Kiwi live-streams legally, and happily

Olympic champion Kiwi rower Eric Murray has proved social media livestreams of sporting events don’t have to end in up in an angry dispute.

Murray, one half of the dominant New Zealand men’s pair with Hamish Bond, used World Rowing’s official Facebook page to broadcast the last 200m of every A final at the ‘‘Last Chance’’ Olympic qualification regatta in Lucerne yesterday.

The eight-time world champion and gold medallist from the 2012 Olympic Games in London did so after seeking and being granted permission from the international body for the sport and their broadcasters. ‘‘Finally got the [thumbs up] from broadcasters!,’’ Murray posted on the duo’s official Facebook page.

‘‘I’ll live video the last 200m from near the finish line at Lucerne. You can switch between the website and the FB Live video to see the emotion first hand at the finish line!’’

Murray’s move comes as the promoters for boxer Joseph Parker, Duco Events, consider legal action after the Kiwi heavyweight’s win over Carlos Takam on Saturday was illegally streamed live on Facebook.

Porirua man Moze Galo broadcast the $50 pay-per-view fight on his page ‘‘A Day in the life of #BeastMoze’’ to more than 20,000 people, using his phone to film his television.

Duco co-founder Dean Lonergan came out swinging about the livestream on Sunday and has said they will track down anyone involved ‘‘mercilessly’’.

Top New Zealand rower Emma Twigg, who booked her place in Rio by winning the women’s single sculls A final at the Lucerne regatta, joked about Murray’s filming of the races when interviewed after her victory.

‘‘God knows what rights he is breaking there, but that is Eric for ya,’’ Twigg told TVNZ.