Matt Chatterton
Midday Sports News for 26 August 2016
Cycling NZ's chief executive Andrew Matheson admits his team's Olympic campaign was a failure but believes they're heading in the right direction for the Tokyo 2020 games, and All Blacks coach Steve… Audio
Midday Sports News for 24 August 2016
New Zealand's Olympic heroes are welcomed home. Audio
Aucklanders turn out in droves to welcome Olympians home
Aucklanders are turning out in droves to welcome home the Olympians from Rio. 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
Midday Sports News for 22 August 2016
High Performance Sport New Zealand chief Alex Baumann says some Olympic sports will have a nervous wait over the next few months before the latest funding allocations are confirmed. Audio
NZ racks up highest ever medal haul at the Olympics
New Zealand has racked up its biggest ever Olympic medal haul after clinching five more in one day - one gold, two sliver and two bronze. Audio
High hopes Walsh and Carrington will win medals overnight
New Zealanders didn't win any medals at the Olympics in Rio today, but there are high hopes overnight for Tom Walsh in the shotput and Lisa Carrington on the water. Video, Audio
Midday Sports News for 18 August 2016
The New Zealand women's hockey coach, Mark Hager, says Great Britain's grit and determination was too good for his team. Audio
Midday Sports News for 17 August 2016
New Zealand's Olympic 49er sailing champions Peter Burling and Blair Tuke say they felt unadulterated joy after wrapping up the gold medal in Rio with a race to spare. Audio
Fiji, NZ triumphant at Olympics
Fiji has made history, securing its first medal at an Olympics, while Hamish Bond and Eric Murray won New Zealand's first gold and Luuka Jones and our men's track sprint cycling team won silver. Video, Audio
Extra Time for 12 August 2016
On Extra Time this week it's gold again for New Zealand rowers Hamish Bond and Eric Murray in Rio and Luuka Jones claims New Zealand's first canoe slalom Olympic medal, but while there's been success… Audio
Hamish Bond and Eric Murray to row for gold
Hamish Bond and Eric Murray will row for New Zealand's first gold medal in Rio tomorrow, but they're not the only Kiwis keeping our medal hopes alive. Audio
Will Sir Mark Todd return in 2020
Sir Mark Todd, one of New Zealand's greatest Olympians, bowed out of his eighth and most likely last Olympics after he failed to win a medal at the equestrian's showpiece event. Audio
Athletes at Rio harness technology in bid for gold
The difference between winning and losing at the Rio Olympics will come down to just hundredths - if not thousandths - of a second for some athletes. Video, Audio