Sam Ackerman
Sports-chat with Sam Ackerman
Sam looks into a few examples from over the weekend - of how what happens - when the focus is on who you've lost from sporting organisations rather than who is still there - and what the first weekend… Audio
Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
Sam breaks down the big announcements that hang over the head of New Zealand Football - with undesirable outcomes seen as a real threat. We assess where the Black Caps are before their home 'summer'… Audio
Sports-chat with Sam Ackerman
Campbell Johnstone becomes first All Black to come out as gay, he was in the team in 2005. Sam also discusses Novak Djokovic the player and the person. And the Breakers quietly going about making the… Audio
Sports commentator Sam Ackerman : How fine is the line between heroes and villains in sport?
Sam looks into some unexpected comebacks, code-wide uprisings and turning points for pivotal figures in the sporting landscape this week. This includes the amazing story of rower, cyclist, Hamish… Audio
Sports-chat with Sam Ackerman
With the biggest sporting tournament in the world wrapped up in spectacular fashion, Sam looks at the wash up to an extraordinary FIFA World Cup - the legacy it leaves both on and off the field. But… Audio
Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
Sam mulls over Kane Williamson's decision to ditch the test cricket captaincy and its implications, looks at who is in the running for the Halbergs - and who he thinks should be, and casts an eye to… Audio
Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
Sam discusses the winners from last night's NZ Rugby Awards. And it's been a busy week for the HR departments of England and Wales Rugby. Wayne Pivac was ousted as Wales coach, with Warren Gatland… Audio
Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
With the recent widespread coverage of the Black Ferns' road to victory at the Rugby World Cup, Sam discusses how sport is represented in the media, and how that emphasis compares to covering the… Audio
Sports commentator Sam Ackerman : the Halberg legacy, FIFA
Sam reflects on a big sporting week in this country - from the legacy left by Sir Murray Halberg to the futures of other New Zealand athletes and teams being up in the air. Also the action from the… Audio
Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
Athletes around the world and here in Aotearoa are speaking up this week, confronting issues on and off the sporting fields, velodromes and waters. Sam Ackerman explains why this is such crucial… Audio
Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
All eyes are on Qatar as the men's football World Cup kicks off. Audio
Sports correspondent Sam Ackerman
We take a glimpse into what is a hugely populated and important sporting calendar right now and Sam looks into why margins matter. Audio
Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
It's a crucial weekend for many of our national sporting teams, with many in sudden death mode. Commentator Sam Ackerman joins Lynn to run the rule over the chances of our men's and women's rugby and… Audio
Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
Sam looks ahead to the FIFA World Cup draw for next year's women's world cup, with New Zealand and Australia co-hosting the event. Meanwhile the Women's Rugby World cup is nearing the business end… Audio
Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
Sam looks ahead to a big weekend of sport with the official start of the Women's Rugby World Cup. Audio
Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
Sam looks at the renewed push to support womens sport in this country, whether referees should put down the whistle and pick up a microphone, the Kiwi connection in the NRL Grand Final and why… Audio
Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
Sam covers off the unique Eden Park triple header with the All Blacks, Black Ferns and All Whites all playing at the venue inside 2 days, plus the mayhem that has been the Silver Ferns/Jamaica series.
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The All Blacks resilience is set for another test, the Warriors pull the curtain down on a season to forget at a full stadium and what NZ Boxing 's open gender category means for the sport. Audio
The future of All Blacks coach Ian Foster : will he stay or will he go?
With the All Blacks breaking their losing streak and winning against the Springboks in Johannesburg, what is the future of beleagured All Black coach Ian Foster?. NZ Rugby boss Mark Robinson held an… Audio
Sports Commentator Sam Ackerman
Sam talks to Susie about whether we about to witness the end of the Ian Foster era with the All Blacks? Trent Boult's decision to hand back his NZ Cricket contract and what it means and the impact… Audio