This is the Moment
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From the Single This is the Moment (2021)
"Make it easy to sing" — that was the blueprint for composer Billy Kristian's theme tune for the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland. Over 11 days Kiwi athletes racked up 58 medals and this catchy anthem was on repeat play. The video is simple; Anne Audain sprints up One Tree Hill carrying the Games baton interspersed with scenes of past glory like runner Dick Tayler's gold in 1974. In an empty Mt Smart Stadium Chris Thompson (ex Manfred Mann's Earth Band) brings the passion. Debbie Harwood, Kim Willoughby and Peter Morgan sing back up, along with a Māori cultural group welcoming visitors with a simple "haere mai".

Chris Thompson & composer Billy Kristian remember the song, The Sunday Star-Times, April 2018
AudioCulture profile of singer Chris Thompson
Audioculture profile of composer Billy Kristian
Te Ara section on NZ involvement with the Commonwealth & Olympic Games
Key statistics on the 1990 Auckland Games, Commonwealth Games Federation website










