micheal_warren

I would love the World Cup to go to Ireland or Italy. South Africa will probably be a favourite to win though.

It is working for me. I have downloaded the app and also watched a bit on my computer this morning before work. Havent seen enough yet to form an opinion, but the concept is excellent!

For me I was most happy with New Zealand's performance - our most ever medals at an Olympic Games - 18 for us was a fantastic achievement. I loved seeing Fiji win their first ever Olympic medal - a gold in the sevens. It was so coon to see how Fiji reacted to their win. Its what the Olympics are all about. I enjoyed seeing Brazil win the mens volleyball and football. They will take huge satisfaction winning those team events! Team GB had an amazing games, backing up from four years ago was huge! Being placed second on the table was huge! Negatives: Australia were poor and received a lot of negative press. I thought they would have improved on four years ago. 29 medals for them would have been a disappointment for them. India: the second most populous nation doing so poorly!

Its a shame there wont be a 2016 edition. I always look forward to this book coming out.

Lets hope you are right. The alternative doesnt bear thinking about.

Looking good. Below is a pic from the New Zealand portion of the Olympic Village.

It is pretty good actaully... Better than four years ago I think. Bring on the games

Radio Sport in New Zealand has secured rights to cover the Olympic Games from Rio: http://www.radiosport.co.nz/sport-news/radio-sport-secures-exclusive-olympic-games-rights/

Still a lot of work to do at the Valedrone!

Hello. Yes to be honest I really miss TVNZ coverage of the Olympic Games. As part of my phd I have interviewed many of those commentators who New Zealanders grew up with over many years. Including Keith Quinn, John McBeth and Brendan Telfer. They were and are professionals. The anchors Peter Williams and Geoff Bryan who fronted coverage for many Olympic Games have also been interviewed. The standard of coverage from Prime in 2012 was poor in my opinion. Sky has the ability to run 10 channels so a lot of sport is coverage which is a plus. TVNZ were extremely good at coverage a wide range of events and could be trusted to ensure that New Zealander's competing were on tv. Unfortunately Prime Television is not up to standard and in 2102 we had rowing coverage of C finals with no new Zealanders competing. I have TVNZ full coverage from Beijing (over 200 hours) and Prime's Coverage of 2012 (A similar amount of coverage) and Beijing's coverage is much better. They had the knowledge and facts. Prime's coverage had front men who didnt have the knowledge and made many mistakes.

Sky Sport NZ/Prime coverage and buildup is very disappointing so far. Their website is a dog as well. Sky Sport NZ really need to do more, but it was the same in the build up to the London 2012 Olympic Games. They havent really learnt.

This is a cool video.

Water quality is an issue that continues to bubble up. It really needs to be cleaned up and sorted!

I really like TVNZ's intro for 2000.

They might have come a long way over the past year but there is still a way to go I think. I am not saying that they wont be ready, just that I think there is quite a bit of work still to be done!