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Parliament has given the green light to a new independent sport integrity commission focused on athlete wellbeing and protection.
MPs voted unanimously on Wednesday backing the creation of the Integrity Sport and Recreation Commission, which will be operational from next year as an independent crown entity.
The Commission has a big remit.
It will will develop the country's first ever Integrity Code - a kind of rule book for sport, and investigate any breaches of that code.
It will also be a complaint and dispute resolution service, and will incorporate Drug Free Sport New Zealand and become the country's national anti-doping organisation.
Sports Minister Grant Robertson says a central focus of the Commission will be on the wellbeing of participants and ensuring they have better support and protections to safely raise integrity matters.
There have been a series of damning reviews into some of the country's elite sporting environments and bodies.
One of the most significant was Cycling New Zealand and its treatment of Olympic cyclist Olivia Podmore, who died just over two years ago.
Susie speaks with the chairperson of the Establishment Board, Auckland barrister Don Mackinnon and Olivia Podmore's mother, Nienke Middleton.
