Niue also used "Ko e Iki he Lagi" as their anthem instead of "God Defend New Zealand" because the organisers had requested that "identifying tunes" be used to represent nations at the games instead of recognized national anthems.
Niue benutzte Ko e Iki he Lagi als deren Hymne anstelle von God Defend New Zealand, weil die Organisatoren es angefragt hatten, dass „identifying tunes“ benutzt werden sollen, um die Länder zu repräsentieren.