Stephen Hewson
Extra Time for 3 July 2020
Professional sport is slowly emerging from the grip of the pandemic but its financial future is far from certain. A recent Sport New Zealand report highlighted the plight of the likes of rugby… Audio
Midday Sports News for 29 June 2020
Former football Fern, Abby Erceg, leads soccer's support for Black Lives Matter movement in the US.
Stephen Hewson has sport. Audio
Midday Sports News for 26 June 2020
The head of football's world governing body FIFA believes New Zealand and Australia will be the perfect hosts to deliver the greatest ever Women's World Cup.
Stephen Hewson has sport. Audio
All Blacks v Kangaroos gets thumbs up from John Kirwan
Former All Black and Warriors rugby league player Sir John Kirwan has given the thumbs to a proposed All Black versus Kangaroos cross-code clash being touted for December.
New Zealand Rugby chief… Audio
Midday Sports News for 23 June 2020
Protests have upset English football fans.
Stephen Hewson has sport. Audio
Midday Sports News for 22 June 2020
The Warriors and Kiwis rugby league forward Tohu Harris says the players are responsible for the "undeserved" sacking of coach Stephen Kearney.
Stephen Hewson has sport. Audio
Midday Sports News for 19 June 2020
New Zealand athletes are preparing to go into next year's Tokyo Olympics - which are still over a year away - without any major international competition.
Stephen Hewson has sport. Audio
Extra Time for 18 June 2020
Having had to sit and cool their heels and watch on as rugby league and rugby union returned to the field, the country's top flight netballers finally get to return to the court this weekend with the… Audio
Midday Sports News for 16 June 2020
The Wellington Phoenix finally seem set to take the field again.
Stephen Hewson has sport. Audio
Midday Sports News for 15 June 2020
The Wellington Phoenix could be heading to Australia in the next couple of days for a resumption of football's A-League.
Stephen Hewson has sport. Audio
Sports News for 10 June 2020
The Evian Championship, one of five women's golf major tournaments, has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Audio
Extra Time for 22 May 2020
What does a $265 million financial relief package from government really mean for the sports sector. All levels of sport have been hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, but for those below the elite level it… Audio
Midday Sports News for 4 March 2020
Erica Dawson and Micah Wilkinson are feeding off their experienced team-mates in the New Zealand sailing team as they prepare for their first Olympics. Audio
Midday Sports News for 3 March 2020
The White Ferns captain Sophie Devine can't put her finger on what's going wrong with the side but knows they need to sort it out soon if they're be genuine contenders at international tournaments. Audio
Cricket: Black Caps smash India with 7-wicket Test win
The Black Caps have romped to a seven-wicket win over India in the second cricket test in Christchurch for an emphatic 2-0 series sweep of the world's top-ranked side. The Black Caps dismissed the… Audio
Midday Sports News for 2 March 2020
The Australian women's cricket coach is brushing off suggesstions that all the pressure is on them, and the All Blacks Sevens will play-off for third at the Los Angeles round of the World Series after… Audio
Midday Sports News for 28 February 2020
The New Zealand men's pursuit team was unable to match another world record performance by Denmark in the final at the World Track Cycling Championships in Berlin. Audio
Midday Sports News for 27 February 2020
The New Zealand men's pursuit team are into tomorrow's gold medal ride at the Track Cycling World Champs in Berlin after an impressive effort in qualifying. Audio
Sports News for 27 February 2020
Ireland rugby have postponed their upscoming Six Nations fixture against Italy in Dublin due to the coronavirus outbreak in northern Italy. Audio
Sports News for 24 February 2020
The Black Caps are on course to inflict world number one India's first defeat in the test cricket championship. Audio
