The thousands gathered to compete in the two-yearly New Zealand Masters Games in Dunedin will be hoping the weather smiles upon them over the next week. The Games were first held in Dunedin in 1992, and this year is the 37th time they have been held. Sadly, Dunedin missed out on the Games planned for 2022 because of the Covid-19 pandemic and the 2024 Games made a $193,350 loss, most of which was written off by the Dunedin City Council. Changes for this year, including moving the Games hub to the Edgar Centre, have been designed to help the bottom line, but hopefully without losing any of the atmosphere. The Edgar Centre will be the hub for this year's Masters Games.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 01, 2026 15:38 UTC