Extra Time

Athletes and social media. It's a combination giving sports fans increasingly more access to - and information about - the world's best sports people. It's also a combination that comes with pitfalls… Read more Audio

Winter might be closing in, but Kiwi cricket fans are just getting warmed up ahead of a big few weeks for the Black Caps. After a two-month hiatus, the New Zealand team has headed to England for two… Read more Audio

The issue of concussion in sport has been ever-present in recent years. And with the spotlight continuing to shine, codes in New Zealand and Australia are ramping up efforts to improve the… Read more Audio

Side line violence and abuse continues on New Zealand's sporting fields and it appears there is nothing in place to stop it. A violent confrontation after a premier club rugby game in Wellington is… Read more Audio

In Extra Time this week with Stephen Hewson... D-day looms for New Zealand Rugby and their deal with US tech giant Silver Lake - will it be the golden goose the sport has been hunting? Has the balance… Read more Audio

Is 2021 the year the Mainland Tactix finally get to lift netball’s ANZ Premiership trophy? This week on RNZ’s Extra Time, Bridget Tunnicliffe puts the question to LockerRoom's Suzanne McFadden… Read more Audio

High Performance Sport New Zealand have a new strategy, which focuses less on winning and more on athlete welfare. That's in response to several national sporting organisations being accused of… Read more Audio