The Podium

Cyclist Aaron Gate makes history with his fourth gold medal of the games, the first kiwi athlete to notch up that milestone. Joelle King and Paul Coll are bringing home gold from the mixed doubles squash and the White Ferns and the Silver Ferns both upset the home teams to bring home bronze in cricket and netball.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More medals overnight including a silver for defending hammer throw champ Julia Ratcliffe. The Silver Ferns endure a pasting at the hands of Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls, while the All Blacks are served a hefty loss by the Springboks in Mbombela. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gold and silver in the men's shot put, but it'll be bronze at best for the Black Sticks women. We take a quick trip to South Africa as the All Blacks label tomorrow's test a "turning point", and find out what Sports Minister Grant Robertson thinks will be his next athletic endeavour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another bronze on the bike amid the prospect of medals at the athletics stadium. Our reporters offer navigation help to bus drivers, and personal hygiene tips in the media centre. Plus, ‘The Podium’ takes a break from the Commonwealth Games, crossing to Mbombela in South Africa where the All Blacks gear up to take on the world champion Springboks.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...

Medals galore for kiwis in Birmingham, but heartbreak for a fan favourite at the squash. Transport woes continue across the city, and we take a very simplified look at the science behind running really fast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Medals at lawn bowls and pole vault overnight, but one of our great hopes misses the chance to go for gold in squash. Plus, Ian Anderson now thinks he’s friends with royalty, and find out why there was pole dancing at the beach volleyball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ellesse Andrews wins three golds at a single Commonwealth Games … but she’s not our only medallist overnight. We find out why Metallica could be the secret weapon for one the kiwi team’s new swimming stars, and tap into some outrage over parking tickets being dished out around venues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Medals galore for the kiwi team in the pool! But both sevens teams are now in bounceback mode as they try to summon the energy for the bronze medal playoffs., and games organisers are off side with locals after a blunder during the opening ceremony. The state of the food at some venues has social media anger at boiling point - how much is too much for a dodgy snarler and some undercooked chips? Le...

Another protest could be coming for the kiwi team after one of medal winning cyclists was denied her medal, and then fined! Plus, is a love triangle about to derail the Aussie swim team? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Zealand's on the medal table, with gold and silver at the velodrome, while triathlete Hayden Wilde is protesting a time penalty as he claimed silver. Plus, what's going on with Birmingham's transport during the games, and why Australia's throwing shade at our opening ceremony uniforms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first kiwi athlete gets scratched from the games because of Covid, and there's a massive 80s comeback at the Opening Ceremony, which our team in Birmingham seem to know an unusual amount about. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stuff reporters in Birmingham, Rob van Royen and Ian Anderson, talk to Zoe George about who could be surprise medalists, and make some wild suggestions for new sports they want added to the schedule. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coming soon from Stuff: a quickfire wrap of all the action from Birmingham 2022, hosted by Zoe George. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices