Holly Thorpe
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 24th July 2025
In today's episode, polytechnics are cutting more than 500 courses and nearly a thousand jobs so they can stand alone financially once mega-institute Te Pukenga closes; A year into a four-year… Audio
Academic on scrapping of transgender guidelines for Sport NZ
An academic involved in the process of creation of Sport NZ's guidelines for making community sport more inclusive for transgender people, says it's disappointing they've now been scrapped. University… Audio
Professor Holly Thorpe on the Imane Khelif controversy
Imane Khelif is one of Algerias top boxers. Imane has identifed as a female since birth, lived her whole life as a womam, including her sports career. As a Unicefambassador she has been a champion for… Audio
The new sports in action at the Paris Olympics
This year's Olympics in Paris will showcase quite an innovative programme change with more youth-oriented sports like surfing, skateboarding, kiteboarding, sport-climbing and breaking...that's… Audio
Hawaiian surfer splits from long-time sponsor Roxy
Hawaiian surfing royalty, Kelia Moniz is stepping away from her partnership with Roxy after 17 years with the brand.
Roxy was acquired by major conglomerate Authentic Brands Group late last year… Audio
Is it time to rethink our relationship with Ruapehu?
Following a terrible few years it has been a bumper year for skiing on Mount Ruapehu. But despite the good year there is still uncertainty surrounding the future of the North Island's only public ski… Audio
NZ lagging in protections for female athletes
Revelations this past month of two more cases of inappropriate behaviour or misconduct by top-level sports coaches involving athletes shows there's still too little protection for sports women… Audio
Disgraced Athletics NZ coach banned for 10 years
A high performance athletics coach has been banned from working in Aotearoa for a decade after admitting harassing and mistreating athletes, including minors. Jeremy McColl who previously coached star… Video, Audio
Body image and social media
We've all heard that social media can have negative impacts on young women's mental and physical health. But a group of Australian and New Zealand researchers who analysed fitness posts on Instagram… Audio
The Week in Detail: Crisis comms, Covid-19, and forfeiting feta
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The Week in Detail: Crisis comms, Covid-19, and forfeiting feta
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
AudioCompeting in elite sport as a transgender woman
Elite sporting bodies worldwide are barring transgender women from competing if they've experienced male puberty, all in the name of fairness – but The Detail finds out that the science isn't that… Audio
Competing in elite sport as a transgender woman
Elite sporting bodies worldwide are barring transgender women from competing if they've experienced male puberty, all in the name of fairness – but The Detail finds out that the science isn't that…
AudioThe Panel with Steve McCabe and Ruwani Perera (Part 2)
Panellists Steve McCabe and Ruwani Perera discuss safety for cyclists, what the review into the culture and environment of the Black Ferns could mean for women's sport and how some are dealing… Audio
The Panel with Zoe George and Mark Knoff-Thomas (Part 2)
Panellists Zoe George and Mark Knoff-Thomas on national cat legislation, Zoi Sadowski-Synnott going for gold again and a UK school going meat-free. Audio
The Panel with Ruwani Perera and Peter Elliot (Part 1)
Panellists Ruwani Perera and Peter Elliot discuss the results of a review into New Zealand's insurance industry, the 'alternative' sports now included in the Olympics and the boredom of scrolling on… Audio
Olympic business - How and why new sports make it into the Game
The Tokyo Games are just over a week away, and include some sports not previously seen at the Olympics in a bid to woo a younger audience. Measures were introduced ahead of the Tokyo Olympics allowing… Audio
Laurel Hubbard to be first ever transgender athlete at Olympics
Laurel Hubbard will make history for New Zealand when she becomes the first ever transgender athlete to compete at the Olympics. She's been named in the New Zealand weightlifting team as part of a… Audio
The health pressures on NZ's top sportswomen
A new survey has given a striking insight into the pressures that New Zealand's top female athletes are under that could compromise their health and performance. Audio
How to get more Muslim women involved in sport
A new report suggests New Zealand's not as inclusive as it could be, when it comes to getting Muslim women involved in sport. Researchers at Waikato University have looked at the experiences of Muslim… Audio
