Rowing New Zealand wishes to release the following statement regarding its future with coach Richard Tonks:
Rowing New Zealand is pleased with the progress made in discussions with Mahe Drysdale today and continues to work towards achieving the best outcome for Mahe and the Women's double. Rowing NZ is keen to achieve an outcome as soon as possible.
In the meantime Mahe and the Women's double have agreed to continue to train with the NZ squad - we will provide our next update on Wednesday next week.