Olympics
Erika Fairweather just misses out on Olympic swimming medal
A narrow miss for one of New Zealand's early medal hopes with Erika Fairweather finishing fourth in the women's 400m freestyle. Audio
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games officialy open with glittering ceremony
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games are officially underway with a glittering opening ceremony. Audio
Olympics Opening Ceremony: Nathan Rarere
The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris is under way. James Bond upped the ante in London, and the 2024 Olympic Games is introducing Parisian culture to the world in a similarly ambitious and spectacular… Audio
Former Black Ferns captain speaks on being ousted from team
Sports reporter Jamie Wall speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about Former Black Ferns captain Les Elder revealing her personal struggles after being ousted from the team and an update on the Olympics. Audio
New Zealand's Olympic flagbearers named as Canada spies victory
Jo Aleh and Aaron Gate are named New Zealand's Olympic flagbearers in a rousing ceremony at New Zealand House on the Champs-Élysées. Audio
Morning Report Essentials for 26 July 2024
On today's episode, we talk with Rawiri Waretini-Karena was in institutional care for 11 years and was later convicted of murder on the release of the report into abuse in state care, information has… Audio
International Equestrian Federation confident the sport will remain in Olympic programme
The International Equestrian Federation is confident the sport will remain on the Olympic programme despite several cases of horse abuse.
Aaron Gate on honour of being NZ flagbearer at Olympic opening ceremony
New Zealand's other flagbearer is Aaron Gate. He couldn't attend the naming ceremony in Paris because he's going through his final preparations in Switzerland. Gate spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Jo Aleh and Aaron Gate named as NZ flag bearers for Olympic opening ceremony
Track cyclist Aaron Gate, and sailor Jo Aleh have been named as New Zealand's flagbearers for the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, which will happen Saturday morning New Zealand time. Nathan Rarere… Audio
NZ names Olympic opening ceremony flagbearers
Track cyclist Aaron Gate and sailor Jo Aleh have been named as New Zealand's flagbearers for the Paris Olympics opening ceremony. Audio
Olympics 2024: A tour of NZ House in Paris
New Zealand House is where Nathan Rarere will be based for the Paris Games, Sharon Van Gulik is the Olympic team's commercial director and showed him around the little piece of Aotearoa on the Champs… Audio
Olympics 2024: NZ Flagbearer announced
Olympic Chef de Mission Nigel Avery unveilled our team's flag bearers - Nathan Rarere talked with one of the flag bearerers Jo Aleh just after she was named. Audio
Olympics 2024: Dan Hillier on teeing up for first games
Fresh off a great few rounds of golf in Scotland, Kiwi golfer Daniel Hillier is heading to Paris - Leonard Powell caught up with him for a chat Audio
Explained: breaking down rules around Olympic "breaking"
RNZ Explainer editor Katie Kenny breaks down the new sports we are seeing at the Paris Olympics - one of them being breaking! Audio
The champions who fell short
The anguish, frustration, and feeling of unfinished business when highly-driven athletes come fourth at an Olympic Games Audio
The Olympics begin as Canada spies on NZ
The Olympic Games in Paris are underway in controversial circumstances, as the Canadians spy on the Football Ferns. But NZ teams are unbeaten after the first day of action. Audio
UK: Starmer's left-wing woes, Tory leadership race
UK correspondent Hugo Gye joins Kathryn to talk about the pressure new Prime Minister Keir Starmer is under from the left wing of his party - with a rebellion from seven MPs over the issue of family… Audio
The new sports in action at the Paris Olympics
This year's Olympics in Paris will showcase quite an innovative programme change with more youth-oriented sports like surfing, skateboarding, kiteboarding, sport-climbing and breaking...that's… Audio
NZ receives apology after Canada caught spying on Football Ferns at Olympics
Chef de Mission Nigel Avery says the New Zealand Olympic team has received an apology but wouldn't speculate if any action will be taken against Team Canada following the drone scandal. Barry Guy… Audio
