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Kōrero: Auckland region

Commonwealth Games opening ceremony

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At the opening of the 1990 Commonwealth Games, hundreds of performers related New Zealand arrival stories. This clip shows the passage of Polynesian settlers across the Pacific Ocean towards the New Zealand coast.

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Margaret McClure, Auckland region – Sport and leisure, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/video/15939/commonwealth-games-opening-ceremony (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Margaret McClure, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 1 August 2016.