The Queen's baton, the official symbol of the Commonwealth Games, has landed in Queenstown as part of a six-day nationwide tour. ''It will be my first Commonwealth Games, as well, so it is all really exciting and a real honour to carry it.'' Olympic and Commonwealth Games athlete Donna Wilkins then carried the baton to Cecil Peak before Commonwealth Games bronze medallist and Olympic track cyclist Matt Randall took it for a leap off the Nevis Swing. All the kids know about the Commonwealth Games but they don't know the tradition around it. The New Zealand baton relay ends on Saturday, after visits to Kaikoura, Christchurch and a return leg to Auckland.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 18, 2017 16:07 UTC