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A noted New Zealand sports writer is calling for Noeline Taurua to swap jobs with Scott Robertson
Opinion

Why don’t Scott Robertson and Noeline Taurua just swap jobs?

A radical last-minute proposal to solve New Zealand’s two biggest coaching conundrums at once.
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By Calum Henderson | 15th January, 2026
Production editor
Ben Hildred rode 3048 vertical metres a day for 100 days. He achieved his goal – now what? (Image: Callum Wood Photos)

Meet the man and mind that biked a million vertical feet in 100 days

Ben Hildred spent three months riding uphill. Now he's learning to stop.
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By Shanti Mathias | 3rd January, 2026
Contributing writer
Wellington-based unicyclist Ken Looi.

One wheel drive: the Ken Looi story

Nearing the end of his career, the world’s greatest unicycle racer chases the sport's most elusive record.
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By Joel MacManus | 2nd January, 2026
Senior writer
Why can’t I just be happy for Auckland FC?

Why can’t I just be happy for Auckland FC?

A Wellington Phoenix supporter watches the new Auckland FC documentary.
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By Calum Henderson | 1st January, 2026
Production editor
New Zealand’s F1 golden boy Liam Lawson (Photo: Getty Images)

New Zealand’s love for Liam Lawson, explained

Who is he and what's driving the never ending pile-up of headlines about him?
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By Emma Gleason | 23rd December, 2025
Contributing writer
A Black Caps bowler haunted by the ghosts of dropped catches past

The Black Caps have lost what used to be their best quality

Even in the darkest times, we could always take pride in the Black Caps' fielding. Those days appear to be gone.
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By Hayden Donnell | 12th December, 2025
Senior writer
Scotty Stevenson has apologised – and it was a good apology.
Opinion

Scotty Stevenson, ‘syrup suckers’ and the teen bombs hidden within us all

A whole arsenal of offensive stuff we rarely think of or examine sits in our brains, and sometimes it goes kaboom.
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By Greg Bruce | 8th December, 2025
Guest writer
An excited Tongan crowd celebrating the second tackle of a set.

Tongan rugby league fans are the greatest show in sports

Forget the game. The highlights of Sunday's Kiwis vs Tonga test happened in the stands.
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By Joel MacManus | 3rd November, 2025
Senior writer
The Black Ferns’ Portia Woodman-Wickliffe and Canada’s Sophie de Goede (Photo: Alex Davidson – World Rugby/World Rugby via Getty Images; Design: The Spinoff)
Opinion

Doing the bare minimum for women’s rugby is no longer enough to win World Cups

For a long time the Black Ferns' immense talent has papered over shortcomings in how we run the women's game. But talent alone is no longer enough.
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By Alice Soper | 27th September, 2025
Guest writer
Braxton Sorensen-McGee scores during the Black Ferns’ third-round match against Ireland (Photo: David Rogers/Getty Images)
Opinion

The many complex truths in the lack of Black Ferns coverage

Is a lack of mainstream media coverage for the Black Ferns simply because newsrooms don't care, or are there many other bleak factors at play?
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By Madeleine Chapman | 13th September, 2025
Special correspondent
True or false: the All Blacks and Warriors never win on the same weekend

True or false: the All Blacks and Warriors never win on the same weekend

Investigating a potential hex ahead of a big weekend of code.
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By Calum Henderson | 12th September, 2025
Production editor
Why can’t I just be happy for Auckland FC?

Why can’t I just be happy for Auckland FC?

A Wellington Phoenix supporter watches the new Auckland FC documentary.
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By Calum Henderson | 29th August, 2025
Production editor
Design: The Spinoff

New Zealand women’s rugby league has never been stronger

The women's game goes from strength to strength in Aotearoa, but protection is needed to ensure its longevity.
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By Miriama Aoake | 16th August, 2025
Contributing writer
Design: The Spinoff.

‘Rugby league, you undefeated beautiful thing!’: Vossy strikes commentary gold again

The Warriors’ last-minute win prompted another instant classic one-liner from one of the sport's greatest orators.
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By Liam Rātana | 22nd July, 2025
Ātea editor
Corbin Strong cycling for Israel-Premier Tech and representing New Zealand at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

The New Zealand cyclist, the Israeli team and a geopolitical storm

A New Zealand Olympian is racing under Israel’s banner – and critics say it’s time to choose sides.
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By Timothy O'Farrell | 2nd July, 2025
Guest writer
Nelson Mandela and Francois Pienaar at the 1995 World Cup (Photos: Getty Images / Design: The Spinoff)

The ghost of 1995: that Rugby World Cup final, 30 years on

Where were you, and what do you remember?
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By James Borrowdale | 24th June, 2025
Guest writer
Watch live: the 2025 NZ Scrabble Nationals

Watch live: the 2025 NZ Scrabble Nationals

Welcome to the biggest event on the New Zealand Scrabble calendar.
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By Calum Henderson | 31st May, 2025
Production editor
Ben Hildred rode 3048 vertical metres a day for 100 days. He achieved his goal – now what? (Image: Callum Wood Photos)

Meet the man and mind that biked a million vertical feet in 100 days

Ben Hildred spent three months riding uphill. Now he's learning to stop.
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By Shanti Mathias | 29th April, 2025
Contributing writer
Watch live: the 2025 NZ Scrabble Masters

Watch live: the 2025 NZ Scrabble Masters

The top-rated Scrabble players in the country go head-to-head this Easter weekend.
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By Calum Henderson | 17th April, 2025
Production editor
Lots on (Photos: Getty Images)

All the sport on at Eden Park this weekend, ranked

Get ready for a lunar eclipse of live sport.
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By Calum Henderson | 20th March, 2025
Production editor

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