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  • NZ duo win Bathurst 1000

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    sport
    9 Oct 2023
    Bathurst 1000 race winners Shane van Gisbergen (L) Richie Stanaway.

    New Zealand racing duo Shane Van Gisbergen and Richie Stanaway made history as the second all New Zealand duo to win the Bathurst 1000.

    It's the third time Van Gisbergen has won the Great Race while… Audio

  • NZ Sporting History: when rugby went pro

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    history sport
    5 Oct 2023
    010814. Photo Diego Opatowski / RNZ. Sports commentator Keith Quinn in the Morning Report studio.

    It was only 28 years ago that World Rugby made the decision that changed the face of rugby in this country - allowing rugby union players to be paid, turning the sport professional. Before then, rugby… Audio

  • Cricket World Cup - History, format and favourites

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    Sport
    4 Oct 2023
    ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup India 2023 Trophy

    The 2023 Cricket World Cup will run from 5 October to 19 November in India. Here's what you need to know about the biggest tournament in cricket.

    Cricket World Cup - History, format and favourites
  • 'We really want to win the respect back of people that we've hurt' - Weber

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    New Zealand sport
    4 Oct 2023
    Jonah Lowe of Hawke's Bay holds the Ranfurly Shield.

    All Blacks and Hawke's Bay halfback Brad Weber says they need to win back the respect of the rugby community after breaking the Ranfurly Shield.

    Watch: Hawke's Bay Rugby on broken Ranfurly Shield
  • NZ Sporting History: Dame Farah Palmer

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    history sport
    21 Sep 2023
    Farah Palmer kisses the Women's Rugby World Cup, Black Ferns, 1998.

    Today we're going back to Amsterdam in 1998, where history was made. Audio

  • Kiwi out to give all athletes a chance to be their best

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    Sport
    20 Sep 2023
    New Zealand athletics administrator Annette Purvis

    Athletics is one of the glamour sports on the world stage, but for many nations having athletes competing at the highest level is nothing more than a dream.

    Kiwi out to give all athletes a chance to be their best
  • NZ Sporting History: The first woman to scale Mt Cook/Aoraki

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    sport
    14 Sep 2023
    Emmeline Freda Du Faur with mountaineering guides Alec Graham (left) and Peter Graham. Photograph probably taken in 1910.
Du Faur was the first woman to climb Mount Cook. Her trip was made with Peter and Alexander Graham on 3 December 1910.

     Australian mountaineer Freda Du Faur (Four) became the first known woman to climb our tallest maunga, Aoraki Mt Cook in 1920.  Fictoria University of Wellington Professor of History, Charlotte… Audio

  • NRL Finals: What you need to know

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    Sport
    8 Sep 2023
    Up the wahs fans.

    It's finals time and for the first time in five years, the New Zealand Warriors are there.

    NRL Finals: What you need to know
  • The Southern Sting success story

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    history sport
    7 Sep 2023
    Stings Bernice Mene (right) and Belinda Colling (left) of the Rebels fight for the ball. Southern Sting v Otago Rebels, Coca-Cola Cup, National Netball Championships, 1999.

    Today's NZ Sporting history about the Southern Sting happens to coincide with the news that Robyn Broughton, the legendary woman who coached them to such massive success, has passed away. Audio

  • Netball legend Robyn Broughton dies

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    Sport
    7 Sep 2023
    Coach Robyn Broughton and captain Bernice Mene after Southern Sting beat Canterbury Flames in the 2001 Coca Cola Cup domestic netball final.

    Robyn Broughton, one of New Zealand's most successful netball coaches, has died.

    Netball legend Robyn Broughton dies
  • NZ para pair snare gold at bowls world championships

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    Sport
    2 Sep 2023
    Teri Blackbourn and Julie O'Connell.

    New Zealand's Teri Blackbourn and Julie O'Connell have clinched gold in the Women's Para Pairs event at the world bowls championships on Australia's Gold Coast.

    NZ para pair snare gold at bowls world championships
  • Rugby World Cup buildup: An A-Z of what may await in France

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    Sport Rugby World Cup 2023
    31 Aug 2023
    An ABC of Rugby World Cup

    Analysis - Red cards, the TMO, players with the X factor and the rarity of matches going into overtime - Jamie Wall studies the ABC of the Rugby World Cup.

    Rugby World Cup buildup: An A-Z of what may await in France
  • NZ Sporting History with Precious McKenzie

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    history sport
    31 Aug 2023
    Precious McKenzie lifting Jesse Mulligan

    Today's Sporting History is with one of New Zealand's best ever known weightlifters, Precious McKenzie. He was also the first athlete in any sport to win four gold medals at four consecutive… Audio

  • Historic victory for Women’s K4 as they claim World Championship crown

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    Sport
    26 Aug 2023
    New Zealand kayaking has three new world champions, as the Kiwi women’s K4 crew claimed a historic win in their 500m event at the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe World Championships in Duisburg overnight.

    New Zealand kayaking has crowned three new world champions in Duisburg.

    Historic victory for Women’s K4 as they claim World Championship crown
  • NZ Sporting History: John McBeth

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    history sport
    24 Aug 2023
    john mcbeth winter olympics

    Today's NZ Sporting History is with legendary sports broadcaster John McBeth, a stalwart of NZ sport with a career spanning 50 years in the business. Audio

  • All Black on Steve Hansen bombshell - 'What are you up to?'

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    Sport Rugby World Cup 2023
    22 Aug 2023
    Dane Coles during an All Blacks training session at Trusts Stadium ahead of the 2nd Bledisloe Cup test match on Saturday. Rugby Union. Auckland, New Zealand. Tuesday 10 August 2021 © Mandatory credit: Andrew Cornaga / www.photosport.nz

    History shows just how nomadic a coach's life can be, but Steve Hansen's collaboration with the Wallabies still comes as a real shock to New Zealanders, writes Jamie Wall.

    All Black Dane Coles on Steve Hansen bombshell - 'What are you up to?'
  • Election 2023: RNZ's guide to party policy

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    politics
    22 Aug 2023
    Icons of election issues

    Promises, promises: it’s easy to forget which party has pledged what. Welcome to RNZ’s go-to guide for party policy ahead of the 14 October election day. We’ll keep updating this guide as policies are…

    Coming up

  • All Blacks fly in under the radar, and that's how they like it

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    Sport Rugby World Cup 2023
    21 Aug 2023
    Shannon Frizell scores a try in the Rugby Championship match between New Zealand and South Africa at Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland.

    Opinion - You could argue that the World Cup campaign starts on Friday night at Twickenham, writes Jamie Wall.

    All Blacks fly in under the radar, and that's how they like it
  • Freshwater pests: What you can do to help

    News
    New Zealand
    20 Aug 2023

    Boaties, anglers and anyone who spends time on West Coast lakes is being urged help protect against freshwater pests.

    Freshwater pests threaten West Coast lakes: What you can do to help
  • Our World Cup runneth over - and out. What next?

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    sport media
    20 Aug 2023
    Spain knocked out Sweden in the final Women's World Cup match held in New Zealand last Tuesday.

    The Women's World Cup 2023 attracted record crowds in the stands and on TV - both here and in Australia. It also delivered drama and off-pitch stories that livened up standard sports coverage. But… Video, Audio

  • Our World Cup runneth over - and out. What next?

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    Mediawatch sport
    20 Aug 2023
    Spain knocked out Sweden in the final Women's World Cup match held in New Zealand last Tuesday.

    The Women's World Cup 2023 attracted record crowds in the stands and on TV - both here and in Australia. It also delivered drama and off-pitch stories that livened up standard sports coverage. But…

    Video, Audio

    Our World Cup runneth over - and out. What next?
  • NZ Sporting History: Wynton Rufer

    Audio
    history sport
    17 Aug 2023
    Wynton Rufer.

    Today in sporting history we're getting into the football spirit, looking back at the All Whites' successful 1982 World Cup bid. It was the first time New Zealand's men's football side had qualified… Audio

  • Contentious lease granted on sacred East Coast land

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    New Zealand Local Democracy Reporting
    14 Aug 2023
    Hatea-a-Rangi Memorial Park in Tokomaru Bay is at the centre of debate about a lease for the local sports club. The core issues centre around the discovery of koiwi at the site in 1997, and the club potentially expanding its footprint on the land.

    A lease application for culturally significant land at Tokomaru Bay has been given final approval, against the wishes of some who say they are descendants of the original owners.

    Contentious lease granted on sacred East Coast land
  • 'Please hug me': Community rallies to protect tree targeted by vandal

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    New Zealand Local Democracy Reporting
    10 Aug 2023
    A yellow ribbon, along with notices asking vandals to leave the tree alone, have been tied to the pin oak tree on the corner of Maraetotara Road and Robert Lane.

    The pin oak tree has been repeatedly attacked over the past week with diesel - and the local council says tree poisoning is becoming a concerning trend for the district.

    Ōhope community rallies to protect oak tree targeted by vandal
  • NZ Sporting History: David Tua's boxing career

    Audio
    history sport
    10 Aug 2023
    David Tua

    For NZ Sporting History today, we 're talking about the greatest heavyweight boxer to have never won the belt. David Tua retired with a 52-win, five-loss record. Audio

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