Commonwealth Games

A DigitalNZ Story by National Library of New Zealand Topics

The Commonwealth Games were first held in 1930 in Canada. This topic covers the history of the games, countries of the Commonwealth, relevance, sport, change over the years, results, famous athletes and New Zealand’s participation. SCIS no. 1865226

social_sciences, arts, health, history

Image: Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games

National Library of New Zealand

Image: 2006 Commonwealth Games

2006 Commonwealth Games

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Olympic and Commonwealth games

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Commonwealth Games tracksuit

Commonwealth Games tracksuit

New Zealand Fashion Museum

Image: Games Village site for Commonwealth Games, Auckland

Games village, Auckland

Games Village site for Commonwealth Games, Auckland

Alexander Turnbull Library

1934 Empire Games New Zealand team

EMPIRE GAMES (Evening Post, 26 April 1934)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: 1974 Commonwealth Games - Graham May's Face-plant

Graham May, weightlifter

1974 Commonwealth Games - Graham May's Face-plant

NZ On Screen

Image: Shot putter Les Mills, early 1960s

Shot putter, Les Mills

Shot putter Les Mills, early 1960s

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Valerie Adams

Services to Schools

Image: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :The Games. 29 July 2014

The Games

Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :The Games. 29 July 2014

Alexander Turnbull Library