
New Zealanders have gone from celebrating their most successful Olympics ever to being on the end of an emphatic snub during the closing ceremony in Paris. Thousands of athletes remained in France to celebrate their achievements in the State de France and entered the venue in party mode on Monday morning, Australian time. That included the Kiwi contingent, who had an Olympic campaign to remember, only to find they'd been forgotten about by organisers. An artistic rendition of a world map was wheeled out into the stadium to commemorate all...