New Zealand finishes sixth at Glasgow Commonwealth Games with 36 medals
New Zealand won 10 gold, 14 silver and 12 bronze medals at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, finishing sixth on the medal table.
New Zealand's athletes delivered a strong performance at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, securing 36 medals across a range of sports. Swimmers led the charge early in the Games, with Erika Fairweather winning multiple medals including silver in the 400m freestyle, 1500m freestyle and bronze in another event. Other notable performances included netballers the Silver Ferns winning gold, judoka Sydnee Andrews claiming gold in the women's +78kg category, weightlifter David Liti winning gold, and para-cyclists Emma Foy and Jessie Hodges taking gold in para-tandem cycling. New Zealand finished behind Australia, England, Canada, India and Scotland on the overall medal table.
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Stuff
Recap: Kiwi swimmers bag first medals of Commonwealth Games
Follow live coverage of the New Zealand at the 23rd Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.
Stuff
Watch: Kiwis win two Commonwealth Games silver medals in pool
New Zealand is off the mark after bagging two medals in the space of minutes in Glasgow.
Stuff
The Commonwealth Games have started. Here's what we could win at the weekend
Kiwis shouldn’t need to wait long to celebrate New Zealand’s first medal at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
NZ Herald
Commonwealth Games: Erika Fairweather and Lewis Clareburt both claim silver on opening day
Erika Fairweather took 400m freestyle silver while Lewis Clareburt set a personal best.
1News
New Zealand claims first medals of 2026 Commonwealth Games
Kiwi swimmer Erika Fairweather claimed silver in the women's 400m freestyle. while Lewis Clareburt clinched silver in the men's 200m individual medley final.
Otago Daily Times
Erika Fairweather wins NZ's first medal at 2026 Commonwealth Games
Newsroom
Comm Games Day 1: Semi-sweet first medal for Erika Fairweather
Dunedin swimmer Erika Fairweather breaks the ice as the NZ Team start their Glasgow Commonwealth Games campaign with double silver in the pool The post Comm Games Day 1: Semi-sweet first medal for Erika Fairweather appeared first on Newsroom .
Newstalk ZB
Commonwealth Games: Erika Fairweather and Lewis Clareburt both claim silver on opening day
Kiwi swimmers Erika Fairweather and Lewis Clareburt have both begun their Glasgow Commonwealth Games campaigns with silver medal performances in a strong start in the pool.
NZ Herald
Commonwealth Games: Erika Fairweather adds bronze to medal haul, Hazel Ouwehand claims butterfly bronze
Fairweather and Ouwehand both got on the medal podium in Glasgow.
Stuff
Double delight as Kiwis snare bronze medals in Glasgow
New Zealand swimmers Hazel Ouwehand and Erika Fairweather have won Commonwealth Games bronze medals just minutes apart.
Newstalk ZB
Commonwealth Games: Erika Fairweather adds bronze to medal haul, Hazel Ouwehand claims butterfly bronze
Another double medal effort in the pool for the New Zealand team at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games with two bronze medal efforts this morning.
Otago Daily Times
Erika Fairweather and Hazel Ouwehand claim bronze at Glasgow Games
Newsroom
Comm Games Day 2: NZ swimmers stacking up the medals
Your morning LockerRoom catch-up on all the medals, personal bests and competition by Kiwi women at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games The post Comm Games Day 2: NZ swimmers stacking up the medals appeared first on Newsroom .
1News
Double bronze for Kiwi swimmers in Glasgow
New Zealand's swimmers have continued their strong start to the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, with Hazel Ouwehand and Erika Fairweather each claiming bronze medals in a thrilling morning of racing.
Stuff
Commonwealth Games medal table
Follow New Zealand’s progress at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Scotland with our live updating medal table.
Newsroom
Comm Games Day 3: Kiwi women in the medal hunt
Kiwi women seek medals in the pool, on the gymnastics floor, and in the boxing ring on Day 3 of the Glasgow Games The post Comm Games Day 3: Kiwi women in the medal hunt appeared first on Newsroom .
Stuff
Three from three: Erika Fairweather bags another medal at Commonwealth Games
Competing in the 1500m freestyle final, the Kiwi swimmer has added another silver to her collection.
1News
Kiwi Erika Fairweather claims silver in 1500m freestyle
Fairweather has claimed her third medal of the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
Newsroom
Comm Games Day 3: Fairweather wins SILVER and third medal
The Dunedin super swimmer wins a third medal in the longest race in the pool on Day 3 of the Glasgow Games The post Comm Games Day 3: Fairweather wins SILVER and third medal appeared first on Newsroom .
RNZ
PNG's Morea Baru claims Pacific Islands' first medal at Glasgow Commonwealth Games
Papua New Guinea weightlifter Morea Baru is the first Pacific Island athlete at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow to win a medal.
RNZ
Two more medals for the Pacific in Glasgow Commonwealth Games
The Pacific Islands contingent at the 2026 Commonwealth Games have added two more medals to their tally.
Stuff
Gymnast found out he won Commonwealth Games medal while in neck brace
Gabriel Langton taken to hospital after landing on head while competing on high bar in Glasgow but escapes serious injury
RNZ
Glasgow Commonwealth Games: Nauru claims second bronze, adding to Pacific medal tally
Pacific Island athletes faced mixed fortunes elsewhere as competition Day wrapped up early Wednesday morning (NZ time).
Newstalk ZB
Commonwealth Games live updates: Silver Ferns face Wales, Lewis Clareburt misses out on another medal
Live updates of the Commonwealth Games action from Glasgow.
Stuff
Once homeless after fleeing for her life, weightlifter wins Commonwealth Games medal
Madia Ngake slept rough after fleeing persecution at London 2012. Now, 14 years on, she has claimed weightlifting silver for England.
NZ Herald
Commonwealth Games recap: Silver Ferns crush Wales, Lewis Clareburt misses out on another medal
The Silver Ferns remain perfect in pool play.
Stuff
Medal flourish needed to meet Commonwealth Games goal
New Zealand athletes need to finish with an almighty bang over the final few days.
Newstalk ZB
David Liti: Kiwi weightlifter on winning the 110+ K.G. Weightlifting gold medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
A third straight Commonwealth Games medal —and a second career gold— for Kiwi weightlifter David Liti.
Stuff
Aussies unhappy after ‘upset’ rider is disqualified from medal race over uniform breach
Felicity Wilson-Haffenden couldn’t contest a bronze medal after falling foul of the rules, despite having no issue when winning gold the previous day.
1News
Boxer earns Tuvalu's first Commonwealth Games medal
Tarona Taafaki lost her only bout in the women’s 75-kilogram class, but still took the bronze.
Stuff
How a NZ-based boxer who lost her only fight won Tuvalu's first Commonwealth medal
Tarona Taafaki made history after receiving a bye into the semifinals, securing a historic bronze despite losing her only bout.
Stuff
Para-tandem cycling team win second gold medal at Commonwealth Games
New Zealand has won another gold medal at the Commonwealth Games overnight, as the duo of Emma Foy and Jessie Hodges won their second gold medal in para-tandem cycling.
Newstalk ZB
Commonwealth Games: Silver Ferns to play Jamaica in gold medal match after Australia knocked out
By Bridget Tunnicliffe of RNZ
NZ Herald
Commonwealth Games: Silver Ferns to play Jamaica in gold medal match after Australia knocked out
It’s the first time the Australian Diamonds won’t play for a Commonwealth Games gold medal
Stuff
Silver Ferns win first Commonwealth Games gold medal in 16 years
Two big defensive plays in quick succession from Kelly Jackson late in the third quarter turned the final New Zealand’s way.
Stuff
NZ para-cyclist wins Commonwealth Games bronze medal
New Zealand has clinched another cycling medal in the early hours of Monday morning.
Stuff
Sydnee Andrews wins Judo gold medal for NZ at Commonwealth Games
New Zealander Sydnee Andrews has won the gold medal in the Women’s +78kg Judo at the Commonwealth Games.
Stuff
Watch: From muscle seizures to judo gold medal for Kiwi Sydnee Andrews
The New Zealander won the gold medal in the women’s +78kg judo at the Commonwealth Games.
RNZ
Ten medals for Pacific Island countries at Glasgow Commonwealth Games
The curtain has come down on competition at the Commonwealth Games with the closing ceremony on Monday morning.
Stuff
Which was your favourite New Zealand gold medal at the Commonwealth Games?
The Silver Ferns, Lewis Clareburt, Emma Foy and Zoe Hobbs were among the standout performers as New Zealand finished with 36 medals.
Stuff
Who had the greatest Games? Tell us who you think had NZ’s best moment
The Commonwealth Games have wrapped up in Glasgow with Kiwis winning 36 medals.
Newstalk ZB
Jason Pine: Sportstalk host on New Zealand's Commonwealth Games medal count
New Zealand has finished finished sixth on the Commonwealth Games medal table with 10 gold, 14 silver and 12 bronze behind Australia, England, Canada, India and Scotland.
Stuff
A British view: The Commonwealth Games are surely past their sell-by date
OPINION: For the biggest names, the importance of the event has never been lower, and that is why it is time to move on.
Stuff
Why future Commonwealth Games medal hauls are under threat
As the medals rained on the New Zealand team at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, High Performance Sport New Zealand CEO Raelene Castle was warning budget cuts will have an impact on future medal hauls.
Otago Daily Times
Silver Ferns victory among tough times one to savour
Otago Daily Times
Wakatipu Wild claim silver medal in national ice hockey league
Otago Daily Times