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CORRESPONDENT - Stephen Hewson
A light-hearted opening ceremony, 45 medals for New Zealand, a standout success for cycling mixed with disappointment for triathletes, we look at how "People Made Glasgow".
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THE BIG "G"
5 Aug 2014In the end, the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony resembled a Kylie Minogue concert. Not that that seemed to matter to a packed Hampden Park.
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Funding risk for underperforming Glasgow sports
5 Aug 2014High Performance Sport New Zealand, which allocates government funding for elite sport, will carry out a reviews of all the sports it funds that competed in…
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Bike NZ says they'll be judged on Rio
5 Aug 2014The Bike NZ high performance manager Mark Elliott says the achievements in Glasgow won't mean much if they can't replicate it in Rio in two years' time.
Commonwealth Games 2014 headlines with summaries.
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Glasgow Games come to a close
4 Aug 2014The closing ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow has brought to an end event at which New Zealand equalled its best medal haul at an overseas Games.
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Australia too strong for Silver Ferns
5 Aug 2014The New Zealand netball team's winning run at the Commonwealth Games has ended as the Silver Ferns were humbled by Australia in the final in Glasgow.
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Bauer picks up silver in road race
4 Aug 2014The New Zealand cycling team's made a strong finish to the Commonwealth Games with Jack Bauer picking up a silver medal in the men's road race in Glasgow.
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Black Sticks men lose in shootout
4 Aug 2014The New Zealand men's hockey team have been beaten by England in the bronze medal final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
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Bolt wants to concentrate on 200 now
4 Aug 2014Multiple world and Olympic champion sprinter Usain Bolt says he'll make the 200 metres his focus after the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
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No medals for NZ in women's road race
4 Aug 2014The New Zealand women's cycling team has been shut out of the road race medals on the final day of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
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NZ wins boxing gold
5 Aug 2014David Nyika has won New Zealand's first Boxing Commonwealth Games Gold medal in 24 years and says it's a dream come true.
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Bronze for Nick Willis
5 Aug 2014New Zealand's Nick Willis has just come through in a tight finish to win bronze in the 1500 metres at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
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Black Sticks women win bronze
5 Aug 2014The New Zealand women's hockey team have taken the Commonwealth Games bronze medal after beating South Africa 5-2 in Glasgow.
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THE BIG "G"
3 Aug 2014There's a lot more to the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow than the sport. There's also the music, and national anthems are taking on a greater significance at the Games.
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CORRESPONDENT Stephen Hewson
28 Jul 2014It was sympathy more than anything else I felt for world sprint superstar Usain Bolt upon his arrival in Glasgow for the Commonwealth Games.
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Silver Ferns scrape into final
3 Aug 2014The New Zealand netballers have squeaked into the final at the Commonwealth Games, after a semi-final described by coach Wai Taumaunu as tough and frustrating.
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Hockey men miss out on gold medal match
3 Aug 2014The New Zealand men's hockey team has missed out on an opportunity to play for gold, after a semi-final loss to India at the Commonwealth Games.
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New Zealand boxers fight for gold
2 Aug 2014The New Zealand boxers David Nyika and David Light will contest Commonwealth Games gold medal bouts on Sunday after winning their semi-finals on Saturday.
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Willis qualifies for 1500m final
2 Aug 2014Two New Zealand runners have qualified for Sunday's men's 1500 metres final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
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New Zealanders fall short on day nine
2 Aug 2014For the first time at this year's Commonwealth Games, New Zealand has gone a full day without winning a medal.
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Black Sticks miss gold medal match
2 Aug 2014The New Zealand women's hockey team have failed to make the Commonwealth Games final after losing 3-1 on penalties in their semi-final against England.
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Tutaia and Latu in doubt
2 Aug 2014The Silver Ferns are again set to be without their leading shooting combination for Sunday night's Commonwealth Games netball semi-final against England in Glasgow.
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Gold just what Villumsen needed
1 Aug 2014The New Zealand cyclist Linda Villumsen says after missing out on past glory, gold is everything to her, following her women's individual road time trial win at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
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Medal win surreal says NZ gymnast
1 Aug 2014The winner of New Zealand's first Commonwealth Games gymnastics medal in 16 years has emulated the feat his coach achieved in 1998 in Kuala Lumpur.
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Para-triple wins silver in Glasgow
1 Aug 2014The New Zealand open para-triple lawn bowls team has won a silver medal at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
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Black Sticks men unbeaten at Games
1 Aug 2014The New Zealand men's hockey team finished top of their pool at the Glasgow Commonwealth games after going unbeaten with a 6-1 win over Malaysia in their final game.
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Smit and Hamblin into 800 final
1 Aug 2014New Zealand will have two athletes in the Commonwealth Games women's 800 metre final in the athletics at Hampden Park.
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Adams wants to keep on winning
1 Aug 2014The New Zealand track and field star Valerie Adams has no plans to slow down after winning her 54th straight international shot put competition.
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