Dylan Cleaver: We need to talk about how white the NZ Olympic team isContinued below. Nevertheless, the article was a reminder that the current funding model has consequences, even if these include the hair colour of those going to Rio. The New Zealand rowing team are do enjoy a lion's share of funding along with rowing and cycling. The photo of the almost exclusively blonde-headed rowing team was probably just a convenient attention grab. It's probably high time this audit included the current funding model and its consequences.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 14, 2016 00:56 UTC