Games

The New Zealand Catan National Championships take place on June 1st and 2nd at Wellycon.  Audio

In the heart of the of Queensland Outback lies the small town of Longreach, adults are running around hiding from each other - for weeks at a time. Audio

While the Game Boy would eventually be surpassed by newer, faster and better consoles, its cultural impact was huge: even today, it's sought after by collectors, with original games and the console… Audio

After helming her fifth British and World Marbles Championships, Julia McCarthy-Fox is packing up the little glass balls for another year. The annual event – held every Good Friday in an English pub… Audio

The Black Caps have beaten South Africa two - nil in their recent test series, and fans are gearing up for the much anticipated Australian series.

But test cricket fans in Auckland are once again… Audio

Colourful kites of all shapes and sizes will be flying high at the Otaki Kite Festival this weekend. Festival director Kirsty Doyle joins Jesse to tell us what's happening at the annual event which is… Audio

Self-confessed music nerd Jeremy McLean takes Nights through the influence video games has on music - and vice-versa. Audio

A blobfish catching the bus. A goat and a possum arguing on the moon. A worm detective solving a ghost mystery. These are all possibilities in a new local game. Audio

For this week's collectors corner we head to the Waikato where Helen and Brian Gibson have been collecting Christmas miniatures for the past 15 years. Audio

Quizmaster Jack Waley-Cohen has joined The Weekend throughout January and brings us his final set of tricky puzzles. Jack is well placed to provide some brain-busting questions as he is the man behind… Audio

New Zealand's best and brightest gamers are gearing up for the Global Esports championships. The Women's DOTA 2 team and an E Football player qualified for the games in Saudi Arabia where they'll… Video, Audio

Esports players say their sport is more than just time on the couch with a joystick – we have a national team, and it’s heading to global games at the end of the year. Audio

A “bunch of nerds who play games and make comedy sketches about games” have come a long way. With more than 5.5 million subscribers on YouTube and in excess of 2.4 billion views on their channel, Viva… Video, Audio

Since he could barely reach the joysticks in his local parlour in Ngongotaha, Lake Rotorua, Preston McNeil (Te Arawa, Tainui) has loved spacies. Audio

Victoria's decision to pull out of hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games after a budget blowout shines light on the huge amount of money it takes for these sporting extravaganzas. Audio

Have you ever felt the need to get off the beaten track and get lost once in a while? Well, so did Cat MacNaughtan, so much so she made a game out of it. Audio