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.
Athletics:
01 ! Valerie Vili, Women's Shot Put
01 ! Nick Willis, Men's 1500 m
Netball:
01 ! 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:
01 ! 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:
01 ! Graeme Ede, Men's Trap
Swimming:
01 ! Moss Burmester, Men's 200 m Butterfly
Athletics:
02 ! Tony Sargisson, Men's 50 km Walk
Badminton:
02 ! Sara Runesten-Petersen & Daniel Shirley, Mixed Doubles
Basketball:
02 ! 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
02 ! 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:
02 ! Rosara Joseph, Women's Cross Country
02 ! Hayden Roulston, Men's Points Race
Shooting:
02 ! Juliet Etherington, Women's 50 m Rifle Prone
02 ! Gregory Yelavich, Men's 25 m Centre Fire Pistol
Squash:
02 ! Shelley Kitchen & Tamsyn Leevey, Women's Doubles
Swimming:
02 ! Dean Kent, Men's 200 m Individual Medley
Triathlon:
02 ! Bevan Docherty, Men's Individual
02 ! Samantha Warriner, Women's Individual
Athletics:
03 ! Angela McKee, Women's High Jump
Cycling:
03 ! Gordon McCauley, Men's Time Trial
03 ! Hayden Godfrey, Tim Gudsell, Peter Latham, & Marc Ryan, Men's Team Pursuit
Lawn Bowls:
03 ! Jan Khan & Marina Khan, Women's Pairs
Shooting:
03 ! Juliet Etherington & Kathryn Mead, Women's 50 m Prone Rifle Pair
Squash:
03 ! Shelley Kitchen, Women's Singles
Swimming:
03 ! Moss Burmester, Men's 100 m Butterfly
03 ! Cameron Gibson, Men's 200 m Backstroke
03 ! Hannah McLean, Women's 200 m Backstroke
03 ! Lauren Boyle, Alison Fitch, Melissa Ingram & Helen Norfolk, Women's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay
Synchronised Swimming:
03 ! Lisa Daniels & Nina Daniels, Synchronised Swimming Duets
Triathlon:
03 ! Andrea Hewitt, Women's Individual
Weightlifting:
03 ! Keisha-Dean Soffe, Women's +75 kg
Moss Burmester
Dean Kent
Scott Talbot-Cameron
Cameron Gibson
Hannah McLean
Lauren Boyle
Alison Fitch
Melissa Ingram
Helen Norfolk
Lisa Daniels
Nina Daniels
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
Geoff Bellingham
Rebecca Bellingham
Craig Cooper
John Gordon
Nicole Gordon
Rachel Hindley
John Moody
Sara Petersen
Daniel Shirley
Lianne Shirley
Ed Book
Dillon Boucher
Pero Cameron
Casey Frank
Paul Henare
Mike Homik
Troy McLean
Aaron Olson
Tony Rampton
Lindsay Tait
Mika Vukona
Paora Winitana
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
Kahukura Bentson
Joseph Blackbourn
Carl Commons
Jamie Garder
Soulan Pownceby
Gregory Weenink
Clinton Avery
Sonia Foote
Rosara Joseph
Kashi Leuchs
Mike Northcott
Robyn Wong
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)
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
Darren Smith
Simon Child
Blair Hopping
Dean Couzins
Ryan Archibald
Bradley Shaw
Bevan Hari
Paul Woolford
Kyle Pontifex
Phillip Burrows
Hayden Shaw
James Nation
Bryce Collins
Gareth Brooks
Shea McAleese
Ben Collier
Head Coach: Kevin Towns
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
Head Coach: Ian Rutledge
Belinda Castles
Teegan Metcalfe
Olivia Jobsis
Hayden Power
Rowan Brassey
Gary Lawson
Russell Meyer
Richard Girvan
Justin Goodwin
Jamie Hill
Jo Edwards
Jan Khan
Marina Khan
Serena Mathews
Sharon Sims
Val Smith
Head Coach: Peter Belliss
Belinda Colling
Vilimaina Davu
Leana de Bruin
Temepara George
Laura Langman
Anna Rowberry
Anna Scarlett
Jodi Te Huna
Maria Tutaia
Irene Van Dyk
Casey Williams
Adine Wilson
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
(incomplete)
Teresa Borrell
Graeme Ede
Juliet Etherington
Kathryn Mead
John Snowden
Nadine Stanton
Greg Yelavich
Louise Crome
Campbell Grayson
Shelley Kitchen
Martin Knight
Tamsyn Leevey
Callum O'Brien
Lara Petera
Glen Wilson
Brad Chen
Andrew Hubbard
Jenny Hung
Peter Jackson
Shane Laugeson
Karen Li
Sophie Shu
Annie Yang
Hamish Carter
Bevan Docherty
Kris Gemmell
Andrea Hewitt
Debbie Tanner
Samantha Warriner
Grant Cavit
Richard Patterson
Keisha-Dean Soffe
Mark Spooner
* – athletes with known injuries at time of selection who are required to prove full fitness by 15 January 2006.
