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Contracting out Crown prosecutions to private law firms leads to a lack of accountability and transparency and the system needs to change, according to key players in the justice system.

Private law… Audio

A refusal to get the Covid-19 vaccination has cost basketball player Tai Webster his spot on the New Zealand Breakers roster for the upcoming Australian National Basketball League season.

The club… Audio

It was a tour 18 years in the making, but in a matter of minutes what would have been a historic series for cricket in Pakistan got knocked for a six by New Zealand Cricket's decision to abandon the… Audio

An update on our earlier story now regarding the NPC rugby unions who wrongly obtained exemptions for players to travel out of Auckland's level 4 lockdown.

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The case of the NPC rugby players who wrongly obtained exemptions to travel out of Auckland's level 4 lockdown is now in the hands of police, MBIE has confirmed.  Video, Audio

New Zealand Rugby top brass has ordered a please explain from several unions who let players travel out of Auckland to five other regions.

The players were given exemptions to head to their NPC teams… Audio

The Warriors players have withdrawn their bids for MIQ rooms in the hope that it makes it easier for their nine staff members to get a spot. The players have written to Minister of Sport and Deputy… Audio

Research out of Otago University says New Zealand should consider restricting how often young soccer players head the ball, in a bid to reduce the risk of head-injury. Lead researcher Alex Gilbert… Audio

Chris Tse reviews Long Long Players, Writers on the Albums That Shaped Them by Tom Gatti, published by Bloomsbury Audio

The coach of the Fiji women's sevens team has been inundated with messages and phone calls from prospective players since their bronze medal win at the Tokyo Olympics. Audio

The Black Ferns Rugby Sevens team are set to play their first Olympic pool game tomorrow in their bid to go one better than their Silver Medal in Rio Overnight, the mens's All Black Sevens team won… Audio

New Zealand Rugby league is considering the future of unvaccinated players on the world stage after pulling out of the 2021 World Cup in the UK because of Covid-19 safety concerns.

It's not convinced… Video, Audio

Opus Orchestra's next concerts are a celebration of New Zealand composition and include Gareth Farr's Marimba Concerto, written especially for Yoshiko Tsuruta. Audio

Upbeat talks with NYO musicians Mana Waiariki and Lauren Jack about the 2021 programme which includes a performance of Shostakovich's Leningrad Symphony alongside NZSO players. Audio

The All Blacks have named four uncapped players to take on Tonga in their first test of the year at Mt Smart Stadium on Saturday night, with Chiefs midfielder Quinn Tupaea selected to start.

The… Audio

For the first time, an active NFL player has come out as gay.

Las Vegas Raiders player Carl Nasib made the announcement in an Instagram post.

Sports organisations and LGBTQ-plus groups around the… Audio

Five uncapped players are part of the first All Blacks team of the year.

Props George Bower and Ethan de Groot, flanker Ethan Blackadder, halfback Finlay Christie and midfielder Quinn Tupaea have… Audio

A 36-strong squad All Blacks was announced in Auckland last night, ahead of tests against Tonga and Fiji next month. The group includes five uncapped players, but doesn't feature several senior… Audio

Canterbury's schoolgirl rugby players and coaches were left feeling ignored at a recent event when Mark Mills - the boss of new rugby sponsor Miles Toyota - mentioned only male players in his opening… Audio

There's been a thawing of the relationship between New Zealand Rugby and the Players Association with a meeting in Wellington today.

On the agenda was an alternative to the proposed $387 million… Video, Audio

RNZ Bulletin Editor and Football Blogger, Craig Steven recently wrote an article telling the sporting story of Gil Heron - father of the soul poet Gil Scott Heron - who played football for Glasgow… Audio

Former Super Rugby and NRL player Tupou Sopoaga and Pacific Rugby Players Chairman Hale T-Pole discuss the challenges facing young Pasifika players who are being promised the world by player agents… Audio

There may have been a fair bit of stirring, shaking, blending and muddling going on this week for the annual New Zealand Spirits Awards. Tash McGill, who's Chair of the New Zealand Whisky… Audio

Allegations of sabotage, half-baked ideas, shameful distractions and leading the public down the proverbial garden path.

Some provincial rugby unions and New Zealand Rugby have hit out hard at a… Video, Audio

New Zealand Rugby is accusing the Players Association of trying to sabotage its deal with US private equity firm Silverlake.

A Players Association proposal, put together by investment firm Forsyth… Audio