Rnz: Extra Time

RNZ, Stuff and Locker Room present Extra Time - joining RNZ's Joe Porter on the podcast this week are former All Black Tamati Ellison, who is a coach with the Kanaloa Hawaii Major League rugby side, Netball New Zealand's national coaching development manager Tania Karauria, Dr Sierra Keung an academic at AUT in Auckland who has researched the cultural differences in coaching from a Māori & Pasifika perspective and former Kiwis and Warriors coach Frank Endacott.

World Rugby is proposing to ban trans-athletes from playing in the women's game but will New Zealand Rugby follow suit? And South Africa and Australia haven't been backward in coming forward in criticising New Zealand Rugby's planned new Super Rugby competition suggesting the NZR is trying to split the game - what's got everyone so riled up? Listen into Extra Time with Stephen Hewson, former Black Fern Louisa Wall, Ani O'Brien from Speak Up for Women New Zealand, Koro Vakauta of RNZ Pacific and sports journalist Hamish Bidwell.

Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua joins us on Extra Time this week to give her take on the ANZ Netball Premiership and discuss how things are shaping up for the Silver Ferns and just whether or not they'll get to play this year.

Controversy is again threatening to capsize the Americas Cup, with some rather serious allegations thrown at Team New Zealand and its boss Grant Dalton. What does the latest drama mean? And do most New Zealanders care? Studies have revealed racial bias in sports commentary in Europe, is it present in New Zealand sports broadcasting? One of New Zealand rugby's oldest and most stirring rivalries is back, can the Blues claim their first win against the Crusaders in Christchurch since 2004? And the future of Super Rugby. Will New Zealand and Australia ditch South Africa and Argentina and go it alone from next year? Will a Pacific Islands team finally be involved? RNZ, Stuff and Locker Room present Extra Time, joining RNZ's Joe Porter on the show this week Stuff sports journalist Dana Johannsen, SKY television commentator Fauono Ken Laban and sports writer and RNZ columnist Hamish Bidwell.

Professional sport is slowly emerging from the grip of the pandemic but its financial future is far from certain. A recent Sport New Zealand report highlighted the plight of the likes of rugby, netball, cricket and football at a professional level. It led to nearly $5 million in government funding to prop up the ANZ netball premiership, Super Rugby, the Wellington Phoenix and the Warriors. But how long can professional sport in New Zealand survive? Extra Time with RNZ sports editor Stephen Hewson peers into the crystal ball to examine the future of sport. Joining him are Netball New Zealand's Jennie Wyllie, the Crusaders Colin Mansbridge, Rob Morrison from the Phoenix and Sport NZ boss Peter Miskimmin.

RNZ, Stuff and LockerRoom present Extra Time. New Zealand and Australia Football are celebrating their successful bid to host the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. But what will it mean for the women's game here and will the tournament help the game grow.The Extra Time team is joined by former Football Fern Kristy Hill to discuss the huge opportunity New Zealand Football now has. He was well liked by his players, but the Warriors owners weren't happy as they sacked coach Stephen Kearney. Former coach Frank Endacott admits he was surprised by the dismissal, but not that surprised by the club's results this season.

Having had to sit and cool their heels and watch on as rugby league and rugby union returned to the field, the country's top flight netballers finally get to return to the court this weekend with the resumption of the ANZ premiership. Listen in to RNZ's Extra Time podcast - in conjunction with Stuff and LockerRoom - as we preview the revamped competition and examine just how netball has coped over the past three months.

Rugby starved fans around the country are getting ready to roar as Super Rugby Aotearoa kicks off, but can anyone halt the heavy favourite Crusaders from charging to the title? Guests this week are Black Ferns midfielder Chelsea Alley, sports columnist Hamish Bidwell, Wellington Pride women's rugby player Alice Soper and RugbyPass rugby analyst Ben Smith.

Sport and politics, once separated, the two are now inextricable and athletes are fighting against social injustice. Guests this week are former Black Fern, Silver Fern and now MP Louisa Wall, Massey University's Dr Jeremy Hapeta and Stuff sports journalist Kevin Norquay.

In Extra Time this week, live sport is finally back. The panel take a look at the resumption of the NRL, and assess the Warriors’ chances. We also hear from Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua and find out about what New Zealand Rugby is doing with mental health.

What does a $265 million financial relief package from government really mean for the sports sector. All levels of sport have been hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, but for those below the elite level it is really hitting home. Primary sources of revenue such as membership fees, gaming machine profits and sponsorships have gone. RNZ, Stuff and Locker Room present Extra Time and this week they're joined by Netball New Zealand, the New Zealand Amateur Sports Association, the Players Association and White Fern Suzie Bates to discuss how that money should be spent.

Extra Time continues its discussion on the treatment of women’s sport in New Zealand and in particular rugby. Hamish Bidwell, Alice Soper, Ashley Stanley and Barry Guy have their thoughts on sporting inequality as New Zealand comes out of the Covid-19 pandemic. Also is sport being rushed back onto the fields and courts too soon, when the coronavirus continues to linger.

With the recovery from covid-19 there will be a return of some sport in the next few weeks. But for most there will be no change. There may be excitement about play on the fields and courts but for the Extra Time team it means a missed opportunity for an improvement in inclusion and equality. Join Hamish Bidwell, Alice Soper, Joe Porter and Barry Guy as they discuss the return of some professional sport, while the rest of the country faces the prospect of staying in their bubbles with no competition of their own. Increased funding for women’s sports and an improvement for Maori and Pasifika will remain an issue in New Zealand.

In Extra Time this week, we talk misbehaving players causing more headaches for already under pressure NRL officials, and the panel discuss what we learned from the announcement of New Zealand Rugby’s financial position.

In Extra Time this week, the panel analyse the impacts of the coronavirus crisis on women’s sport, plus we talk about all the noise surrounding the upcoming World Rugby elections.

In Extra Time this week, the panel dissect the details of the confirmed pay cuts for New Zealand's top rugby players. What does it mean for the relevant parties, and where does it leave the provincial and grassroots game? We also assess the latest in the NRL's push to resume play as soon as possible.

In Extra Time this week, we grab a wider lens and take a closer look at the long-term impact Covid-19 might have on the codes and competitions we love.

In Extra Time this week, we grab a wider lens and take a closer look at the long-term impact Covid-19 might have on the codes and competitions we love.

In Extra Time this week, we look back on the impact the global Covid-19 outbreak has had on sport, and also assess how sport might look going forward.

On this week's edition of Extra Time: Netball's ANZ Premiership joins the list of postponed competitions; two former Silver Ferns talk about the benefits of playing multiple sports; and walking netball - yes it's a thing!