Gaming & Sports
Lockdown games to play on your phone, even if you're not a gamer
The World Health Organisation has launched a campaign to encourage us to stay home and play video games with each other to socialise. Gamers already know…
How an aspiring Olympian is handling lockdown
Tasmyn Benny was preparing for the Tokyo Olympics before the Covid-19 pandemic forced it to be postponed til 2021. We visit Tasmyn in Turua to see…
Work From Home Bingo
Lots of us are working from home now, which means... video conferencing!
Those who've dipped their toes into video conferencing before our present WFH times will know…
Streamers tell us the best games to play while social distancing
What are gamers doing during this time of physical distancing? Well, to be honest, some of them don't really reckon much has changed ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
The best bowl skaters in New Zealand
The best bowl skaters of Aotearoa come together each year for the Mangawhai Bowl Jam.
The 14-year-old making sport more accessible
"My friends couldn't participate in sports because they didn't have the right footwear." When 14-year-old Maia saw her friends struggling in sports or sitting on the…
Girl Skate Club
You might know the experience of being in a male-dominated space, and feeling like you don't belong. Growing up, Amber Clyde loved to skate, but skateparks…
International comic book artist Michel Mulipola is a mean wrestler in his spare time
Michel Mulipola is a comic book artist and a wrestler, AKA Liger, the Smash Mouth Samoan. And that combo gives him a pretty unique perspective...
Auckland’s Long Lost Slice of Gaming Paradise
Three years ago Auckland’s best arcade shut down. Will Slingsby reminisces on Yifans, the best place to play games in Tāmaki Makaurau.
I’ll never forget the first…
The Only Kiwi at PAX Melbourne Takes on Australia’s Best Gamers
This Marvel vs Capcom gamer is competing overseas for the first time - and he's the only Kiwi around. Isaac ‘IsaacFromDC’ Bishop is putting New Zealand…
Why we love fighting games
Gamers talk about their love for Street Fighter V, Mortal Kombat and just fighting games in general while they're in Auckland to compete at Southern Crossup…
A look back on XLAN and WCG
Let's travel back to an earlier era of computer gaming... There was a time when gamers had to lug chunky monitors and network cables to the…
The history of televised All Blacks games
Did you know that the first time an All Blacks game was played on TV was such a mess that it didn't happen again until 10…
How a NZ university is nurturing gamers
Did you know you can get a university scholarship for playing video games? We take a look at a NZ university's initiatives to nurture budding esports…
The all-consuming world of a game developer
Seth a.k.a. ENDESGA has been creating an adventure game called NYKRA for the past seven years. He says, "It's kind of been my everything." Seth gives…
Girls in motorsport
"I never thought that a group of women hanging out and getting involved in the car scene would upset anyone, but it did." After Sarah was…
Driving - in real life and sim - with MonkeyMatt
Matt 'MonkeyMatt' Smith is so into auto racing that he does it in real life as well as via simulation. As a sim racer, he competes…
Schools face off in esports competition
Some represent their school in netball or water polo - and some represent their school in League of Legends. These high school students compete at the…
The pinball bar bringing back the 80s
What do you get when you combine Ferris Bueller's Day Off, pinball machines and craft beer? Save Ferris is a craft beer bar and amusement arcade…
Meet Prawln, the Twitch streamer
For some Twitch streamers, being a variety streamer means you play a variety of games. For Prawln, it means he plays a variety of games, and…
How Kiwi gamers took on one of the world's biggest fighting game tournaments
Top Kiwi gamers, Ghostchips and Consistent, take on some of the world's best at Combo Breaker 2019 in Chicago. See the excitement, tension and camaraderie, and…
Re:visit - The sports awards that refused to let women in
Imagine being nominated for an award... and being barred from the awards ceremony. Helen Dash was nominated for Sportsman of the Year for her achievements in…
Fighting community comes together for Battle Arena Melbourne
Battle Arena Melbourne - or BAM as it's known - is about bringing people together to play fighting games. Some of NZ's best competitive gamers are…
Crusaders in Cape Town - 'He pinched my bum'
The Crusaders rugby team are currently in hot water for their actions toward a group of people in a South African McDonald's. It turns out that…
Aotearoa's best gamers take on Chicago
Ghostchips and Consistent (Reagan and Wesley) are two Kiwi gamers at the top of their disciplines, nationally, so what's next? These two are heading to Chicago…
NZ's Ten Pin Bowling League
What comes to mind when you think of ten pin bowling? Is it your first date? Playing air hockey in the lobby after your friends kicked…
Kiwi gamers make their mark at IEM Sydney 2019
Meet some of the Kiwi gamers making a name for themselves overseas. From part-time passion to full time employment, watch as the esports industry continues to…
Waikato Arena Rampage
Welcome to Hamilton's fighting game tournament, the Waikato Arena Rampage. From humble beginnings, this annual tournament is growing legs as more and more gamers join the…
Heavy Eyed
Mitch is a YouTube content creator who takes deep dives into games to see what makes them tick. Looking at themes like mental health within the…
Armageddon: Wellington 2019
It's that time of year again in the windy city, where fans of all things gaming, comics, and fantasy descend upon the Westpac Stadium to celebrate,…