1. What is the commonwealth? It is like the olympics but for 53 countries. for africa, americas, asia, europe, and pacific 2. Who is part of it?nz england Australia south africa Namibia Samoa New Guinea. 3. What are the advantages? Their aren’t to many advantages 4. Are there any disadvantages? Not a lot of disadvantages 5. Why the commonwealth games? The commonwealth games are here so the smaller countries can do something like the olympics 6. When did NZ become part of the commonwealth? 1930 7. Who leads the commonwealth? Britain 8. How many sports are included in the Commonwealth Games? 10 9. What sports are NZ athletes competing in? Shot put, 20km race walk, 10,000m,5000m,400m hurdles,discus,javelin,pole vault,800m,200m,hammer,marathon, and 1500 10. #EARNTHEFERN - what does this mean? It means how we complete with pride and honor. How we draw on the achievements of those who have gone before us and how we add to the story of ...