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Extra Time

by RNZ

A review of the week in sport.

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  1. Extra Time for 11 June 2021

    Athletes and social media. It's a combination giving sports fans increasingly more access to - and information about - the world's best sports people. It's also a combination that comes with pitfalls - as England cricketer Ollie Robinson has very acutely discovered. Robinson has been suspended…

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  2. Extra Time for 4 June 2021

    Naomi Osaka's announcement that she wouldn't be talking to the media and subsequent withdrawal from the French Open tennis tournament gained plenty of reaction around the world.

  3. Extra Time for 28 May 2021

    Winter might be closing in, but Kiwi cricket fans are just getting warmed up ahead of a big few weeks for the Black Caps. After a two-month hiatus, the New Zealand team has headed to England for two tests against England, and the much-anticipated World Test Championship final against India. Join...

  4. Extra Time for 21 May 2021

    The issue of concussion in sport has been ever-present in recent years. And with the spotlight continuing to shine, codes in New Zealand and Australia are ramping up efforts to improve the identification and management of impact-related head injuries. Rugby's latest move involves the trial of a...

  5. Extra Time for 14 May 2021

    Side line violence and abuse continues on New Zealand's sporting fields and it appears there is nothing in place to stop it. A violent confrontation after a premier club rugby game in Wellington is the latest incident emphasising the bad behaviour of some supporters. Extra Time discusses the…

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  6. Extra Time for 7 May 2021

    In Extra Time this week - there's a dire warning that if the Tokyo Olympics go ahead people will die. A top epidemiologist is urging the International Olympic Committee it's not too late to call the Games off while we hear from Olympic silver medallist Sarah Walker on why the Games must go ahead....

  7. Extra Time for 30 April 2021

    In Extra Time this week - New Zealand Rugby's provinces may have given the green light to the Silver Lake proposal to buy into the game here....but a deal remains a long way off due to the stand off with the Players Association. On the field ...women's rugby moves to another level this weekend…

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  8. Extra Time for 23 April 2021

    In Extra Time this week with Stephen Hewson... D-day looms for New Zealand Rugby and their deal with US tech giant Silver Lake - will it be the golden goose the sport has been hunting? Has the balance of power shifted in the ANZ netball premiership after a topsy-turvey opening round? We head to...

  9. Extra Time for 16 April 2021

    Is 2021 the year the Mainland Tactix finally get to lift netball’s ANZ Premiership trophy? This week on RNZ’s Extra Time, Bridget Tunnicliffe puts the question to LockerRoom's Suzanne McFadden, Stuff's Brendan Egan, and former Silver Fern Katrina Rore. We discuss whether off-season signings…

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  10. Extra Time for 9 April 2021

    Are sports journalists in New Zealand too worried about staying onside with high-profile sports people? This week on RNZs Extra Time, Bridget Tunnicliffe poses the question to Stuff sports journalist Paul Cully, sports commentator Hamish Bidwell and RNZ sports reporter Joe Porter. We discuss the...

  11. Extra Time for 1 April 2021

    New Zealand Rugby and the players association are at loggerheads over the pending agreement with US investment firm Silver Lake. NZ Rugby says the potential $465 million deal is transformational while the players are concerned about potential cultural misappropriation.

  12. Extra Time for 26 March 2021

    High Performance Sport New Zealand have a new strategy, which focuses less on winning and more on athlete welfare. That's in response to several national sporting organisations being accused of mistreating athletes. Allegations of bullying, fat shaming and abuse forced several organisations to...

  13. Extra Time for 19 March 2021

    Well the America's Cup is finally done and dusted and Team New Zealand and Te Rehutai have successfully defended the Auld Mug. So just why were Team New Zealand were so good - and where to now for the event? Join RNZ sports reporter Clay Wilson on Extra Time as he's joined by Stuff's America's…

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  14. Extra Time for 12 March 2021

    They've been there before and they know what to expect, but how will the Warriors cope with another NRL season based in Australia. Many players struggled without their families in 2020, it cost coach Stephen Kearney his job and they finished tenth. New coach Nathan Brown has bolstered his squad…

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  15. Extra Time for 5 March 2021

    In Extra Time this week - Bridget Tunnicliffe asks at what cost has the postponement of the women's Rugby World Cup come to the sport domestically and internationally? Can the Silver Ferns end a nine year drought without netball's Constellation Cup? And we preview Israel Adesanya's bid to join an...

  16. Extra Time for 26 February 2021

    The Black Caps have drawn first blood in their T20 series against Australia, but does the five-match contest mean anything for New Zealand fans or for the Black Caps chances at this year's World Cup? In contrast the White Ferns have a battle on their hands to fight their way back into their…

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  17. Extra Time for 19 February 2021

    After days of back and forth between race organisers and the Challengers of Record, Luna Rossa, the America's Cup Challenger Selection Series final resumes this weekend. Luna Rossa lead the series 4-nil over Team UK and just need three more wins to get through to the America's Cup racing against...

  18. Extra Time for 12 February 2021

    RNZ's Extra Time looks at the report into gymnastics in New Zealand which identified a culture of fear and retribution and led to the national body apologising to anyone who's been harmed as a result. Abusive coaches, body image issues, and children left in tears, were among the findings of the...

  19. Extra Time for 5 February 2021

    After years of speculation about a potential code switch Roger Tuivasa-Sheck has confirmed he is leaving the Warriors and heading to rugby. This season will be the 27 year old's last at the Warriors as he chases his boyhood dream of making the All Blacks and playing at the 2023 World Cup. The…

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  20. Extra Time for 29 January 2021

    The new sporting year is very much underway here in NZ, headlined for many by the America's Cup Challenger Series out on Auckland's Hauraki Gulf.

  21. Extra Time for 18 December 2020

    In the final Extra Time of 2020 - RNZ Sports Editor Stephen Hewson and the team look back on the good, the bad and the ugly of 2020. Joining us on Extra Time are All Blacks captain Sam Cane, Silver Ferns coach Noeline Taurua and Black Caps coach Gary Stead who offer their thoughts on the year…

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  22. Extra Time for 11 Dec 2020

    After months of battles off the water, the four teams taking part in the looming America's Cup have finally begun their on water duels. While Ineos Team UK was dealing with technical issues on day one of official practice earlier this week, Cup holders Team New Zealand, Italian Challengers of...

  23. Extra Time for 4 December 2020

    Is Super Rugby in fact the best way forward for Pasifika rugby? Saturday's match between the Maori All Blacks and Moana Pasifika in Hamilton essentially heralds Moana Pasifika's emergence as a Super Rugby side. They along with a Fiji based team are set to join the Super Rugby competition from…

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  24. Extra Time for 27 November 2020

    Who would have thought so much could ride on an All Blacks Test against Argentina. But this weekend's game has taken on much more significance given the side's first ever loss to the Pumas two weeks ago and the fact they've lost two tests on the trot - something they haven't done since 2011.

  25. Extra Time for 20 November 2020

    The All Blacks appear to be a team in crisis following their historic defeat to Argentina last week, but do the public really care? Join Brenton Vannisselroy on Extra Time as journalist Hamish Bidwell, Wellington Pride rugby player Alice Soper and RNZ sport reporter Barry Guy discuss the fall-out...

  26. Extra Time for 13 November 2020

    Red cards and sending offs are they ruining rugby? Former All Blacks coach Laurie Mains thinks so and tells us why and how things need to change if rugby is to remain an attractive and entertaining sport. We hear from Kiwi Ferns legend Honey Hireme-Smiler on why a seventh World Cup was a bridge…

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  27. Extra Time for 6 November 2020

    Former New Zealand Netball and Rugby Australia boss Raelene Castle has been appointed as chief executive of Sport New Zealand, but what direction does she want to take the organisation?

  28. Extra Time for 30 October 2020

    The Bledisloe Cup is yet to be decided, there have been a few changes to both the All Blacks and Wallabies sides and Australia is set to host their first test of the year, but for RNZ's Extra Time panel they're struggling to get excited for Saturday's showdown between the All Blacks and Wallabies...

  29. Extra Time for 23 October 2020

    The Silver Ferns are finally back on court adjusting to life without Laura Langman - but how are the world champions shaping up for their three test series against Commonwealth Games champions England? In Extra Time We talk with Kiri Wills from the Silver Ferns coaching staff on the challenges...

  30. Extra Time for 16 October 2020

    The second Bledisloe Cup test is almost upon us and - after last week's drawn opener - there's plenty to play for and plenty of pressure on the All Blacks to maintain their colossal Eden Park record.

  31. Extra Time for 9 October 2020

    Has NZR been arrogant in how it's handled itself in 2020 and can its relationships be repaired?

  32. Extra Time for 2 October 2020

    Israel Adesanya retained his UFC world middleweight title last week and is set to become one of the biggest names in the sport. Mixed Martial Arts continues to grow as a global sport and has a strong following. But because it's a violent sport, should it get the promotion that it does? Medical...

  33. Extra Time for 25 September 2020

    Mixed martials arts has undoubtedly been on the up and up as a sport in New Zealand in recent years, but that rise reaches a new high point this weekend. No less than four fighters from Auckland's City Kickboxing gym will compete at UFC 253, headlined by middleweight world champion Israel…

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  34. Extra Time for 18 September 2020

    The All Blacks will play test match rugby this year afterall. Two Bledisloe Cup tests against Wallabies have been confirmed for Wellington and Auckland and the side will then head to Australia for the rugby championship...although that seems to be up in the air with doubts over whether South…

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  35. Extra Time for 11 September 2020

    The news that former Silver Fern Anna Harrison is returning to top level netball ....got us thinking here at Extra Time about the 'Senior Citizens' of elite sport?

  36. Extra Time for 4 September 2020

    With yet another sport coming under scrutiny over high performance coaching practices Extra Time asks are our coaches too tough or are our athletes becoming too soft? Two-thirds of Canoe Racing New Zealand's women's high-performance squad have left the programme in the past 18 months labelling…

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  37. Extra Time for 28 August 2020

    Former Olympic rowing champion Rob Waddell has found himself in a battle with with secondary school principals and other groups over an initiative aimed at broadcasting more school sport. Does Waddell's Sports Collective, which gives Sky TV exclusive rights to stream or broadcast school...

  38. Extra Time for 21 August 2020

    At the start of the ANZ Netball Premiership season, the title appeared to be the Pulse's to lose. The defending champs dominated the competition and recorded ten wins in a row, while their opponents in this weekend's grand final, the Mainland Tactix, were one of many teams trying to catch them....

  39. Extra Time for 14 August 2020

    In Extra Time this week...the Crusaders have wrapped up the Super Rugby Aotearoa title with a round to spare but the real question is what happens in 2021? How many head knocks is too many and where to now for All Blacks skipper Sam Cane? Paddler Alicia Hoskins tells us about the life threatening...

  40. Extra Time for 7 August 2020

    After significant investigations into high performance environments in cycling, football and hockey - yet another New Zealand sport is in the spotlight concerning the topic of athlete welfare. Gymnastics NZ has come under fire over the past week - with athletes, parents and coaches coming forward...

  41. Extra Time for 31 July 2020

    RNZ, Stuff and Locker Room present Extra Time - joining RNZ's Joe Porter on the podcast this week are former All Black Tamati Ellison, who is a coach with the Kanaloa Hawaii Major League rugby side, Netball New Zealand's national coaching development manager Tania Karauria, Dr Sierra Keung an...

  42. Extra Time for 24 July 2020

    World Rugby is proposing to ban trans-athletes from playing in the women's game but will New Zealand Rugby follow suit? And South Africa and Australia haven't been backward in coming forward in criticising New Zealand Rugby's planned new Super Rugby competition suggesting the NZR is trying to…

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  43. Extra Time for 16 July 2020

    Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua joins us on Extra Time this week to give her take on the ANZ Netball Premiership and discuss how things are shaping up for the Silver Ferns and just whether or not they'll get to play this year.

  44. Extra Time for 10 July 2020

    Controversy is again threatening to capsize the Americas Cup, with some rather serious allegations thrown at Team New Zealand and its boss Grant Dalton. What does the latest drama mean? And do most New Zealanders care? Studies have revealed racial bias in sports commentary in Europe, is it…

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  45. 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, netball, cricket and football at a professional level. It led to nearly $5 million in government…

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  46. Extra TIme for 26 June 2020

    RNZ, Stuff and LockerRoom present Extra Time. New Zealand and Australia Football are celebrating their successful bid to host the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. But what will it mean for the women's game here and will the tournament help the game grow.The Extra Time team is joined by former…

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  47. Extra Time for 18 June 2020

    Having had to sit and cool their heels and watch on as rugby league and rugby union returned to the field, the country's top flight netballers finally get to return to the court this weekend with the resumption of the ANZ premiership. Listen in to RNZ's Extra Time podcast - in conjunction with...

  48. Extra Time for 12 June 2020

    Rugby starved fans around the country are getting ready to roar as Super Rugby Aotearoa kicks off, but can anyone halt the heavy favourite Crusaders from charging to the title? Guests this week are Black Ferns midfielder Chelsea Alley, sports columnist Hamish Bidwell, Wellington Pride women's…

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  49. Extra Time for 5 June 2020

    Sport and politics, once separated, the two are now inextricable and athletes are fighting against social injustice. Guests this week are former Black Fern, Silver Fern and now MP Louisa Wall, Massey University's Dr Jeremy Hapeta and Stuff sports journalist Kevin Norquay.

  50. Extra Time for 29 May 2020

    In Extra Time this week, live sport is finally back. The panel take a look at the resumption of the NRL, and assess the Warriors’ chances. We also hear from Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua and find out about what New Zealand Rugby is doing with mental health.

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