Stephen Hewson

The New Zealand based Super Rugby squads are moving to Queenstown this weekend in a bid to avoid Covid-19 cancelling any matches.

RNZ Sports Editor Stephen Hewson joins Lisa Owen to discuss the move.

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Spanish tennis legend Rafael Nadal has turned back the clock to power to a historic win in Melbourne.

Nadal, who is 35-years-old, became the first man to claim a 21st Grand Slam title after spending… Audio

New Zealand's most successful Olympian, kayaker Dame Lisa Carrington has continued on her winning way - being awarded the New Zealand Olympic committee's top award, the Lonsdale Cup for the third… Audio

New Zealand Cricket is putting on a charter flight for South Africa to ensure the Black Caps upcoming tests against the Proteas will still go ahead.

It's also decided to move some games, in the hope… Audio

New Zealand Rugby has confirmed Joe Schmidt is joining the All Blacks. Audio

The bitter rivalry between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen continued at a chaotic Saudi Arabian F1 grand prix which was eventually won by Hamilton. Audio

Spinner Ajaz Patel is confident the Black Caps can pull off an upset win against hosts India in the second and final test in Mumbai to complete a historic series victory. Audio

The Black Caps coach Gary Stead has defended the performance of New Zealand's spinners, in the side's hard fought draw against India in Kanpur. Audio

Black Caps allrounder Rachin Ravindra says he was confident they could hold out for a draw in the first Test against India in Kanpu. Audio

A brief update from the RNZ sports team.

The NZ Breakers are pushing for the postponement of their opening NBL game, with nine of the team's wider group confirmed to have Covid-19.

Their opening… Audio

Black Caps pace bowler Kyle Jamieson isn't planning on changing his style too much for the Test series against India, which starts in Kanpur this afternoon. Audio

The Breakers will go through another round of testing after several members tested positive for covid. Audio