Host Nation
New Zealand has hosted the Games three times:
- 1950 British Empire Games - Auckland
- 1974 British Commonwealth Games - Christchurch
- 1990 Commonwealth Games - Auckland
Read more about this topic: New Zealand At The Commonwealth Games
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