Athletes

From school in the South Island to a medal in South Korea

What were you doing when you were 16? Zoi Sadowski-Synnott just represented NZ at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games and won Aotearoa's first medal in 26…

Charmaine Smith - Full time cop and rugby player.

Charmaine Smith keeps our streets safe as a full-time cop AND represents Aotearoa in the Black Ferns. We struggle to get out of bed on a…

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…

Maynard Peel - 18 year old BMX champion

BMX world champ and part-time model, all at 18! We sat down with Maynard Peel to chat all things BMX, modelling and his number one fan:…

How roller derby and art helped me feel comfortable in my own

Ariki identifies as takatāpui, a term for those who don't fit into the binaries of gender and sexuality. Roller derby was a fresh start for Ariki,…

Candy Lee

"That adrenaline rush is like a sugar rush" meet Candy Lee - the wrestler whose signature moves are painfully sweet ???

The New Zealand Falcons Rugby Team

Does homophobia exist on the rugby fields of Aotearoa?

Re: talks to Paralympian Liam Malone

Liam Malone sat down with us and talked girls, dating and body language.