Peter Miskimmin
Televised school sport: Is a governance role needed?
Critics of televised school sport want to see greater scrutiny applied to how it's run, amid concerns the professionalisation of sport at a younger age will increase the pressure on teenage players. Audio
'Courtsiders' caught at Kiwi sporting stadiums
New Zealand's ability to allow crowds back in to sporting events has had an undesirable side-effect for some codes.
Alongside the genuine fans, a number of people working for illegal offshore… Audio
National team sports given funding for upcoming competitions
Basketball, netball, rugby and rugby league are among a range of sports which will now be able to hold national competitions that were previously under threat. The government has allocated the first… Audio
Extra Time for 3 July 2020
Professional sport is slowly emerging from the grip of the pandemic but its financial future is far from certain. A recent Sport New Zealand report highlighted the plight of the likes of rugby… Audio
Checking the estimates
Select Committees are in estimates season, quizzing ministers on their budget areas; and everything from Defence spending to girls in sport. Audio
Checking the estimates
Select Committees are in estimates season, quizzing ministers on their budget areas; and everything from Defence spending to girls in sport.
AudioCoronavirus: Sport NZ creates $25m package for struggling organisations
Sport New Zealand has created a $25 million package to provide short-term relief for struggling sports organisations.
The money will go towards supporting local and regional sport and recreation.
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Sports NZ shifts to greater emphasis on play
A worrying decline in the number of children and teenagers taking part in physical activity has prompted Sport New Zealand to move to a greater focus on the importance of play when young. But boss… Audio
Drive to make sport less competitive and more fun for teens
Sporting codes sign up to make their games less competitive. Audio
Immediate action being called on for elite athlete welfare
A wide-ranging report into elite athlete welfare in New Zealand says immediate action is needed to prevent the issue reaching a crisis point. The report, commissioned by government agency Sport New… Audio
What turns you off sport? Sport NZ wants to know
What turns you off sport? Sport New Zealand is keen to know and is urging people to take part in an on-line survey to have their say on everything from sideline behaviour to match-fixing and doping… Audio
'No kids get kissed behind bike sheds anymore' - Sport NZ
A new study has confirmed what many older people suspect - today's teenagers are less fit and weigh more than their parents did at their age. So why has adolescent fitness gone backwards? Susie… Audio
NZ sport 'not broken' despite complaints
Sport New Zealand maintain the country's sports system isn't broken despite a growing list of complaints from top athletes in cycling, rowing and hockey. Hockey is the latest to announce it's carrying… Audio
Is eSport a real sport?
The funding body charged with increasing participation in sports has said it's "open minded" about making competitive video game playing an official sport. Pro-gaming, or what's known as 'eSports' is… Audio
Protocols keep children safe from abuse - Sport NZ
Victims who were sexually assaulted by US gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar want institutions who didn't take their claims seriously to be held to account. Is there a risk this type of abuse could happen… Audio
Carrington, Drysdale, Malone win big at Halberg awards
Sport NZ chief Peter Miskimmin says Lisa Carrington's success at the Halberg Awards capped a hugely successful year on the world stage for New Zealand athletes Audio
NZ women into semi finals of hockey
The chief executive of Sport New Zealand and former Black Sticks player, Peter Miskimmin, on the women's hockey team one-upping their male counterparts to make to their Rio semifinals. Audio
New Zealand football investment high
The Government says it appreciates the generosity the co-owner of the Wellington Phoenix, Gareth Morgan, has shown to sport after he offered millions of dollars for a complete shake up of New Zealand… Audio
Belarus to protest drugs cheat charge
A disgraced Nadzeya Ostapchuk has now returned to Minsk. Audio
Olympic legends look back on NZ games performance
There were some negatives, most notably when the athletics manager, Raylene Bates, failed to enter the 1500-metre runner, Lucy van Dalen, and the shot-putter, Valerie Adams, to their respective… Audio
