Black Sticks
Your career stops here - the gender absent from the top jobs in sport
The Detail - It's being labelled toxic positivity; opening the door to women in sport but closing it before they get into high performance coaching jobs.
When women hit the grass ceiling of coaching
It's being labelled toxic positivity; opening the door to women in sport, but closing it before they get into high performance coaching jobs. Audio
The champions who fell short
The anguish, frustration, and feeling of unfinished business when highly-driven athletes come fourth at an Olympic Games Audio
NZ Sporting History: Blacks Sticks' Commonwealth Games Gold
In the 2000s Black Sticks Women had not yet won a major tournament, until the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Grace O'Hanlon, the Black Sticks goalkeeper, who saved FOUR of five of England's attempts in the… Audio
Hockey legend Stacey Michelsen retires from the international game
New Zealand's most capped women's hockey player Stacey Michelsen has called time on her international career.
Brothers to face off in trans-Tasman hockey clash
Brotherly bragging rights are going on the line as the New Zealand hockey teams finally return to action.
Whitelock and McCaw back in Black Sticks
Hockey stalwarts Kayla Whitelock and Gemma McCaw have emerged from retirement to be named in the Black Sticks squad for next year's Tokyo Olympics.
Aussie included in Black Sticks
A former Kookaburras goalkeeper has been named in the New Zealand men's hockey team for the upcoming four test series against Japan.
Argentina inflict double defeat on Black Sticks
Argentina have recorded back-to-back wins over New Zealand in a hockey Pro League double-header at Auckland's North Harbour Hockey Stadium on Sunday.
Win boosts Black Sticks women into fifth
The Black Sticks women have climbed into fifth place on hockey's Pro League ladder with a 3-1 win over the United States in Auckland on Friday.
New Black Sticks coach 'very inclusive'
Hockey New Zealand says setting the standards for the environment within the national women's squad is an ongoing process which will include the team's new coach.
Hockey 'back flick' on review details
The fallout over the review into the environment within the New Zealand women's hockey team has taken another twist with the national body back-tracking on statements it made when it unveiled its…
Hockey secrecy leaves cloud lingering
Sports Call - Don't be surprised if longtime coach Mark Hager isn't, eventually, the only casualty of the review into the environment within the New Zealand women's hockey squad, writes Clay Wilson.
Sir Owen Glenn freezes Black Sticks funding
The Auckland businessman has suspended funding of the New Zealand women's hockey team because of his concerns over the resignation of former coach Mark Hager.
Hager confident in coaching methods
Mark Hager is standing behind his coaching style after leaving his post at the helm of the New Zealand women's hockey team amid accusations about his methods.
Black Sticks fall short in hockey doubleheader
The Black Sticks men and women have opened hockey's new Pro League competition with hard-fought losses to the Netherlands in Auckland.
New era in Hockey starts this weekend
Hockey hopes to begin a new era this weekend with it annual Pro League, a new competition which aims to transform the sport.
Black Sticks out of World Cup
The New Zealand men's hockey team's World Cup campaign is over after a 2-0 defeat to England in the first knockout round.
Cash injection for Black Sticks
Sports commentator Brendan Telfer on businessman Owen Glenn putting millions directly into the pockets of the Black Sticks, both men and women. And the Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli passes one of… Audio
Hockey NZ confirm review details
Hockey New Zealand have confirmed details relating to independent reviews of the environment within the national women's team and the organisation's wider high performance programme.
