It was a veritable rush of medals for New Zealand on the velodrome, with two bicycles gold between the pull.
Hayden Wilde took silver in the triathlon, but it didn’t come without controversy. Wilde protests against a time penalty because he allegedly took off his bicycle helmet incorrectly.
Stuff’s team at the Games is having some trouble with transportation from Birmingham, and Australia casts shadow on our opening ceremony uniformso we do the adult thing and return fire.
the stage is a quick morning cover of record-breaking Kiwis and news from the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
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New Zealand has won its first gold medals at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
Transitioning to reporters Ian Anderson and Rob Van Royen, host Zoë George collects all the latest headlines from the Games (Ngā Taumāhekeheke) as our athletes go for gold.
We hide the highs and lows of the action, and the inevitable color and quirk that always pops up at a big event like this.
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