Tennis Auckland hires first safeguarding officer

Tennis Auckland's hired its first safety officer, to help protect young players from abuse. There's a growing role of dishonour featuring coaches both local and international, who've abused players physically sexually and emotionally. In 2023, New Zealand tennis coach Richard Barry was jailed for rape and sexual offencesa and in April this year, former trusted community member and Blenheim gymnastics coach Gregory Pask was sentenced to almost 16 years jail for hundreds of offences against young girls in his care, Tennis Auckland CEO Rohan West speaks to Lisa Owen.