Darcina Manuel, formerly of Gisborne and now living in Perth, provided New Zealand with its third medal on the opening day of the Commonwealth Games by grabbing the bronze medal in the under-57kg division of the womens judo.
Manuel lost her first bout to Scotlands Stephanie Inglis, who looked an accomplished performer and received vociferous home support.
In her repecharge bout, Manuel, 21, came back strongly to edge out Sarah Sylva of Mauritius and qualify for a shot at the bronze medal.
When Manuel met Canadian Jessica Klimkait in the bronze medal bout, she imposed herself early on and after 2min 20s scored an ippon to seal the contest, and the bronze medal.
It is the seventh judo medal New Zealand has won at a Commonwealth Games.