Wellington Lions outside back Stanley Solomon on his NPC return

The Wellington Lions are boosted by the return of outside back Stanley Solomon for Saturday's round seven NPC match against Canterbury in Christchurch. Solomon returns from a hamstring injury suffered in club rugby, which followed his patient wait for a Super Rugby debut late in the Highlanders ca…

Joe Serci wraps the 2026 Central League and looks ahead to the National League

With the men's Central League completed, Joe Serci from the Tackld Podcast reviews the season and looks ahead to the National League ahead of its start later in September. LISTEN ABOVE

Phil Holden: Wellington Rugby Union Board Chair talks the Lions' NPC performance, financial woes

The Wellington Lions are the only winless team at the halfway mark of rugby's NPC. Adam Cooper was joined by Wellington Rugby Union board chair Phil Holden who discussed the team's performances, and offered an insight into the union's financial woes. LISTEN ABOVE

Tania Tupu: Tokomanawa Queens Coach on Charlisse Leger-Walker signing for the team during the WNBA off-season

Kiwi WNBA star Charlisse Leger-Walker is returning to New Zealand’s Tauihi basketball competition. The Connecticut Sun guard will join the Wellington-based Tokomanawa Queens during the WNBA off-season, with the 12-week competition starting September 25. In April, Leger-Walker became the first New…

Todd Bryant: Cricket Wellington CEO on '150 Years of Cricket' Celebrations

Cricket Wellington is deep in preparations to celebrate a significant milestone this summer - 150 years of cricket in the capital. A 150th Anniversary Banquet will be held at Parliament to mark the occasion, while other initiatives include large archive displays alongside the Basin Reserve's outsi…

Hannah Wignall reviews the 2026 Women's Central League

A special celebration for the Seatoun football club ahead of their final match of the 2026 Central League. The cub will celebrate the 22-year contribution of Annie Olsen, who made her debut in 2004, wearing the Seatoun shirt more than 200 times and scoring more than 137 goals. Correspondent Hanna…

Tony Giles: Wellington Rugby Union CEO on the team's performance in NPC thus far

Wellington remains winless four rounds into the NPC rugby competition, and has conceded the highest number of points out of any team so far. The team's struggles come less than two years after the side's most recent title, in 2024. Wellington Rugby Union CEO Tony Giles joined Adam Cooper to discu…

Nathan Marsh: Pōneke vice-captain previews the U85 National Club Cup semifinal clash against Pakuranga

2025 finalists Pōneke return to the semifinal phase of New Zealand Rugby's Under 85kg National Club Cup, when hosting 2024 champions Pakuranga at Kilbirnie Park on Saturday. Adam Cooper caught up with Pōneke vice-captain Nathan Marsh to preview the match. LISTEN ABOVE

Joe Serci previews the final weekend of Central League football for 2026

Despite just two competition points separating the top three sides, the men's Central League title has been all but secured by Napier City Rovers for 2026. Napier would need to lose to bottom placed FC Western in their final match on Saturday to give either Miramar Rangers or Olympic a slim chance…

Ross Bond: Rugby Commentator on the Wellington Lions' NPC performance, upcoming clash against Otago

Having won NPC titles in 2022 and 2024, Wellington sits at the bottom of the ladder after three rounds of this year's season, having conceded 30 points or more in their three defeats.  Commentator Ross Bond has questioned why a range of unknown players from around the world have been brought into …