New Zealand's greatest games to date....the Olympic team are bringing home our biggest ever medal haul in Tokyo - placing us eleventh on the medal table.
So far Kiwi athletes have won seven golds, six silver and six bronze medals - bringing the total to 19.
And the medal hopes aren't over yet...with track cycling, canoeing and golf to come.
With just the weekend to go, chef de mission Rob Waddell is thrilled.
"It has been fantastic - there have been some magnificent results..."
Asked to share his favourite moment so far, Waddell, who won the gold medal in the single sculls at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, nominated the New Zealand rowing eights gold medal.
"I'm probably going to be accused of bias here but it was pretty hard not to get a bit emotional seeing the men's eight cross the line in the fashion that they did... for them to go through as tough a process as they did and to come out on top was as good as any of the moments at these Games but how can you go past any of the other results..."
New Zealand men's rowing eight on the Olympic dais. Photo: AFP or licensors
As well as the medallists, others had performed exceptionally well without ending up on the podium, including the men's pursuit team and the men's football team. This showed that the bulk of the Kiwi athletes were the equal of those from around the world.
He said it has been extra special to see first-hand some of the successes because there have been very few supporters at events cheering for the Kiwis.
Asked if the Olympics have retained their magic without people's families and the crowds attending, he said: "100 percent - absolutely, it's an incredible event to be a part of and as we messaged to the athletes from the start, this is going to be a very different experience but it's still going to be an amazing experience."
Without friends and families on the ground, they had still made their connections from afar.
"I guess we've felt a really tight bond as a team these Games too - maybe more so than others because we are it - we are our family when we're over here, that's what we've got."
Ten different sports have won medals and women have had some fantastic results. For the women's sevens it was impressive how they set their minds to go one better than Rio.
Sarah Hirini, captain of New Zealand's women's sevens team. Photo: Kenji Demura/Photosport Ltd 2021
He was lost for words over what kayaker Lisa Carrington has achieved, powering her way to three gold medals.
"It's remarkable, it's historic and what a dominant dominant performance all the way through."
Her support team does the small things very well, he said, and employed an effective heat strategy using ice baths, cold drinks, ice vests and keeping her out of the heat as much as possible.
All the team members had been exemplary in their representation of the country, he said.
