Scratched: Aotearoa's Lost Sporting LegendsScratched: Season three coming May 17Season three of award-winning series Scratched: Aotearoa’s Lost Sporting Legends celebrates five more incredible New Zealand athletes. Full series streaming on The Spinoff from Tuesday. 13 May 20220:30
Scratched: Aotearoa's Lost Sporting LegendsLee Ralph, the skateboarder who vanishedIn the late 1980s, New Zealand skateboarder Lee Ralph had the world at his feet – but right when he seemed poised to join the sport’s elite, he was kicked out of the US, and out of the limelight for good. 16 Mar 202112:04
Scratched: Aotearoa's Lost Sporting LegendsJane Tehira, the triple internationalNew Zealand has had a handful of double internationals, athletes who’ve represented the country in two different sports. In the 1950s, Jane Tehira represented New Zealand in three – basketball, softball and hockey. 12 Mar 20219:38
Scratched: Aotearoa's Lost Sporting LegendsPrecious McKenzie’s last gold medalFrom being barred from weightlifting competitions in apartheid-era South Africa to being embraced by his adopted home country New Zealand, Precious McKenzie’s is a story of determination – and of the importance of knowing your value. 4 Mar 202111:00
Scratched: Aotearoa's Lost Sporting LegendsAngela Walker’s forgotten gymnastic goldThis is the story of Angela Walker, New Zealand’s forgotten gold medalist from the 1990 Commonwealth Games. 23 Feb 202111:26
Scratched: Aotearoa's Lost Sporting LegendsTuariki Delamere’s somersault long jumpAt a college track and field championships meet in 1974, a New Zealand long jumper representing Washington State University did something that had never been done in competition before – a somersault. 16 Feb 20219:22
Scratched: Aotearoa's Lost Sporting LegendsMeda McKenzie vs the Cook StraitIn 1978, Wellington teenager Meda McKenzie went for a swim with her brother and ended up in the South Island. 9 Feb 202111:22
Scratched: Aotearoa's Lost Sporting LegendsJoeli Vidiri, the greatest All Black that never wasIn 1996, Joeli Vidiri was set to be the star of New Zealand rugby alongside his good friend Jonah Lomu. But deteriorating kidneys led to his early retirement from the sport, aged just 27. 28 Jul 202015:05
Scratched: Aotearoa's Lost Sporting LegendsMāori tennis star Ruia Morrison meets Serena WilliamsPart II of Ruia Morrison’s journey to recognition in Aotearoa. In 1957, the tennis legend was the first New Zealand woman and first Māori to compete at Wimbledon, advancing to the quarter finals. Six decades later, Morrison was honoured with a korowai (cloak) in her name at the Auckland 2020 ASB Classic, and Serena Williams wore it as tournament champion. 19 Feb 202012:47
Scratched: Aotearoa's Lost Sporting LegendsBarbara Cox, the matriarch of New Zealand footballBorn in 1947, Barbara Cox grew up learning that a woman’s role was to cook and clean and take care of her husband. So when her husband signed her up to a local football team in 1973, Cox’s life changed. 14 Feb 202010:46
Scratched: Aotearoa's Lost Sporting LegendsChunli Li, table tennis player undefeated in NZ age 57Chunli Li moved to New Zealand in 1987 to retire from table tennis, aged 25. Instead, she was asked to keep playing and represented New Zealand at four Olympic Games and at the 2002 Commonwealth Games won an unprecedented four medals, aged 40. 13 Feb 202013:37
Scratched: Aotearoa's Lost Sporting LegendsThe world aerobics champion who created Jump JamIn the early 90s aerobics was at its peak, and Brett Fairweather was one of the best in the world. But it’s what he did next that made him a familiar face for a generation of young New Zealanders. 12 Feb 20209:52