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  • NZ Sporting History: Neil Wagner

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    history sport
    8 Jun 2023
    Ollie Pope of England heads back to the dresssing room as Neil Wagner and Tom Blundell celebrate.
New Zealand Black Caps v England. Day 5 of the second cricket test at the Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand. Feb 28, 2023. ( Andrew Cornaga / Photosport )

    For NZ Sporting History today the topic is a lot more recent than what we'd usually discuss, it's certainly a moment destined to go down in history.  Black Cap Neil Wagner relives the extraordinary… Audio

  • Patel misses out on NZ Cricket contract; Milne back after five years

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    Sport
    8 Jun 2023
    Ajaz Patel of New Zealand

    Black Caps spinner Ajaz Patel, just the third bowler in the history of test cricket to take all ten wickets in an innings, has lost his New Zealand cricket contract.

    Patel misses out on NZ Cricket contract; Milne back after five years
  • Who will be the Scrabble C-H-A-M-P? Dozens of players compete for title

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    New Zealand games
    2 Jun 2023
    Closeup of plastic letters on Scrabble board game forming the words : Strategy and gamer.

    Eighty enthusiastic Scrabble players will descend on Howick this King's Birthday weekend to decide New Zealand's 43rd Scrabble Champion.

    Who will be the Scrabble C-H-A-M-P? Dozens of players compete for title
  • NZ Sporting History: Lydia Bradey

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    leisure
    1 Jun 2023
    Lydia Bradey

    For today's NZ Sporting History, our guest has conquered the summit of Mount Everest, not once, but six times! In 1988 Lydia Bradey became the first woman to summit Mount Everest without supplemental… Audio

  • Is NZ ready to co-host the FIFA Women's World Cup?

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    sport
    30 May 2023
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    The FIFA Women's World Cup kicks off in 50 days, co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia, bringing in an estimated $200 million to the economy. The defending champions USA are playing three pool games… Audio

  • Will Jordan re-signs with NZR, Crusaders, Tasman

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    Sport
    29 May 2023
    Will Jordan.
Crusaders v Blues. Super Rugby Pacific. Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch. New Zealand. Saturday 13 May 2023. © Photo : John Davidson / www.photosport.nz

    Will Jordan has become the latest All Black to re-sign with New Zealand Rugby (NZR) until the end of the 2027 Rugby World Cup cycle.

    Will Jordan re-signs with NZR, Crusaders, Tasman
  • Super Rugby: Aaron Smith’s Highlanders legacy

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    Sport
    26 May 2023
    Aaron Smith.
Crusaders v Highlanders at Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, New Zealand, on Friday February 25th 2022.
Copyright photo: Blake Armstrong / www.photosport.nz

    Opinion - Veteran Highlanders halfback Aaron Smith will bow out as one of the highest capped All Blacks of all time at the end of this season, but he's used to doing it the hard way, Jamie Wall writes… Video

    Super Rugby: Aaron Smith’s Highlanders legacy
  • NZ Sporting History: The legacy of Bruce Robertson

    Audio
    history sport
    25 May 2023
    All Blacks great Bruce Robertson has died aged 71 after a long health battle. Photo / Michael Cunningham

    New Zealand Rugby has recently lost one of its greats, Bruce Robertson aged 71. To talk about his legacy to the game Jesse speaks to one of the country's most respected rugby commentators, Bob Howitt.

    …
  • Why the Warriors giving Manu Vatuvei a chance is commendable

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    Comment & Analysis sport
    22 May 2023
    Emmaline Pickering-Martin.

    Opinion - In light of the Warriors' decision to support the former rugby league star, reframing how we view and work with those who have criminal convictions is key, Emmaline Pickering-Martin writes.

    Why the Warriors giving Manu Vatuvei a chance is commendable
  • All Blacks midfielder Lienert-Brown to stay in NZ after World Cup

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    Sport
    16 May 2023
    Will Jordan celebrates his try with Anton Lienert-Brown (L). New Zealand All Blacks v Wales. Northern Tour. Rugby Union. Principality Stadium, Wales, UK. Saturday 30 October 2021. © Mandatory photo credit: Matt Impey/ www.Photosport.nz

    Anton Lienert-Brown said there was a sense of unfinished business when he signed a deal that will keep him with New Zealand Rugby until the end of 2026.

    All Blacks midfielder Lienert-Brown to stay in NZ after World Cup
  • NZ Sporting History: Sarah Walker

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    history sport
    11 May 2023
    Sarah Walker

    For our NZ sporting history moment - we're taking you back more than ten years to a dirt track at the 2012 London Olympics - and a trailblazing young kiwi biker from Kawerau, Sarah Walker. Audio

  • 'Affront to our ancestor': East Coast sports club seeks lease renewal on burial site

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    New Zealand Local Democracy Reporting
    8 May 2023
    Tokomaru Bay’s Hatea-a-Rangi Memorial Park is also the site of an urupa. The sports club (green-roofed buildings on the beach side) situated on the park is applying for a lease extension, much to the concern of some of the community.

    An East Coast sports club wanting to renew its lease on land it shares with a Māori burial site has sparked frustration from pockets of the community who call it a desecration.

    'Affront to our ancestor': East Coast sports club seeks lease renewal on burial site
  • Super Rugby: The pros and cons of opening up eligibility

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    Sport
    5 May 2023
    Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan listens to a question during the official announcement of the Rugby Championship draw at NSW Parliament House in Sydney on September 24, 2020.

    Opinion - There's a ridge of low pressure causing some bad weather over New Zealand right now, but it's unclear whether it's being caused by some serious hot air from across the Tasman, writes Jamie…

    Super Rugby: The pros and cons of opening up eligibility
  • NZ Sporting History: Levi Sherwood

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    sport
    4 May 2023
    Levi Sherwood in action

    NZ Sporting History now and today we're talking to freestyle motocross legend Levi Sherwood. Levi made his debut on the global stage in the Red Bull X-Fighters competition in 2009. Audio

  • NZ Sporting History: Black Caps and the Sri Lanka 1992 bombing

    Audio
    history sport
    27 Apr 2023
    Batsman (and later captain) Ken Rutherford holds his bat up to acknowledge the crowd.

    In 1992, the Black Caps were in Sri Lanka to compete when a bomb detonated outside their hotel. Commentator Bryan Waddle talks to Jesse about what happened and why the team decided to stay and play. Audio

  • Conversations With My Immigrant Parents | Season 3 | Episode 4: Mama Is More Stronger

    Audio 24 Apr 2023
    (L-R) Fatima with her mum Tooba in the bontanic gardens in Ōtautahi

    Tooba and her husband Habib chat with their teens about community and strength in Ōtautahi, a place that has been both a source of immense grief and love since they arrived in 2007 from Pakistan. Video, Audio

  • Pacific news in brief for April 18

    News
    Pacific
    19 Apr 2023
    Aerial view of Amatuku island in Tuvalu.

    News round-up from Solomon Islands, Fiji, Tuvalu, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Marshall Island, Tonga

    Pacific news in brief for April 18
  • Philadelphia star Hurts becomes highest-paid NFL player

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    Sport
    18 Apr 2023
    Philadelphia Eagles QB Jalen Hurts

    Philadelphia Eagles' Jalen Hurts became the highest paid player in NFL history after the quarterback agreed a five-year $NZ413 million contract extension.

    Philadelphia star Hurts becomes highest-paid NFL player
  • Who are the social media superstars of NZ sport?

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    Sport
    17 Apr 2023
    Israel Adesanya celebrates after knocking out Alex Pereira in round 2 to reclaim the middleweight title during UFC 287 at Kaseya Center in Miama.

    Who are the most high-profile of New Zealand's myriad of athletes competing on the global stage?

    Who are the social media superstars of NZ sport?
  • Rotorua skate park delay: 'We can't afford to be left behind'

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    New Zealand Local Democracy Reporting
    15 Apr 2023
    This group of friends and family support a project to see a new skate park built at Kuirau Park.

    Rotorua skate park advocates already waiting seven years for a new park say the council's proposal to defer the project is like the rug being pulled out from under them.

    Rotorua residents react to widespread spending cuts proposed in Annual Plan
  • NZ Sporting History

    Audio 13 Apr 2023
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    For today's NZ Sporting History we go back 40 years to the first Coast's to Coast adventure race. The iconic South Island multi sport event was first set up by a man called Robin Judkins. Charlotte… Audio

  • Millions in funding cuts to Rotorua council services proposed

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    New Zealand Local Democracy Reporting
    12 Apr 2023
    Rotorua Lakes Council is proposing funding cuts across the board in its draft 2023/24 annual plan, in a bid to limit rates rises.

    "[The] council believe that within the overall district, there are already a number of viable community funders that can potentially better support community groups than [the] council," the draft plan…

    Millions in funding cuts to Rotorua council services proposed
  • All Blacks hooker recommits to NZ until after 2027 World Cup

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    Sport
    11 Apr 2023
    Samisoni Taukei'aho scores a try.
All Blacks v Fiji, Steinlager Series, international rugby union test match. FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand. Saturday 17 July 2021. © Copyright Photo: Andrew Cornaga / www.photosport.nz

    Samisoni Taukei'aho has become the first All Black to re-sign until the end of the next Rugby World Cup.

    All Blacks hooker recommits to NZ until after 2027 World Cup
  • NZ Sporting History: The 1995 RWC Final in South Africa

    Audio
    history sport
    6 Apr 2023
    Laurie Mains

    This week in NZ Sporting history we go back to 1995 when a 36 strong All Black team is in South Africa for the World Cup. It was the first major sporting event in the country since the end of… Audio

  • NZ Sporting History: John Munro on his father's success

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    history sport
    23 Mar 2023
    Burt Munro in Invercargill in 1962 preparing to pack up the Indian inside it’s Streamliner to send to Bonneville. Also pictured: a young Neville Hayes, now the Managing Director of E Hayes and Sons Invercargill, and the owner of Burt’s Indian

    For this week's sporting history we're looking back at the legendary achievements of world famous motorcycling Southlander Burt Munro. John Munro joins Jesse to talk about his father's life and… Audio

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