Olympics
IOC tells Tokyo to rein in Games spending
The International Olympic Committee has urged Tokyo to keep costs for the 2020 Summer Games below $US20 billion as the hosts grapple with ballooning expenses.
Olympic shot put silver medalist stripped of medal
The woman who finished second behind Valerie Adams in the 2008 Olympic shot put competition has been stripped of her silver medal.
Another Olympic champion stripped of medal
Russia's Yuliya Zaripova has been stripped of the gold medal she won in the women's 3,000 metres steeplechase at the 2012 London Olympics.
Rowing voices concerns about possible Olympic shift
Rowing's world governing body has expressed its concerns about the possibility that the Tokyo 2020 Olympic venue is to be shifted away from the Japanese capital.
Extra Time for 7 October 2016
Two of New Zealand's Olympic champions have their medical records released by Russian hackers, but they're okay about it. The All Blacks prepare to match a test match winning streak. We hear from one… Audio
Sports with Brendan Telfer
Another bad week for NZ Rugby, Russian hackers who disclosed medical information about two NZ gold medallists trigger a debate about the use of therapeutic use exemptions, and Maria Sharapova seeks… Audio
Drysdale wants athletes to make drug use public
New Zealand's Olympic champion rower Mahe Drysdale wants greater transparency around athletes' use of prohibited drugs for legitimate reasons.
Drysdale, Burling medical documents hacked
New Zealand Olympic gold medalists Mahe Drysdale and Peter Burling have been mentioned in the latest list of athletes to have their medical documents made public by hackers. Audio
Hamish Bond and Eric Murray: rowing for gold
Kim Hill talks to Hamish Bond and Eric Murray have won 69 rowing races from 69 starts since they first paired up at a World Cup event in Munich in 2009, most recently winning a gold medal at the Rio… Audio
Ladies: bring a medal
Overseas media were called out for sexism during the Olympics. There were instances in our media too, but it wasn't only the women patronised in reporting from Rio. Audio
Pacific sporting community mourns the death of Joe Carlo
The Pacific sporting community is mourning the death of Vanuatu sports administrator Joe Carlo. The former CEO of the 2017 Pacific Mini Games served as President of the Vanuatu Olympic Committee for… Audio
Olympians welcomed home in Auckland
There were long and happy queues of people waiting for New Zealand's Olympians' autographs, when the team returned home this morning. Audio
Fiji welcomes home Olympic Sevens champions
Tens of thousands of people in Fiji have welcomed home the country's champion Olympic Sevens team, which won the nation's first ever Olympic medal. Audio
Sports funding under the gun again despite NZ's best medal haul
As the Rio Olympic Games close, sports officials are promising a thorough review of high performance funding. Audio
Local body elections
The latest poll on the Auckland mayoral race has Phil Goff convincingly in front of the field. Audio
Rio Olympic's
It's all over for another four years. New Zealand's had its most successful Olympics.Grant Schofield of the University of Auckland discusseses why young people are becoing less active. Audio
NZ's most successful Olympics yet
The Rio Olympics has come to an end, with the closing ceremony finishing off more than two weeks of sporting achievement. RNZ's sports journalist, Matt Chatterton looks back on New Zealand's big… Audio
Public holiday in Fiji for sevens rugby heroes
Fiji's celebrating their Rugby Sevens historic victory at the Rio Olympics with a public holiday. The team's being feted today with a para and two days of events. Audio
Olympians deliver NZ's best ever medal haul at the Games
Young and old Olympians deliver New Zealand's best ever medal haul at the Games. Audio
Nights Sport olympic wrap
Helene Elliot, Paul Kennedy and Russell Fuller Nights International sports correspondents talk about the highs and lows of Rio from each for their nation's perspectives Audio
