Winter Olympics
NZ alpine skiers look forward to Winter Paralympics
New Zealand has three alpine skiers competing at the Beijing Winter Paralympics over the next 10 days with two of them strong medal contenders again.
Adam Hall is attending his fifth games, while… Audio
Nights Sport
LA Times Sportsjournalist, Helene Elliot chats to us from Beijing on her final day at the Winter Olympics. Audio
Sadowski-Synnot stoked, proud with second medal at Olympics
Snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott has made history once again becoming our first athlete to win multiple medals at a Winter Olympics.
She secured silver in the big air competition this afternoon… Video, Audio
Sadowski-Synnott's parents praise 'nerves of steel'
The parents of Kiwi snowboarder Zoi Sadowski Synott's have praised their daughter's 'nerves of steel' after she won a second medal of the 2022 Winter Olympics - this time a silver in the big air… Video, Audio
Sadowski-Synnott closer to another Winter Olympics medal
Snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott is edging closer to another Winter Olympic medal.
She's competing in the Big Air competition this afternoon.
Reporter Timothy Brown joins Lisa Owen from Wanaka where… Video, Audio
Sadowski-Synnott chases gold number two
Snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synott begins her quest for a second Winter Olympic gold medal this afternoonn.
World press given little freedom at Winter Olympics
International sports broadcaster Lavina Good is at the Winter Olympics in Beijing, where she has been working as part of the Olympic Broadcast Services team. Lavina joins the show for an update on the… Audio
Zoi Sidowski-Synnott and her father Sean Synnott after NZ's first winter gold
Zoi Sidowski-Synnott talks just after winning New Zealand's first ever gold medal at the Winter Olympics. Her father Sean Synnott is in Wānaka and watched it happen from there. Audio
A proud Kiwi celebrates gold medal success
Zoi Sadowski-Synnott said she was a "proud Kiwi" after winning gold in the women's slopestyle event at the Beijing Olympics, snagging the nation's first-ever Winter Games gold medal.
Sports commentator Dana Johannsen
The Winter Olympics officially get underway tonight, with controversy over the IOC selecting China as host being criticised as being tacit endorsement of the country's human rights abuses. Will we see… Audio
Asia correspondent Ed White
Ed talks to Kathryn about the somewhat muted start to the year of the tiger in China with Xi Jinping continuing with his zero-Covid policy as the rest of the world tries to get life somewhat back to… Audio
Calling Home: Patrick Rosevear in Beijing
Wellingtonian Patrick Rosevear has certainly led a varied life in China since he moved there nearly a decade ago. Having fully immersed himself in local culture from day one in Shanghai, including… Audio, Gallery
Calling Home: Rachel Scott-Leflaive in Beirut, Lebanon
Rachel Scott-Leflaive's permanent home is in the idyllic ski area of Chamonix, France, but following the devastating blast in Beirut last month she has been deployed to Lebanon where she is working… Audio
NZ Winter Olympics team arrive home to warm welcome
Freestyle skier Nico Porteous and snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott led the New Zealand team out at Auckland Airport today, after arriving home following history making performances in Pyeongchang. Video, Audio
Winter Olympic medalists return home
After New Zealand's best ever performance at a Winter Olympic games, the athletes are now arriving. There's a crowd gathering at Auckland Airport to see the team. RNZ sports reporter Ravinder Hunia is… Audio
Upbeat for Monday 26 Feb 2018
Was the NZ Festival opening weekend a “spectacular”? Lynn Freeman shares her thoughts & Tony Ryan review the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra’s 60th anniversary season opening concert. We also explore…
Winter Olympics: Young medallists lead NZ squad out for closing ceremony
New Zealand's two young medallists led the way at the closing ceremony for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
Young snowboarder to carry NZ flag
The New Zealand team will recognise its two teenage medallists as the country's most successful Winter Olympics campaign draws to a close in Pyeongchang.
Russia not allowed to fly flag at Games closing ceremony
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has dashed Russian athletes' hopes of marching behind their national flag at the Winter Games, deciding against immediately lifting Russia's Olympic…