Sports

strong

The Spinoff Members

petrol.jpg

I wind down my window at the lights to profess my love to the strangers in the black De Tomaso Pantera. They accommodate me with amused grins.

Confessions of an unlikely petrolhead

Jigsaw-racing.png

If you thought jigsaw puzzles were meant to be relaxing, think again.

Getting jiggy with it: Inside the wild world of competitive speed puzzling

FeatureImage_SpeedyPuzzle.png

Speed puzzling is like a marathon for the mind – intense, demanding, surprisingly exhausting. But does turning it into a sport destroy it as a relaxing pastime?

The need for speed: What I learnt competing in an online jigsaw puzzle competition

shot-put-final-feat.jpg

Was it a false measurement, a full-blown conspiracy or just some mild incompetence? 

How was Maddi Wesche’s final shot put throw not over 20m? A Spinoff investigation

gambling-influencing-.png

Party holes, paid partnerships and podcast appearances – it's all part of a concerted effort to attract young people to gambling.

How the gambling industry is using influencers to appeal to a new generation

photo-collage.png-14.png

A detailed summary of everything we were allowed to report from the PM's cricket party at Premier House.

A ball-by-ball analysis of backyard cricket at the prime minister’s house

Liams-images-29.png

It was his last time leading an All Blacks haka and TJ Perenara was sure it sent a message.

All Blacks haka controversy: A bold statement or brand risk?

FeatureImage_Scrabble.png

The Bledisloe Cup of Scrabble is streaming live on YouTube all weekend. Here’s how to watch and everything else you need to know. 

Watch live: New Zealand vs Australia in the Trans-Tasman Scrabble Challenge

12.png

big_fp_tonga_jin-1-png

Big_FP_tonga_jin-1.png

On Saturday afternoon, Mate Ma'a Tonga (MMT) fans were on their way to watch a historic rugby league game.

In pictures: MMT fans turn Penrose red ahead of Tonga’s thrilling win

GettyImages-2179804819-1.jpg

With the World Cup won, there’s something else the White Ferns really want

GettyImages-2179498819-1.jpg

An occasion so impressive it made me do something I thought I never would.

Oh no… I think I’ve fallen for Auckland FC

Screenshot-2024-10-21-080059.png

The winningest weekend for New Zealand sport

hosk.png

His 'common sense' world view holds little time for losers and dreamers... with one major exception.

Mike Hosking is one of the Warriors’ biggest fans, and it doesn’t make any sense

Mike Hosking is one of the Warriors' biggest fans, and it doesn't make a lick of sense

SaveClip.App_456294460_831447209095549_6269628746934435525_n.jpg

A shallow dive into the deeply competitive world of pinball in Aotearoa.

How I became the 193rd best pinballer in New Zealand

FeatureImage_AllBlacksAura.png

It's a question that's been in the headlines for years. The problem is we’ve been looking to rugby writers for answers only psychics can offer.

Have the All Blacks lost their aura? Finally, a definitive answer

paralympics.png

Whether it's for strolling to the shops or sprinting for gold, the same skill, care and dedication goes into every prosthetic from this Auckland workshop.

Limbs without limits: How New Zealand Paralympians get geared up for glory

NZ-Paralympic-Team-Paris-2024_850x510.png

The 2024 Paralympic Games begin on Wednesday in Paris. Here's who to cheer for.

Meet the 25 athletes representing New Zealand at the Paralympic Games

bran.jpg

Brannavan Gnanalingam on the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to combine his two favourite things: mooching around Paris and watching the Olympics.

A postcard from the Paris Olympics

byeparis.jpg

With New Zealand’s press leaving Paris, ‘unparalleled’ Paralympics coverage falls on one reporter.

TVNZ’s 11-strong Olympics reporting team drops to just one for the Paralympics

Untitled.jpg

New Zealand's medal haul crept up by two overnight as the Paris games close.

A glorious and historic Olympics campaign comes to an end

bettermanfeature.png

Review: Robbie Williams goes chimp crazy in Better Man 

AWM_repoting_google_maps.png

Google Maps navigation now lets you report police sightings while driving. But should you do it?

Is it OK to nark on the cops? An argument with myself

Liams-images-35.png

Local elections will decide the future of Māori seats on councils, with referendums testing New Zealand's commitment to equitable representation and Te Tiriti principles.

The fate of Māori seats on councils lies with those who vote

climate-change-and-banks-story.png

Despite making net-zero commitments, big banks have lent fossil fuel companies billions of dollars.

How banks can make climate pledges – then keep funding fossil fuels

bulletin-seymour-Untitled-design-33-850&#215;510.jpg

David Seymour has welcomed the huge amount of public interest in his controversial proposed law.

Treaty bill submissions have closed. Now what?

IMG_3079.jpeg

A parent shares their experience and fears as public submissions are sought on the use of puberty blockers for gender-affirming care.

‘She knew before she could read’: The reality of raising a trans child

United Tribes flag

A symbol of Māori sovereignty, political agency, and the nation's early steps toward self-determination.

The first official flag of Aotearoa and what it represents

shortsightedness.png

Shortsightedness in kids is skyrocketing overseas. Is New Zealand next?

Staring down the ‘silent epidemic’ of myopia in children

Screenshot-2024-06-19-145648.png

With the considerable benefit of hindsight and creative licence, we present July 16, 1984, as it happened.

Live updates: 16/7/84, one of the wildest days in New Zealand politics

This weekend 3 Kiwi fighters will step into the ring during this weekend’s UFC Fight Night. Don Rowe, who has money on our boys, loads up the PS4 and EA’s brand new UFC 2 to project what chances he has of winning big.

Our gaming coverage comes right to your sweet little hands

, the ISP with a mean roundhouse kick to the face.

donufc001

NZ's hopes at this weekend's Fight Night are simulated with EA's UFC 2

The Spinoff

SportsMarch 18, 2016

The Spinoff uses UFC 2 to Nostradamus this weekend’s Fight Night

Loading...

SportsMarch 18, 2016

The Spinoff uses UFC 2 to Nostradamus this weekend’s Fight Night

More Reading

Loading...