Maja Burry
Midday Rural News for 18 August 2021
Primary industry leaders met online this morning to discuss the national lockdown, as the majority of businesses in the primary industries are allowed to keep operating during Alert Level Four. Audio
Tokyo Olympics: Lisa Carrington speaks after massive medal run
Lisa Carrington made history on Thursday taking gold in the K1500 and becoming our most successful Olympian ever.
She's won three gold medals at the Tokyo games and if she was a country would be 24th… Audio
New Zealand Olympians rack up more Tokyo medals
It's a big day for New Zealand Olympians in Tokyo today from Lisa Carrington's latest gold medal in the canoeing to Ellesse Andrew's silver in the keirin cycling event. Karyn Hay crosses to RNZ's Maja… Audio
Carrington back on water - latest from Tokyo Olympics
In Tokyo, after winning two gold medals yesterday, canoe sprint paddler Lisa Carrington was back on the water today.
Carrington won gold in the K1 200m yesterday and then just over an hour later… Video, Audio
Showtime for weightlifter Laurel Hubbard
It's a huge night for New Zealand weight lifter, Laurel Hubbard, who competes in the women's plus 87kg category. The defending Olympic sailing champions Peter Burling & Blair Tuke have to wait til… Audio
Tokyo olympics: Laurel Hubbard to begin competing today
New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will make history today when she becomes the first openly transgender athlete to compete at the Olympics. Hubbard will compete in the women's 87kg weightlifting… Audio
A gold and silver day for New Zealand in Tokyo
Our reporter in Tokyo, Maja Burry, joins Karyn to celebrate the fantastic day on the water for Emma Twigg, who won gold in the single sculls, the men's eight who also won gold and the women's eight… Audio
Olympics Eventing: horses and riders well prepared
New Zealand's eventing team start their Olympic campaign in Tokyo today. Leading equestrian husband and wife duo Tim and Jonelle Price will be joined by games debutant Jesse Campbell. Maja Burry filed… Audio
NZ's first Olympic gold secured
Grace Prendergast and Kerri Gowler just secured our first gold medal at the Olympics in Tokyo. Our reporter Maja Burry is there, she joins Jesse Mulligan. Audio
NZ has another chance at Olympic rowing glory
Another day, another shot at a medal for our Olympic athletes in Tokyo. The women's rowing pair of Kerri Gowler and Grace Prendergast will race for gold shortly, at 12.30pm RNZ's reporter in Tokyo… Audio
New Zealand could add to its Olympic medal tally
New Zealand could add to its Olympic medal tally in just a few moments, when Hannah Osborne and Brooke Donoghue take to the water in the women's Double Sculls final.
RNZ reporter Maja Burry was there… Audio
Luuka Jones through to canoe slalom finals - latest from Tokyo
In Tokyo, white water paddler Luuka Jones is on her way to the finals after just completing a strong run in the semi-finals of the K1 women's canoe slalom event.
Jones won silver at the Rio de… Video, Audio
NZ has good chance of picking up a second Olympic medal
New Zealand has a good chance of picking up its second medal of the Tokyo Olympics today, when Luuka Jones competes in the canoe slalom finals. Both the semi-finals and finals are being held this… Audio
Olympic horses settle into village stables
The four legged members of New Zealand's Olympic team have been settling into their air-conditioned stables in Tokyo ahead of competition later this week.
Much like the human athletes, the horses… Audio
Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony underway tonight
The much-anticipated opening ceremony for the Tokyo Olympic Games gets underway later tonight - despite it being mired in controversy before it has even started.
As with previous games, some events… Audio
Cyclone may bring action to Olympics' first surfing event
An impending tropical cyclone looks set to bring some action to the surfing competition at the Olympics this weekend.
It's the first time the sport has been included and two New Zealand surfers are… Audio
The Football Ferns take a knee at the Tokyo Olympics
To the Olympics in Tokyo now and the Football Ferns will take a knee ahead of their opening match against Australia in support of greater racial equality in sport. Audio
NZ's Tokyo Olympic campaign begins tonight
New Zealand's Tokyo Olympic campaign begins tonight when the Football Ferns face off against Australia at 11.30pm. But the Olympics' motto of "Faster, Higher, Stronger - Together" might need to… Audio
Tokyo Olympics: Football competitions to kick off today
After a year-long postponement, and all the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics finally get underway today.
With the football tournaments kicking off two days prior to… Audio
Olympics: More NZ athletes arrive in Tokyo
More New Zealand athletes have been arriving to the Olympic Village in Tokyo today, ahead of the games officially getting underway Friday.
RNZ reporter Maja Burry is in Tokyo with the latest details.
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