Tokyo Olympics
The Rest is History: Surfing in New Zealand
Surfing is one of six sports that made their debut at the Olympics this year, along with softball, baseball, sport climbing, skateboarding and karate as the Games looked to capture a new youth market… Audio
New Zealand Olympians rack up more Tokyo medals
It's a big day for New Zealand Olympians in Tokyo today from Lisa Carrington's latest gold medal in the canoeing to Ellesse Andrew's silver in the keirin cycling event. Karyn Hay crosses to RNZ's Maja… Audio
Tokyo Olympics: Laurel Hubbard to make history
At 43, New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is nearly twice the average age of her Tokyo competitors. She is also one of the strongest in the field.
Rowers Gowler, Prendergast back on water after winning gold
How do gold medal winning Olympic rowers celebrate? They get back on the water.
As rowing pair Grace Prendergast and Kerri Gowler brought home New Zealand's first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics… Video, Audio
NZ Olympic team have chance at gold in Men's Rugby Sevens
The New Zealand Olympic team now has a silver and a bronze medal, and in a few hours they get the chance to complete the set with a gold.
NZ will face Fiji in the Men's Rugby Sevens final at 9pm… Video, Audio
Olympics: Osborne, Donaghue describe silver medal win
The New Zealand contingent has a a brand new silver medal to bring home from Tokyo.
Hannah Osborne and Brooke Donaghue snaffled a silver in the women's double sculls a few hours ago.
They talk to… Video, Audio
Another day of drama at the Olympics
The Tokyo Olympics delivered a day of high drama with a stunning surprise in the pool, one of the great David v Goliath cycling victories and double sibling judo gold.
NZ rowers make good start to Olympic campaign in Tokyo
New Zealand's rowers have made a good start to their Olympic campaign ahead of tonight's opening ceremony in Tokyo.
Four of the five New Zealand boats have made it through their heats today.
Day one… Video, Audio
Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony underway tonight
The much-anticipated opening ceremony for the Tokyo Olympic Games gets underway later tonight - despite it being mired in controversy before it has even started.
As with previous games, some events… Audio
Investigation starts into Czech Republic flight to Tokyo
Two more members of the Czech Olympic team have tested positive for Covid-19 and the country's Olympic Committee has launched an investigation into a charter flight.
Sport is merely a distraction at the Tokyo Olympics
Opinion - So which is it? Are the Tokyo games a disaster waiting to happen or is it business as usual? Hamish Bidwell says readers, listeners and viewers are entitled to feel confused.
Another Tokyo Olympic official sacked
Tokyo Olympics organisers have fired the opening ceremony director on the eve of the event after reports emerged of a past joke he had made about the Holocaust.
New Zealand's surfers ready for cyclone swells
An impending tropical cyclone looks set to bring some action to the surfing competition at the Tokyo Olympics this weekend.
Football Ferns to take a knee at first Tokyo Olympics match
The Football Ferns will take a knee before their first match at the Olympic Games tonight.
They're kicking off their Games campaign at 11:30pm against Australia.
The head of the New Zealand Olympic… Video, Audio
Tokyo Olympics: Poland select too many swimmers
Poland have sent six swimmers home from the Tokyo Olympics after selecting too many by mistake.
IOC promises no Covid risk for Tokyo residents
IOC President Thomas Bach says there is "zero" risk of Games participants infecting Japanese residents with COVID-19, as cases hit a six-month high in the host city.
Olympic business - How and why new sports make it into the Game
The Tokyo Games are just over a week away, and include some sports not previously seen at the Olympics in a bid to woo a younger audience. Measures were introduced ahead of the Tokyo Olympics allowing… Audio
Covid-19 cluster at Olympic hotel as Tokyo cases surge
Seven staff tested positive at a hotel southwest of Tokyo where dozens of Brazilian Olympic team members are staying, as the host city records a wave of new infections.
'No high-fives, handshakes, hugs or hongi' in Tokyo - Waddell
Olympic host city Tokyo is now in a fresh state of emergency, less than two weeks ahead of the games.
Yesterday it recorded 614 new cases, making 22 days of gains in cases of the virus.
There are… Video, Audio
Covid-19: Tokyo Olympics bans spectators
Olympic organisers have announced spectators will be banned from the Olympics, as Japan extends its Covid-19 state of emergency in the host city Tokyo.
The games are due to begin on 23 July, just two… Audio
