Paris Essentials

Brooke Francis and Lucy Spoors secure New Zealand's second gold medal of the Paris Games in a stunning hour at the rowing. Audio

New Zealand has a second Olympic medal after a brilliant battle in the men's triathlon. Audio

The Black Ferns Sevens team have won New Zealand's first medal of the Paris Olympics, and it has that golden hue. Audio

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

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