Representation Matters
By Harbour Heather Should New Zealand’s sports organisations not have women making up at least 40% of their governance at all levels (local, regional and national) by 2021, they risk[…]
Category: Media
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The Rugby World Cup River of Streams by Hamish Girvan
Just over a year ago Spark (the Largest Telecommunications Company in NZ) announced they had won the rights for the Rugby World Cup. Yes the four yearly holy grail the[…]
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Hugh McIlvanney
By Aiden McLaughlin There are sports writers and then there was Hugh McIlvanney. News of Hugh’s passing broke this afternoon, just a week short of his 85th birthday. A proud Scotsman,[…]
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Memories of a TV One Icon
By The Spotter Peter Williams retired from TVNZ last weekend after almost 40 years of sterling service. It was as a sports frontman and cricket commentator that he cut his teeth with[…]
Sporting pictures of the Week :- 21 December
No comment needed. The first IPL Auction involving Mike Hesson. Christmas in the Premier League means lots of rain and lots of cold winter. Looks a bit grim at Fulham.[…]
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Herald Sports Department Strikes It Perfectly
By The Spotter If you regularly read the Herald sports pages, you’ll be well acquainted with the excellence of journalists like Dana Johannsen (now over at ‘Stuff’) and Dylan Cleaver. And they’ve just taken a good[…]
Thanks For The Memories
By Aiden McLaughlin On Monday I read some sad news; Paul Sherwen died at the age of 62. As a professional road cyclist, he never scaled the heights that would[…]
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Gifford’s Rant Really was Rubbishy
By The Spotter When something is just such complete and utter shite, it needs calling out. And even worse, it was from the mind of an iconic journalist and sports writer.[…]
Wireless Tales of the Unexpected
By The Spotter It always fortunate when you happen to tune in to something on the wireless at a really interesting time. And who doesn’t love a good laugh whenever the chance presents? It[…]
