Paris Essentials

Sharing the latest from RNZ's team on the ground as well as updates from the athletes and news-makers both in Paris and here at home.

Presented and produced by Ben Strang

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New Zealand's most golden Olympic Games come to a close

New Zealand's most golden Olympic Games come to a close with 10 gold medals, seven silver and three bronze.
New Zealand's Ellesse Andrews celebrates after winning the women's track cycling sprint final race 2 for gold of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines National Velodrome in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, south-west of Paris, on August 11, 2024. (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP)

Triple gold for NZ with Lydia Ko, Hamish Kerr, and Dame Lisa Carrington

New Zealand uniforms are now black, white and gold after Dame Lisa Carrington, Lydia Ko and Hamish Kerr win gold medals on a thrilling day of Olympic action.
New Zealand's gold medallist Lydia Ko celebrates on the podium after the women's golf event at the Paris Olympics.

Dame Lisa gets 7th Olympic gold, and Maddi Wesche's silver stunner

Dame Lisa Carrington teams with Alicia Hoskin to win her 7th Olympic gold medal, while Maddi Wesche stunned the field for silver in the shot put.
New Zealand's gold medallists Lisa Carrington and Alicia Hoskin celebrate their victory in the women's kayak double 500m final of the canoe sprint competition at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium in Vaires-sur-Marne during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on August 9, 2024. (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP)

Double gold in Paris in kayaking and track cycling

New Zealand wins double gold overnight, in the K4 500m on the water, and Ellesse Andrews dominated the women's keirin.
New Zealand's Ellesse Andrews celebrates after winning the women's track cycling keirin final for gold of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines National Velodrome in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, south-west of Paris, on August 8, 2024. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP)

Team pursuit women claim silver at the velodrome

Silver for New Zealand in the women's team pursuit at the velodrome, while we're looking ominous in kayak sprints and high jump.
Picture by Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com - 07/08/2024 - Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Track Cycling - National Velodrome, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France - Women’s Team Pursuit Final For Gold - Ally Wollaston, Bryony Botha, Emily Shearman, Nicole Shields (New Zealand) after winning the Olympic Bronze Medal

Kayakers, team pursuit cyclists well placed for medals

Dame Lisa Carrington is leading the charge in the kayaking, and the track cyclists are in rapid form.
New Zealand’s Bryony Botha, Emily Shearman, Samantha Donnelly, Nicole ShieldsP contest the women's team pursuit qualifying at the Nations Cup track cycling meet in Hong Kong.

Alexandra's finest Finn Butcher wins kayak cross gold in Paris

Finn Butcher stunned the field in the kayak cross final to claim the gold medal, New Zealand's third of the Paris Olympics.
New Zealand's Finn Butcher celebrates winning in the men's kayak cross final of the canoe slalom competition at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium in Vaires-sur-Marne during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on August 5, 2024. (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP)

Noah Lyles wins Paris Olympics men's 100m final in photo finish

American Noah Lyles wins the marquee men's 100m final at the Paris Olympics.
Noah Lyles of United States reacts after winning the men's athletics 100-meter final at the Paris Olympics at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France on August 4, 2024.

Emma Twigg takes rowing silver as athletics starts on struggle street

Emma Twigg brings home silver in the single sculls, while the athletics starts with a whimper for New Zealand's athletes.
New Zealand's Emma Twigg competes in the women's single sculls quarterfinals rowing competition at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Centre in Vaires-sur-Marne during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 30, 2024. (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP)

Silver for the sailing McKiwis Isaac McHardie and Will McKenzie

The McKiwis, Isaac McHardie and Will McKenzie, continue New Zealand's Olympic medal run with silver in the sailing.
New Zealand's Isaac Mchardie and New Zealand's William Mckenzie compete in Race 1 of the men’s 49er skiff event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games sailing competition at the Roucas-Blanc Marina in Marseille on July 28, 2024. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP)

NZ wins three medals in an hour of rowing power

Brooke Francis and Lucy Spoors secure New Zealand's second gold medal of the Paris Games in a stunning hour at the rowing.
New Zealand's Brooke Francis (R) and New Zealand's Lucy Spoors celebrate winning in the women's double sculls final rowing competition at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Centre in Vaires-sur-Marne during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on August 1, 2024. (Photo by Olivier MORIN / AFP)

Hayden Wilde takes silver in thrilling men's triathlon

New Zealand has a second Olympic medal after a brilliant battle in the men's triathlon.
Hayden Wilde from New Zealand finishes with silver in the men’s triathlon, Paris Olympics at Alexandre III, Paris, France on Thursday 31 July 2024. Photo credit: Iain McGregor / www.photosport.nz

Gold for New Zealand in the women's rugby sevens

The Black Ferns Sevens team have won New Zealand's first medal of the Paris Olympics, and it has that golden hue.
New Zealand's players celebrate after the women's gold medal rugby sevens match between New Zealand and Canada during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis on July 30, 2024. (Photo by CARL DE SOUZA / AFP)

New Zealand falls short in Olympic equestrian and mountain biking

New Zealand's wait for an Olympic medal continues, but the breakthrough win seems to be imminent.
New Zealand's Clarke Johnstone with horse Menlo Park competes in the equestrian's eventing cross country during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Chateau de Versailles, in Versailles, in the western outskirts of Paris, on July 28, 2024. (Photo by Pierre-Philippe MARCOU / AFP)

New Zealand's long wait for an Olympic swimming medal continues

Lewis Clareburt finishes in sixth in the 400m Individual Medley final as a French star dominates the field.
New Zealand's Lewis Clareburt competes to win and take the gold medal in the men's 200m butterfly swimming final at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, 31 July, 2022.