Gaming & Sports
‘A long time coming’: Futsal Ferns qualify for first-ever Women’s World Cup
The FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup debuts next year – and NZ squad is one of 16 teams competing.
Why NZ's biggest rainbow sports tournament matters to me
“Allowing people to play as their authentic self without fear of judgement.”
NZ’s first-ever sports documentary in te reo Māori
“Being Maori is an X-Factor and I hope that’s the wairua people feel when they watch it.”
Playing sport with your ikura: NZ athletes help break stigma around periods
"The purpose is to break down menstrual equity barriers in education and in sport."
Hey, NZ Rugby - could you take women’s rugby seriously now?
“They need more women's voices at all sorts of levels.”
In photos: celebrating Sāmoa’s win in the Rugby League World Cup
Sāmoa becomes first Pacific nation to make it to a Rugby League World Cup final.
Horses are dying at Melbourne Cup: should we be celebrating it?
7 horses died in the last 8 Melbourne Cups
The 16-year-old in charge of making 22,000 poi for the Rugby World Cup
Georgia started Pōtiki Poi from her lounge in Dunedin in 2019 when she was just 12.
Now is the time to give a shit about women’s rugby
"I know that it's always a really different experience when you play in front of a big crowd."
America’s Cup loss totalled $156m, with Covid and a lack of superyachts blamed
Analysis of the 36th America’s Cup event in Auckland shows we put in a lot more money than it made.
These children are racing speed cars at 182kmh
Every year, kids aged 7 to 14 gather to race drag cars against each other at speeds of up to 182 kmh at the Junior Dragster…
Top 20 sporting moments from the last 20 years
There have been many memorable New Zealand sporting moments over the past two decades. King Carlos giving it to Crusaders fans in 2005, Jerry Collins and…
We ranked celebrities on their basketball skills
Pop star BENEE and politicians Chlöe Swarbrick and David Seymour were among the celebrities who participated in a charity basketball game at Spark Arena on Thursday…
Snapshots of athletes in isolation around the world
With many of the world’s best sports people stuck at home in lockdown, we’ve selected some of the best snapshots from New Zealand and overseas showing…
Job losses hit Weta game division after layoffs from AR company Magic Leap
Update: Weta Workshop has confirmed all of the layoffs on Monday 4 May were Magic Leap employees - which they say is less than half of…
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…
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…