Gold medalist Mahe Drysdale signing autographs with fellow gold medalist Lisa Carrington. Photo / Mike Scott
Gold medalist Mahe Drysdale signing autographs with fellow gold medalist Lisa Carrington. Photo / Mike Scott
• About 170 members of the Kiwi team have landed back in New Zealand • More than 20 medal-winners, including double gold medallists Hamish Bond, Eric Murray, Mahe Drysdale and Lisa Carrington, among today's contingent • After meeting family, friends and fans at Auckland airport they left for The Cloud • Several hundredpeople gathered at the waterfront venue to wait for their heroes • Kiwi team boss Rob Waddell told the crowd: "We couldn't have done it without New Zealand ... with your support we can keep getting better."
Good morning, and welcome to our live coverage of the return of the history-making Kiwi Rio Olympics team. We'll be with you as they land in Auckland and meet family and friends at the airport, then continue to a public celebration at the Cloud on the city's waterfront.
Reporting team at Auckand airport: Lynley Bilby, Sam Hewat, Gia Garrick, Tina Trenkner-Meade and Brett Phibbs.
