Gaming & Sports
Meet Spud, NZ's Super Smash Bro.
Mario and Pikachu and Zelda, oh my! Meet the Kiwi tearing up Super Smash Bros competitions around the world.
New Zealand's FIFA esports Players
FIFA is no longer just a game or a lifestyle., it's a full-time job. April 13th-14th will see the world's very best kick it out…
Mahuru Māori - Fortnite
Learning languages can happen anywhere, even online! We chatted with Ross McDougall about his mission to get te reo Māori into the gaming world via Fortnite.
Breakaway Esports
The owners of the New Zealand Breakers are investing in a new kind of sporting prowess: Esports. We go behind the scenes of Breakaway Esports, an…
Retro Video Game Collecting
Sam has a self-described 'chronic video game hoarding obsession'. He has hundreds of collectibles from Nintendo, Xbox, PlayStation... the list goes on. You name it, Sam's…
The battle for the rodeo in New Zealand
Get a glimpse at rodeo culture and New Zealand's urban/rural divide has never been more apparent. From passionate cowboys to empathetic animal rights activists, is there…
Standing Fierce
If you're a fighting game fanatic then you'll probably already know about Dave and Standing Fierce. Since 2010 the team has been putting on fighting game…
Ping Zero Events
Ping Zero run New Zealand's largest gaming events, bringing hundreds of passionate players together to share good vibes, and unleash their skills.
A Lifeguard for life
It's all in the name, Lifeguards are here to keep you and your whānau safe this summer on Aotearoa's beautiful beaches ?♀️?
Cricketer by choice, physio by necessity
Anlo plays a level of cricket that would mean she'd be a professional... if she was a man. Instead, she's also a physiotherapist to make…
Re:Sports - Ghostchips
The 21st Century has spawned a new kind of athlete - they're called Ethletes, and Ghostchips is one of New Zealand's best. 17 year old Reagan…
Re:Sports - Mighty Ape Waza
Jarret, a.k.a Mighty Ape Waza, has taken his love of Street Fighter from his local fish and chip shop to the big leagues - so will…
Re:Sports - Reno
Sebastian A.K.A. Reno practises Street Fighter 5 in his Hamilton training room, but that's not all he does. Meet the gamer battling the 'basement dweller' gamer…
Re:Sports - Redbull Kumite 2018
The Redbull Kumite, the most anticipated Street Fighter competition of the year, is sending a player all the way to Paris. So who fought their way…
Playing rugby in Romania
Ōtautahi's Mike Stewart is repping New Zealand in Romania, playing rugby in Timisoara.
Kids with disabilities thriving in their sports
Meet Kauri and Alyssa - two young sports-mad Kiwis who represent Aotearoa and happen to have physical disabilities. We learned about how they got into their…
The small town boxing gym helping at-risk teens
This Porirua gym is punching above its weight in the big heart range. Meet the team at the local boxing club that's changing the lives of…
Three generations of Speedway
From grandaughter to grandad, this family's love for Speedway is as infinite as the tyre marks around the track ?
Are women's sport uniforms sexist?
Some sports still have rules stating women have to wear skirts when competing. Are these regulations archaic or just part of the game?
The most disgraceful bowl in cricketing history
Sir Robert Muldoon described it as an "act of true cowardice" - we look back at the event that had the cricketing world shook ?
Esports has a new home in the Sky Tower
We ventured into a donut-shaped hallway 10 metres above the footpath to visit the new LetsPlay.Live studio in Tāmaki Makaurau's Sky Tower ???
This is biomimicry
Cheetah-claw shoes and shark-skin swimsuits? Welcome to the world of biomimicry - sporting design that looks to nature for inspiration ???
Did you know NZ has a national handball team?
Handball...it's sort of a mashup between basketball, football and netball. This little-known sport is on the up in Aotearoa, with Kiwi teams beginning to compete all…
What does a fist in the face feel like?
Ahead of his trip to the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, we caught up with 22 year old David Nyika about how he got into boxing…
Contact Sport
In their song-turned-sports-anthem 'Tubthumping', Chumbawamba famously said "I get knocked down, but I get up again" - sadly, that's not always the case. We take a…