The shock announcement today that Victoria was pulling out of hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games has left athletes here in New Zealand and around the world saddened and unsettled.
New Zealand last hosted the games in 1990 when they were held in Auckland.
Dr Mel Johnston Senior Lecturer in Sport Management at AUT joins Nights to discuss would it take for New Zealand host the games once again and will this moment lead to a reimagining of how the games are run.
