Five of the province's athletes are in action on the Gold Coast today as the Games begin.
Swimmer Carina Doyle gets things started in the pool just after 1pm when she races in the women's 200m freestyle heats.
She will be in action again at 11.50pm in the 4x100m freestyle relay.
Second up is Wanaka's Tony Dodds, who competes in the men's triathlon at 3pm.
Netballers Te Paea Selby-Rickit and Shannon Francois are next on show, playing for the Silver Ferns against Uganda at 8.32pm.
They also play tomorrow, before having a day off, followed by two more game days.
Another day off follows, before the team's highly anticipated showdown with England next Wednesday.
The semifinals and final are scheduled for April 14 and 15 respectively, should they make it that far.
Queenstown boxer Richie Hadlow is up next just after 9pm.
He fights Edrian Volcere from Seychelles in the first round of the under-64kg weight division.
Tomorrow, hockey trio Kane Russell, Hugo Inglis and Nick Ross take the turf for the first time, against Canada at 1.30pm. It is the first of four pool games they will play, with matches on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday to follow, before any semifinals.
Para-javelin thrower Holly Robinson will compete on Monday night - the second night of the athletics - at 9.05pm.
The rugby sevens teams will wrap things up. Otago's Vilimoni Koroi is in the men's team which begins competition on April 14.
It plays Zambia, Kenya and Canada in its pool, with the playoff matches following on the final day of the Games.
Former Otago player Kelly Brazier is in the women's team, which begins a day earlier on the Friday.
The women's tournament is being held over three days rather than two.
Kiwis competing on day 1
Gymnastics: men’s team final and individual qualification, from 11.08am (NZT)
Basketball: v Malaysia, 11pm (women’s)
Boxing: Richie Hadlow (64kg), from 2.47pm
Cycling: qualifying — team pursuit, 4.40pm (women); team pursuit, 5.35pm (men); team sprint, 6.24pm (women); team sprint (men) 6.34pm; finals from 9pm
Hockey: v Scotland, 1.32pm, (women’s)
Bowls: from 11am, section play in women’s singles (Jo Edwards), men’s triples (Mike Nagy, Paul Girdler, Ali Forsyth), men’s pair (Shannon McIlroy, Blake Signal); women’s fours (Katelyn Inch, Mandy Boyd, Tayla Bruce, Val Smith)
Netball: v Uganda, 8.30pm
Squash: from 2.30pm, Paul Coll (men’s singles); Joelle King (women’s singles).
Swimming: (heats) Carina Doyle, 200m individual medley, 1pm; Sam Perry, Daniel Hunter, 50m butterfly, 1.27pm; Bronadh Ryan 50m breaststroke; Corey Main, 100m backstroke, 1.54pm; Helena Gasson, Georgia Marris, 2.08pm; finals from 9.37pm; women’s 4 x 100m freestyle final, 11.50pm
Triathlon: Andrew Hewitt, Nicole van der Kaay, Rebecca Spence, 11.31am; Ryan Sissons, Tony Dodds, Tayler Reid, 3.01pm
Weightlifting: Ernesto Guinares, 56kg men’s from 11.42am.
