Stories by Dana Johannsen

The former head of Cycling NZ told the Olympian he saw "no tangible value" in disciplinary action against those alleged to have harmed her.

The young cyclist's coach told her she did not deserve to be at the Rio Olympic Games, a coroner's hearing has been told.

The father of Olivia Podmore has described her death as a "grievous, senseless, and entirely preventable tragedy" at the opening of an inquest into the Rio Olympian's suspected suicide in August 2021.

The Olympic cyclist's mother hopes a three-week inquest will help keep others safe and supported in the future.

The Tauihi women's basketball league has tripled attendance and added its first international team. Is it a big, bold beacon for other sports to follow - or is some of it bluster?

Mountain bike star Sammie Maxwell won her Olympic selection case - now she's been awarded legal costs over the "exceptional" circumstances.

The mother of the talented track cyclist, who died in 2021, says having the independent representation an athletes' union could provide would have made a difference for her daughter.

The long-running battle with High Performance Sport NZ could have implications beyond sport.

The women of New Zealand's track cycling team trumped all other Kiwi competitors for medals at the Paris Olympics. They came from a dark place to get there.

Dame Lisa Carrington stands on the embankment talking media through the race of her life as if it were just another training run.

Analysis - Not long after Dame Lisa Carrington cemented her status as NZ's most decorated Olympian, a little-known Kiwi paddler took to the water in Denmark.

The keirin, in which cyclists sprint for victory following a speed-controlled start, is known to throw up drama and chaos.

Eight years on from her Olympic debut, Eliza McCartney re-entered the Games arena much the same way she left it - joyous, exuberant, awestruck.

The confusion was almost immediate. Foreign media were puzzled. Why were the Kiwis so bad?

The Alexandra kayaker won in a thrilling race and says he can't comprehend beating the world champion.

The young mountain bike star turned on her best elite performance yet to charge to a top-eight finish in Paris. But first she had to get to the start line.

It was a procession of despair, disappointment and shattered dreams at Stade de France on Sunday.

If Tokyo was for the demons, Paris was for the love of it, Dana Johannsen writes. Audio

The sprint star's appearance was one of the most anticipated at these games, but she showed no sign of being daunted.

New Zealand has the current women's world champion in Kayak Cross, an event debuting tomorrow morning at the Paris Games. Audio

Kiwi Hayden Wilde got the showdown he wanted, but not the ending, as Alex Yee ran past him in a tense final stretch to snatch the gold. Audio

Right before her break in the Olympic Sevens final, Sarah Hirini took a nasty knock to her face. It was yet another brutal injury sustained for her team. Audio

It's the farewell party that retiring sevens legends Portia Woodman-Wickliffe and Tyla King had been hoping for.

During his darkest moments, the Paris Olympic Games had been Sam Gaze's light.

History's most-decorated gymnast is back at the Olympics, rebuilt and renewed - and RNZ's Dana Johanssen was among the enraptured crowd.