Sam Ackerman

Sam Ackerman looks into the ways being mooted to refresh the competition, the former All Black who could come back to haunt NZ and why is Team New Zealand working with the most controversial… Audio

Sam Ackerman joins us with sports news and events that are tickling the nation's interest. He looks at a head-to-head contest with world championship connotations, the end of an All Black experiment… Audio

Sam looks into the headaches being caused behind the scenes and whether freedom of speech is being respected in world sport, and reaction to the claims super rugby is getting boring. Audio

The Robertson name has been in the headlines for the right and wrong reasons this week - commentator Sam Ackerman looks at the fall from grace from Olympian now drugs cheat Zane Robertson and the… Audio

Sam breaks down the Black Caps latest headache against Sri Lanka - spoiler alert, it's quite similar to their last one - and we look at the weekend sporting forecast for the Warriors, Breakers and… Audio

Sports commentator Sam Ackerman takes a squint at the boardroom and back office dramas over who the new All Blacks coach will be - and how this overshadows actual sport. He also looks at what to… Audio

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

We take a glimpse into what is a hugely populated and important sporting calendar right now and Sam looks into why margins matter. Audio