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Fair Play

by RNZ

Zoë George and a roster of athletic co-hosts shine the spotlight on women in sport. – from results and athletes to current affairs and issues.

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Episodes

  1. Why Rachel Māia chose to have her leg amputated

    What's it like to look at your leg for the last time then ask doctors to amputate it? Zoë George follows champion rock climber Rachel Māia as she says goodbye to her limb and embarks on a new chapter of her life.

  2. Toilets for all… not almost all

    Public toilets around the country, including at the Basin Reserve cricket ground, should be for all, not just for some according to an accessibility toilet advocate.

  3. How to prevent sexual violence through and in sport

    This month Fair Play brings in experts to give advice on how to prevent sexual violence in sport and through sport.

  4. Halbergs: U17s should win Team of the Year

    This month on Fair Play, Football Ferns’ Sarah Gregorius gives us her take on the U17's chances at the Halbergs, Windsurfing legend Barbara Kendall and Seventh Degree Blackbelt Ava Strong talk success, and co-host sports psychologist Karen Nimmo discusses Imposter’s Syndrome, Tall Poppy Syndrome...

  5. Expert female voices still not being heard in sports coverage

    Only eight percent of guest analysts on Sky sports coverage are women, even though coverage of women in sport has increased. Zoë George, Suzanne McFadden and lead researcher Kylie Thompson ask why.

  6. Basin's lack of facilities for women, disabled "unacceptable"

    Wellington City Councillor Fleur Fitzsimons says it’s unacceptable the Basin Reserve does not cater sufficiently for women and those with disabilities, but says the council is addressing the situation. She joins a panel discussion about better access to toilet facilities at sports grounds.

  7. If you’re not sitting at the table, you are on the menu

    “If you’re not sitting at the table, you are on the menu”. That’s the warning given to Women in Sport Aotearoa (Wispa) by the Botswana delegation who handed the reins over to a world leading working group for women in sport.

  8. Govt money should fund women not All Blacks’ pay packets

    If the government is to give more money to rugby, then it should go to women and diversity in the sport, not the All Blacks says a former international player turned MP.

  9. Fair Play: Speaking up in Sport

    Zoë George and co-host Yadana Saw discover how to speak up with sports psychologist Karen Nimmo, celebrate the LGBTQI+ community with the Central Pulse netball team, find out about pickleball and get the latest on the Basin Reserve toilets.

  10. Fair Play: Being female in sport is not a disability

    WRFU listed "female player" alongside "physical" and "developmental" conditions. Zoë George, NZRU’s Cate Sexton, Disability Rights Commissioner Paula Tesoriero and para-climber Rachel Carter discuss more.

  11. Fair Play: NZC president Debbie Hockley threatened with violence

    Sports journalist Zoë George with co-host Sports Psychologist Karen Nimmo discover NZC president and cricket commentator Debbie Hockley has been threatened with violence and call sexist names online, what does it mean for women in sports media? Narcissism in sport, post anaylsis of the…

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  12. Fair Play March 2018 - Silver Ferns still chasing gold

    Sports journalist Zoë George and a roster of athletic co-hosts shine the spotlight on women in sports – this month Silver Ferns captain Katrina Grant look towards the Commonwealth Games, Karen Nimmo on burnout and cheating, and Central Netball CEO Carolyn Young discusses career in administration...

  13. Stamping out harassment at sports events

    Sports journalist Zoë George and co-host Judy O'Brien shine the spotlight on women in sports – this month putting a stop to sexual harassment at sporting events; gender diversity; the upcoming White Ferns' tour against the Windies & an update on potty parity at the Basin Reserve.

  14. Fair Play for January 2018

    Sports journalist Zoë George and a roster of athletic co-hosts shine the spotlight on women in sports – this month women commentating men’s cricket, dividing sport by gender, potty parity and the rise of #MeToo in sport

  15. Fair Play for December 2017

    Sports journalist Zoë George and a roster of athletic co-hosts shine the spotlight on women in sports – from results and athletes to current affairs and issues.

  16. Fairplay for November 2017

    Zoe George shines the spotlight on women in sport – pay parity, the Rugby League World Cup, the growth of women's rugby and how to find the perfect sports shoe.

  17. Fair Play for October 2017

    Zoe George and White Fern Sophie Devine shine the spotlight on women in sport - from results and athletes to current affairs and issues.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Zoë George and a roster of athletic co-hosts shine the spotlight on women in sport. – from results and athletes to current affairs and issues.

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Zoë George and a roster of athletic co-hosts shine the spotlight on women in sport. – from results and athletes to current affairs and issues.

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