A compilation of sporting highlights from the 1974 Commonwealth Games held in Christchurch.
TX58 - NZ team arrives at the opening; arrival of the baton; opening speech by the Duke of Edinburgh; oath by Warwick Nicholl; 10,000 metres start; 10,000 metres finish won by Dick Tayler; 10,000 metres medal ceremony with New Zealand national anthem ; Dick Tayler interview by Brian Russ; 100 metres freestyle swimming won by Sonya Gray; 3,000 metres steeples won by Ben Jipcho; 800 metres freestyle won by Jaynie Parkhouse; 800 metres ceremony; 200 metres breaststroke with Jane Lowe in the final; 100 metres women's track and field won by Rayleen Boyle; 400 metres men's track and field final won by Charles Asati; 400 metres men's individual medley swimming final won by Mark Treffers; 200 metres women's individual medley swimming final with Susan Hunter third; Mark Treffers interview; 200 metres mens backstroke final won by Brad Cooper; 100 metres men's freestyle final won by Mike Wendon; 200 metres men's butterfly final won by Brian Brinkley; 200 metres women's final won by Rayleen Boyle; 800 metres women's final won by Charlene Rendina; 5,000 metres men's final won by Ben Jipcho; 800 metres men's final won by John Kipkurgat; 200 metres men's final won by Don Quarrie; middleweight weightlifter Tony Ebert wins the gold medal.
TX59 - 200 metres medley swimming final won by David Wilkie; 100 metres women's backstroke final and Wendy Cook; Boxing and the lightweight semi-final with Robert Colley of NZ; Murray Gordon of NZ wins gold in the rifle shooting; 400 metres men's freestyle final won by Sonya Gray; 4 x 200 metres men's freestyle relay final with Australia first; boxing middleweight semi-final with Les Rackley beaten on points; boxing light middleweight semi-final with a bronze for Lance Revill; Dave Aspin wins gold in the wrestling; 100 metres women's hurdles final won by Judy Vernon; men's discus ceremony with Robin Tait winning gold; marathon finish won by Ian Thompson; 200 metres women's butterfly final won by Sandra Yost; 100 metres men's butterfly final won by Neil Rogers; 4 x 100 metres women's relay final in the swimming with Canada first; 1,500 metres men's freestyle final won by Stephen Holland; 400 metres women's freestyle final won by Jenny Turrall; 100 metres women's breaststroke final won by Christine Gaskell; 200 metres women's backstroke won by Wendy Cook; 200 metres women's final won by Rayleen Boyle; last lap of the road race cycling won by Clyde Sefton; Graham May wins gold in the super-heavyweight in weightlifting; 800 men's and and interview with finalist John Walker; interview with wrestler, Dave Aspin; fours bowls gold medal ceremony won by NZ; discus sportsman Robin Tait interview; bowler Gordon Jolly interview; shooting and Peter Sharp reports from Yaldhurst; 100 metres men's backstroke final won by Mark Tonelli; 100 metres men's breaststroke final won by David Leigh; 1,500 metres men's final won by Filbert Bayi.
TX60 - 400 metres men's hurdles won by A. Pascoe; 4 x 100 metres men's relay won by Australia; 800 metres mens final won by Kipkurgat; John Walker comments on the 800 and 1500 metre races; interview with Filbert Bayi; interview with Robin Tait, discus; 5000 metres men's final won by Jipcho; 800 metres women's final with Haden coming second; interview with Sue Haden; 4 x 100 metres women's final, NZ came 4th; 1500 metres women's, NZ unplaced; 4 x 400 metres women's, NZ unplaced; 4 x 400 metres men's, NZ unplaced; 100 metres men's, NZ unplaced; finals fanfare; interview with Mary Peters; interview with Mike Bull and Barry King; boxing commentary highlights; tandem cycling sprint; 4000 cycling teams pursuits, NZ bronze; bowls pairs finals, NZ bronze; swimming interview with Shane Gould.
Tapes 1, 2 and 3 of 3.