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Whether it's for strolling to the shops or sprinting for gold, the same skill, care and dedication goes into every prosthetic from this Auckland workshop.

Limbs without limits: How New Zealand Paralympians get geared up for glory

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The 2024 Paralympic Games begin on Wednesday in Paris. Here's who to cheer for.

Meet the 25 athletes representing New Zealand at the Paralympic Games

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Brannavan Gnanalingam on the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to combine his two favourite things: mooching around Paris and watching the Olympics.

A postcard from the Paris Olympics

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With New Zealand’s press leaving Paris, ‘unparalleled’ Paralympics coverage falls on one reporter.

TVNZ’s 11-strong Olympics reporting team drops to just one for the Paralympics

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New Zealand's medal haul crept up by two overnight as the Paris games close.

A glorious and historic Olympics campaign comes to an end

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Was it a false measurement, a full-blown conspiracy or just some mild incompetence? 

How was Maddi Wesche’s final shot put throw not over 20m? A Spinoff investigation

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Wilcox is well on her way to setting a new record for cycling around the world. Shanti Mathias joins her on the road.

Riding with endurance athlete Lael Wilcox, the woman who just doesn’t stop

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Why are we making our winning athletes wear an ill-fitting jacket during the biggest moment of their lives? 

Our Olympians deserve so much more than fugly uniforms

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We attempt to find out which is more full of shit.

Is the Seine filthier than an Auckland beach after rain?

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Watching sports will always be best with a crowd. But there’s something magic about getting up in the middle of the night to watch alone on the couch.

The golden moments of 4am sport

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Drones, doping allegations, dirty water and much, much more.

The biggest scandals of the 2024 Paris Olympics so far

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Here’s something we can all win gold in: crying at the television.

Nothing beats an old-fashioned Olympics cry

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New Zealand has a very real chance of winning gold and silver in the same event. 

Get ready for the powerhouse Olympics rivalry between two NZ canoe racers

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So why do we keep trying to disqualify the best athletes?

The Weekend: There’s nothing fair about the Olympics

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In order to move forward, sometimes we have to let go of the past. Here are some suggestions for an even more viewer-friendly games in 2028.

Ten sports we should cut from the Olympic programme (and what could replace them)

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The French had Celine Dion, boats floating down the Seine and a heavy metal band with a beheaded Marie Antoinette. What would we have? 

Dreaming of a New Zealand Olympics opening ceremony

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Celebrating our quadrennial opportunity to become experts in a bunch of sports we never normally watch.

Every sport at the Paris Olympics, ranked from least to most fun to watch

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Here's when you can cheer on our first batch of athletes at Paris 2024.

New Zealanders in action: When and who to watch in week one of the Paris Olympics

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As Paris prepares and athletes arrive for the world's biggest sporting event, one New Zealand rower is trying his best to act like nothing is happening.

Everything is on fire: Tom Mackintosh on the mental game of Olympic rowing

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A throwaway comment from the Alternative Commentary Collective during the All Blacks match on Saturday suggests a bleak resurgence of lad chat.

‘Magic handjob’: The sports lads are back, and so are their lame jokes

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The story behind the story that sparked headlines around the world – and almost short-circuited the New Zealand Herald website.

‘Man had eel in his bum’: Remembering the story that almost broke the Herald

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The Christian church has had quite a few dust-ups with itself over the last 20 centuries. This week, the Act Party brought it together.

Jesus’s vision fulfilled: David Seymour restores unity to the church

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Featuring the return of Location, Location, Location, a wholesome local reality show and a documentary some are calling the new Tiger King. 

New to streaming: What to watch on Netflix NZ, Neon and more this week

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Acclaimed international artists are touching down in Aotearoa this week for a brand new book festival – here's what they'll be up to.

A new festival celebrates the art of the picture book

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We should discuss the issue of regulatory change from a position of educated debate, not fear-mongering.

Some home truths about gene technologies

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Only one side is willing to speak about what happened one night in April.

Inside the cold war between Live Nation and the Powerstation

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In the face of compounding pressures, can the national carrier stay the course?

Air New Zealand braces for turbulence

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Wellington is one of several councils considering defying the government's new requirement.  

Windbag: Should Wellington City Council refuse to hold a Māori ward referendum?

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The rankers become the ranked: Hera Lindsay Bird tackles the most meta ranking of them all.

All 85 of The Spinoff’s rankings, ranked from worst to best

This weekend 3 Kiwi fighters will step into the ring during this weekend’s UFC Fight Night. Don Rowe, who has money on our boys, loads up the PS4 and EA’s brand new UFC 2 to project what chances he has of winning big.

Our gaming coverage comes right to your sweet little hands

, the ISP with a mean roundhouse kick to the face.

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NZ's hopes at this weekend's Fight Night are simulated with EA's UFC 2

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