borrell
 * Graeme Ede
 * Juliet Etherington
 * Kathryn Mead
 * John Snowden
 * Nadine Stanton
 * Greg Yelavich

Squash

 * Louise Crome
 * Campbell Grayson
 * Shelley Kitchen
 * Martin Knight
 * Tamsyn Leevey
 * Callum O'Brien
 * Lara Petera
 * Glen Wilson

Table Tennis

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

Triathlon

 * Hamish Carter
 * Bevan Docherty
 * Kris Gemmell
 * Andrea Hewitt
 * Debbie Tanner
 * Samantha Warriner

Weightlifting

 * 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.