Rio 2016 Olympics
Powrie retires from Olympic sailing
New Zealand sailor Polly Powrie has retired from Olympic yachting.
Wiggins retires
Great Britain's most decorated cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins has retired from professional racing.
2016 one of my best - Carrington
New Zealand triple Olympic medallist canoer Lisa Carrington says winning this year's Lonsdale Cup signifies the great year she had on and off the water.
HPSNZ winners and losers
Poor outings at the 2016 Rio Olympics have proved costly for the All Blacks sevens, New Zealand Cycling, Football, Triathlon and Swimming organisations.
Raised-fist Olympians to meet Obama
Two athletes sent home from the 1968 Olympics for a protest that became a symbol of the fight for racial equality have been invited to the White House.
Olympic gold medallist allowed to use banned drugs
American shot putter Michelle Carter, who beat Valerie Adams to Olympic gold in Rio, was given an exemption to use usually-banned drugs.
Lochte to be suspended from swimming - reports
Ryan Lochte and three other U.S. swimmers are to be suspended over an incident at a petrol station during the Rio Olympics, according to US media.
Tietjens' legacy more than Olympics disappointment
Sports Call - Sir Gordon Tietjens shouldn't be remembered for the All Blacks Sevens' disappointing Rio Olympics, writes Barry Guy. Video
Tietjens steps down as sevens coach
Sir Gordon Tietjens has stepped down as the coach of the All Blacks Sevens team. Video
Eliza doodled a little
Drawn Out - Watch cartoonist Toby Morris create a unique portrait of Olympic bronze medallist Eliza McCartney, as she speaks to John Campbell. Video
Eliza McCartney's 'overwhelming' welcome home
Olympic bronze medallist Eliza McCartney has had her first taste of fame on home soil since her breakthrough performance in Rio. Video
Ben Ryan given land in Fiji
Rugby sevens coach Ben Ryan has been given three acres of land in Fiji after helping the Pacific nation to their first Olympic medal.
Brazil police charge Lochte over robbery claim
Rio 2016 Olympics - Police in Brazil have charged US swimmer Ryan Lochte with making a false statement about being robbed at gunpoint during the Olympics.
NZs Rio effort
It's New Zealand's best medal haul from an Olympic Games. Is it worth the $160million invested? Audio
NZ Olympic medallists cheered home
New Zealand's returning Olympians have had an ecstatic welcome home. Illustrator Toby Morris captured the action in Auckland. Video
Midday Sports News for 24 August 2016
New Zealand's Olympic heroes are welcomed home. Audio
'It wasn’t about the gold' - Steven Adams
Valerie Adams is the "most disciplined person in the world and just the hardest worker," her brother Steven told a media conference in Auckland today.
Celebration for NZ Olympians: how it happened
Hundreds of people gathered at the Cloud on Auckland's waterfront this morning to meet their Olympic heroes. Look back at our coverage of the NZ team's return home.
Ban on Russian Paralympics athletes upheld
Rio 2016 Olympics - Russia will not compete at next month's Paralympics after losing an appeal against a ban imposed for state-sponsored doping.
Ringing the highlights: RNZ recaps Rio
Rio 2016 Olympics - The RNZ sports team in Rio and at home in New Zealand recount the good, the bad, the ugly and the magical of the Rio Olympics.