Paris Essentials

Paris Essentials

Every morning at 11am Ben Strang brings you the best of RNZ's coverage of the 2024 Olympic Games. He'll have the latest from RNZ's team on the ground - Nathan Rarere, Barry Guy, Dana Johannsen and Felicity Reid - as well as updates from the athletes and news-makers both in Paris and here at home.

Episodes

August 11, 2024 38 mins
New Zealand's most golden Olympic Games come to a close with 10 gold medals, seven silver and 3 bronze.
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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.
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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.
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New Zealand wins double gold overnight, in the K4 500m on the water, and Ellesse Andrews dominated the women's keirin.
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Silver for New Zealand in the women's team pursuit at the velodrome, while we're looking ominous in kayak sprints and high jump.
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Dame Lisa Carrington is leading the charge in the kayaking, and the track cyclists are in rapid form.
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Finn Butcher stunned the field in the kayak cross final to claim the gold medal, New Zealand's third of the Paris Olympics.
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American Noah Lyles wins the marquee men's 100m final at the Paris Olympics.
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Emma Twigg brings home silver in the single sculls, while the athletics starts with a whimper for New Zealand's athletes.
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The McKiwis, Isaac McHardie and Will McKenzie, continue New Zealand's Olympic medal run with silver in the sailing.
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Brooke Francis and Lucy Spoors secure New Zealand's second gold medal of the Paris Games in a stunning hour at the rowing.
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New Zealand has a second Olympic medal after a brilliant battle in the men's triathlon.
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The Black Ferns Sevens team have won New Zealand's first medal of the Paris Olympics, and it has that golden hue.
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New Zealand's wait for an Olympic medal continues, but the breakthrough win seems to be imminent.
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Lewis Clareburt finishes in sixth in the 400m Individual Medley final as a French star dominates the field.
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A narrow miss for one of New Zealand's early medal hopes with Erika Fairweather finishing fourth in the women's 400m freestyle.
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The Paris 2024 Olympic Games are officially underway with a glittering opening ceremony.
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Jo Aleh and Aaron Gate are named New Zealand's Olympic flagbearers in a rousing ceremony at New Zealand House on the Champs-Élysées.
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The Olympic Games in Paris are underway in controversial circumstances, as the Canadians spy on the Football Ferns. But NZ teams are unbeaten after the first day of action.
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July 23, 2024 21 mins
RNZ's team is now in Paris for the 2024 Olympic Games. They share their bold predictions, their dream interviews, and their French skills.
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