Grammy Award-winning pop star Lorde has joined the nation's celebrations of teen Eliza McCartney's Olympic pole vaulting heroics.
The 19-year-olds were old primary school mates and also used to play in the same age-grade netball team on Auckland's North Shore.
![Lorde took to Twitter to join the thousands of Kiwis congratulating McCartney - whose bronze medal took New Zealand's medal tally at the Rio Games. Photo / Getty Images](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/I373XDEOKRBDMHSOQNEYJHDEGI.jpg?auth=078b0617d743a578c90b31510d0c92c9371007cfe1df149bf59d2e4f478f2523&width=16&height=23&quality=70&smart=true)
Lorde took to Twitter to join the thousands of Kiwis congratulating McCartney - whose bronze medal took New Zealand's medal tally at the Rio Games to 16 - tweeting: "AHHHHHH CRUSHED IT ELIZA!"