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The Niche Cast

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Sit in with the folks from The Niche Cache for a regular cheeky and mystical geeze at kiwi sporting happenings, from Roger Tuivasa-Sheck’s playmaking to the Wellington Phoenix's backline to Joseph Parker's left jab and Kane Williamson's forward defensive. Bringing the good vibes without the mainstream media bollocks, join The Diggity Doc and The Wildcard on The Niche Cast. http://www.theniche-cache.com/

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Episodes

  1. Follow The Clues (A-Leagues/RLWC/Breakers)

    (00:00) Intro (02:42) National League football (09:13) Jesse Randall, Dalton Wilkins, Katie Kitching (21:07) Phoenix women (33:48) Phoenix men/Auckland FC (01:09:09) White Ferns (01:19:05) Blackcaps (01:27:25) Kiwis & Kiwi Ferns (01:36:37) Tauihi (01:40:56) Carlin Davison & Breakers This week in...

  2. Generous Deeds & Cold Counsel (White Ferns/A-Leagues/Tauihi)

    (00:00) Generous deeds ft. Rocco Berry, Finn Allen, Wellington Phoenix (35:24) Blackcaps (42:11) White Ferns (01:07:21) Tauihi (01:18:06) Football Ferns/Phoenix women (01:33:33) Phoenix men (01:44:13) Auckland FC This week in the Niche Cache we ponder some generous deeds with Rocco Berry, Finn...

  3. The Dramas (Blackcaps/All Whites/Breakers)

    (00:00) NZ Cricket (37:35) Mindfulness (40:50) Sydney Roosters (01:01:13) Tauihi (01:10:39) NZ Breakers (01:24:58) All Whites (01:34:10) Local football This week in the Niche Cache we start by breaking down the New Zealand Cricket dramas that escalated last week with prominent kiwi cricket folks...

  4. Creek Walkin' (NRL/All Whites/Tauihi/Blackcaps)

    (00:00) National League football (05:00) Newcastle Knights (29:14) Mindfulness (31:46) Young legend check in (50:17) Most interesting Blackcaps for T20Is (01:02:45) All Whites (01:15:25) Grace Bartlett, Rebecca Lake & kiwis in A-Leagues (01:23:26) Tauihi (01:30:55) NZ Breakers This week in the...

  5. Hectic, Mayhem, Chaos (Warriors/Breakers/All Whites/Cricket)

    (00:00) NZ Warriors vs Knights (49:47) Mindfulness (53:46) NZ Breakers (01:06:08) Stipe Ukich and All Whites (01:14:41) - Wellington Phoenix (01:26:07) White Ferns (01:40:42) Rachin Ravindra NZ Warriors finished their 2026 season with lots of bad vibes after the NRL team matched the NRLW team's...

  6. The Boogie Teams (Warriors/Breakers/Wellington Phoenix/Blackcaps)

    (00:00) NZ Warriors (28:08) Mindfulness (31:35) NZ Breakers (47:02) Wellington Phoenix (01:10:09) Age grade NZ football (01:21:02) Tim Robinson & kiwi cricket This week in the Niche Cache we chat through the NZ Warriors losing streak in NRLW and their move to Eden Park in NRL Finals vs Knights....

  7. Not The Wobbles (Warriors/Breakers/A-Leagues)

    (00:00) NZ Warriors (43:09) Mindfulness (49:35) NZ Breakers (01:07:27) NZ U20 Women's Football (01:15:22) A-Leagues (01:40:09) Domestic football Cup finals This week in the Niche Cache we learn about the strange feeling of NZ Warriors confidence as they prepare for finals footy. We chat through...

  8. At The Circus (Warriors/Wellington Phoenix/Tall Blacks/Blackcaps)

    (00:00) Ranfurly Shield (08:42) Tauihi, Phoenix, Warriors women (31:36) Mindfulness (36:17) NZ Warriors (01:06:55) Tall Blacks (01:12:33) Riley Bidois & Phoenix strikers (01:28:37) Tim Payne, Kate Taylor, Jesse Randall (01:38:11) NZ-A cricket This week in the Niche Cache we check in with...

  9. Don't Serve Them Tea (Warriors/Basketball/Flying Kiwis)

    (00:00) Intro/"Greatest Rivalry" (14:18) Chris Wood & Callum McCowatt (30:37) Mindfulness (36:15) NZ Warriors (01:17:50) Tall Ferns & NZ U18 basketball (01:33:34) National League football (01:39:46) Blackcaps overseas & NZ-A Cricket This week in the Niche Cache we check in with Chris Wood and...

  10. Empty Space (Warriors/Basketball/Flying Kiwis)

    (00:00) Intro (09:05) NZ Warriors (42:02) Mindfulness (46:17) NZ Breakers (59:30) NZ U18 basketball (01:05:34) Cashmere Tech & local football (01:14:18) Flying Kiwis (01:33:00) NZ-A Cricket This week in the Niche Cache we start with a few musical memories before embracing the present moment with…

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  11. Flimsical (NBL/Warriors/A-League/Cricket)

    (00:00) Southland Sharks/NBL (35:40) Mindfulness (39:53) NZ Warriors (01:15:31) Abby Erceg (01:23:58) Callum McCowatt & Other NZ Footballers (01:34:17) NZ-A Cricket & Domestic Movers This week in the Niche Cache we celebrate Southland Sharks winning the NBL championship with excellent coaching,...

  12. Winter at the Beach (Warriors/NBL/Football)

    (02:01) Steven Adams (06:15) Super Smash rant (12:46) Tim Payne (19:37) Top Shelf/Caru & Brandn Shiraz (27:24) Mindfulness (30:54) NZ Warriors (01:00:17) NBL (01:15:39) Auckland FC Women (01:27:09) Callum McCowatt, Tyler Bindon, Matt Dibley-Dias, Luke Brooke-Smith (01:47:04) Cricket This week in...

  13. Cool Goofy (Warriors/NBL/Football)

    (00:00) Commonwealth Games (07:18) NZ Warriors (43:52) Mindfulness (47:16) NBL (56:28) Auckland FC (01:02:15) Wellington Phoenix (01:17:30) Elijah Just & Marko Stamenic (01:26:21) Helena Errington (01:34:45) Future Blackcaps This week in the Niche Cache we start with a quick look at the...

  14. Travelling Circus (Warriors/Blackcaps/NBL/All Whites)

    (00:00) Warriors vs Dragons NRL (28:14) Mindfulness (31:06) Charlisse Leger-Walker WNBA (36:04) Flynn Cameron in Summer League (37:46) NBL & Breakers (47:56) NZ Women's U17 Basketball (53:27) Blackcaps in West Indies (01:09:00) Elijah Just to Swansea (01:27:51) Henry Gray to Wellington Phoenix…

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  15. The Voyagers (Blackcaps/Warriors/Kiwi Football/NBL)

    (00:00) Blackcaps (07:30) Mindfulness (13:07) NZ Warriors (31:54) Flynn Cameron (35:53) Charlisse Leger-Walker (43:00) NBL (51:21) Alex Paulsen (01:00:55) Luke Brooke-Smith (01:09:44) Auckland FC This week in the Niche Cache we start with a quick check in of the Blackcaps ODI series vs West…

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  16. Spark & Twinkle (Warriors/Tall Blacks/Blackcaps/A-League)

    (00:00) Warriors & NRLW (27:27) Mindfulness (31:38) NRL & Kiwis Halves (46:05) Tall Blacks (52:10) NZ U17s Basketball/Jayden Cecil (01:01:30) Blackcaps ODI squad (01:16:18) Domestic cricket contracts (01:22:42) Wellington Phoenix & Auckland FC This week in the Niche Cache we start with the New...

  17. Tommy You Skipper (Blackcaps/All Whites/Tall Blacks)

    (00:00) Blackcaps (01:06:52) All Whites (01:40:02) Tall Blacks & NZ U17s This week in the Niche Cache we react to the Blackcaps Test series win and attack it from all angles like a Mitchell Santner run out. Then we debrief New Zealand's FIFA World Cup campaign and finish with a few Aotearoa...

  18. Vibe Conductors (All Whites/Warriors/Blackcaps)

    (00:00) All Whites (18:04) Mindfulness (21:40) Blackcaps (01:02:14) NZ Warriors (01:15:12) Auckland FC (01:31:23) White Ferns (01:38:42) NBL This week in the Niche Cache we chat through New Zealand's first two games at the FIFA World Cup and then compare similar playing styles for Blackcaps and…

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  19. The Crater (Blackcaps/All Whites/NBL/Warriors)

    (00:00) Blackcaps (38:55) White Ferns (42:34) Mindfulness (45:02) All Whites (01:13:19) Football Ferns (01:19:33) NBL (01:26:26) NZ Warriors/NRL This week in the Niche Cache we break down a tough weekend for New Zealand vs England in sports. Blackcaps lost their first Test vs England and All…

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  20. The Glove Smasher (Blackcaps/Warriors/All Whites)

    (00:00) Dragons/NZ Warriors (27:20) Mindfulness (31:04) Ben Gold (36:30) NZ NBL (40:00) Charlisse Leger-Walker (47:35) All Whites (01:05:25) Blackcaps This week in the Niche Cache we check in with a Dragons fan after their first win of the NRL season and reflect on an epic loss for NZ Warriors vs...

  21. A Very Small Banana Skin (Auckland FC/Warriors/Cricket/NBL)

    (00:00) Auckland FC (36:02) Mindfulness (38:16) All Whites (49:09) NZ Warriors (01:07:54) NBL (01:14:35) White Ferns (01:25:47) Blackcaps This week in the Niche Cache we celebrate Auckland FC's A-League championship and weave in a few World Cup wrinkles, as well as chatting through the left back...

  22. Underrated/Overlooked (A-League/Warriors/White Ferns/NBL)

    (00:00) NZ Warriors (44:47) Mindfulness (50:37) NBL/NZ Breakers (01:03:13) All Whites (01:12:51) Wellington Phoenix Women & Auckland FC Men (01:47:01) White Ferns/NZ-A This week in the Niche Cache we roll through lots of New Zealand Warriors topics after their Magic Round win vs Brisbane Broncos,...

  23. Propitious Circumstances (A-League/NBL/Blackcaps/White Ferns)

    (00:00) Wellington Phoenix Women (38:36) Mindfulness (45:40) Auckland FC (01:12:52) Charlisse Leger-Walker (01:17:14) NBL (01:34:05) White Ferns (01:40:53) Blackcaps This week in the Niche Cache we celebrate Wellington Phoenix Women making the A-League Grand Final by chatting through their win vs...

  24. Uncommon Sense (Warriors/A-League/Basketball)

    (00:00) NZ Warriors (36:49) Mindfulness (41:19) Charlisse Leger-Walker (50:20) NBL/Breakers (01:06:16) Elijah Just & Chris Wood (01:12:47) Auckland FC (01:32:39) Wellington Phoenix Women (01:38:56) Blackcaps & White Ferns This week in the Niche Cache we discuss the current NZ Warriors vibe and...

  25. Bread Sniffers (NRL/A-League/Blackcaps/NBL)

    (00:00) NZ Warriors & NZ rugby league (37:00) Mindfulness (43:05) Charlisse Leger-Walker (49:38) NBL (56:01) Chris Wood & Callum McCowatt (01:10:42) Phoenix Women (01:17:49) Auckland FC (01:31:04) White Ferns (01:36:20) Blackcaps/NZ-A This week in the Niche Cache we reflect on an amazing Anzac…

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  26. One Sun, Many Comets (NRL/A-League/WNBA/Blackcaps)

    (00:00) NZ Warriors (35:11) Mindfulness (36:44) Lani Daniels (40:43) Charlisse Leger-Walker (53:45) NBL (01:03:33) Wellington Phoenix (01:08:02) Auckland FC (01:25:49) Blackcaps/NZ-A This week in the Niche Cache we start with some NZ Warriors gratitude after a couple wins, no dramas and lots of...

  27. Gout Perception (Warriors/A-League/NBL/Blackcaps)

    (00:00) Warriors vs Storm (34:09) Mindfulness (38:27) Charlisse Leger-Walker (47:32) NBL (01:01:38) Football Ferns (01:04:26) Chris Wood (01:10:34) Phoenix men (01:21:09) Auckland FC (01:38:48) Blackcaps/NZ-A This week in the Niche Cache we start with NZ Warriors who had a win in Melbourne will…

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  28. Falling Leaves (All Whites/Warriors/Blackcaps)

    (00:00) All Whites vs Chile (24:56) Mindfulness (29:38) Phoenix women (49:33) NZ Warriors/Tigers (01:16:22) White Ferns (01:23:32) Blackcaps/NZ-A This week in the Niche Cache we start with the All Whites win over Chile and chat through Ben Old's mahi at left back, Kosta Barbarouses, Jesse Randell...

  29. Flash Floods (Warriors/White Ferns/All Whites)

    (00:00) NZ Warriors (37:10) Mindfulness (46:50) Francis Manuleleua (54:01) Charlisse Leger-Walker (59:23) White Ferns (01:08:59) Blackcaps/Plunket Shield (01:26:16) Phoenix men (01:35:54) Auckland FC (01:40:35) Phoenix women (01:45:55) All Whites This week in the Niche Cache we start with NZ...

  30. Dressed In Disguise (Warriors/All Whites/Blackcaps)

    (00:00) White Ferns & Blackcaps (18:55) Mindfulness (22:42) Plunket Shield (28:27) Judd Flavell (32:50) Tall Ferns (40:23) NZ Warriors (01:13:46) All Whites (01:44:11) A-Leagues This week in the Niche Cache we update Blackcaps and White Ferns as they roll through their T20I double-headers with...

  31. Doin' A Randell (Blackcaps/NRL/A-League)

    (02:20) Blackcaps (23:10) Mindfulness/Herbs (32:12) White Ferns (36:27) Plunket Shield (44:44) NZ Warriors/NRL (01:08:56) Auckland FC (01:24:54) Phoenix men (01:41:10) Phoenix women & Football Ferns (01:47:11) Ben Waine This week in the Niche Cache we reflect on the Blackcaps T20 World Cup final...

  32. Leave No Tracks (Blackcaps/NRL/A-League/Tall Blacks)

    (00:00) Blackcaps (23:07) Mindfulness (29:28) White Ferns (38:10) Football Ferns (49:50) Plunket Shield (55:40) Tall Blacks (01:08:44) NRL (01:25:22) Auckland FC (01:48:26) Wellington Phoenix This week in the Niche Cache we start with Blackcaps making the T20 World Cup semi-finals and New Zealand...

  33. World Jumble (Wellington Phoenix/Warriors/Domestic Cricket)

    (00:00) Wellington Phoenix (53:24) Mindfulness (56:19) Ben Old & Elijah Just (01:02:20) NZ Warriors (01:23:41) NZ Breakers (01:34:12) HBJ Shield (01:41:53) Ford Trophy This week in the Niche Cache we go deep into the Wellington Phoenix rivers to discuss their loss to Auckland FC and the coaching...

  34. The Grasshopper Angle (Blackcaps/A-League/Warriors)

    (00:00) NRL Māori v Indigenous (11:30) Melie Kerr & HBJ Shield (30:50) Mindfulness (34:28) Blackcaps (44:27) Ford Trophy (49:35) NZ Breakers (55:18) NZ Warriors (01:11:44) Penrith Panthers (01:17:18) Phoenix Women (01:43:00) Phoenix Men vs Auckland FC This week in the Niche Cache we enter the…

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  35. Educate Your Heart (Blackcaps/A-League/NRL)

    (00:00) Blackcaps (36:30) Mindfulness (40:21) Ford Trophy (51:39) HBJ Shield (56:12) NZ Breakers/NBL (01:02:52) Mason Barber, Setu Tu, NZ Warriors (01:13:13) A-Leagues This week in the Niche Cache we chat through the Blackcaps win vs Afghanistan at the T20 World Cup and set up their next game vs...

  36. Trust The Talent (Blackcaps/A-League/Warriors)

    (00:00) Sam Ruthe & Pia Vlok (18:39) Jess Kerr & Wellington Blaze (33:29) Mindfulness (35:59) NZ Breakers (38:10) Dragons/NZ Warriors (01:01:10) Blackcaps (01:17:55)- Northern Brave & Domestic cricket (01:30:33) A-Leagues (01:50:42) Flying Kiwis This week in the Niche Cache we update the crazy…

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  37. Eating Wickets (Blackcaps/A-League/Super Smash)

    (00:00) Porirua (04:31) Blackcaps (41:30) Mindfulness (45:55) Super Smash (01:02:27) Elijah Just (01:08:51) Wellington Phoenix women (01:26:02) Auckland FC (01:44:50) Phoenix, Newcastle Jets, Storm Roux (01:55:44) Sam Ruthe (01:58:00) NZ Breakers, Flynn Cameron (02:02:32) Tall Ferns This week in...

  38. Religious Gang Sign (Blackcaps/Auckland FC/Wellington Phoenix)

    (00:00) Daryl Mitchell (14:42) Wellington Phoenix (23:03) Sam Ruthe (30:30) NZ Breakers (35:26) Steven Adams (37:49) Mindfulness (43:09) Blackcaps bowling & T20s (01:13:51) Auckland FC (1:32:25) More Phoenix This week in the Niche Cache we update Daryl Mitchell's legendary ODI batting for New...

  39. Touch Grass (Super Smash/A-Leagues/Blackcaps)

    (00:00) Bevon Jacobs & Super Smash (42:59) Mindfulness (46:36) Blackcaps (01:02:01) Auckland FC (01:18:24) Wellington Phoenix This week in the Niche Cache we start by celebrating Bevon Jacob's fabulous summer and dive deeper into all Super Smash action, as well as touching on the Blackcaps ODI...

  40. Jazz Titans (Super Smash/A-Leagues/NRL)

    This week in the Niche Cache we start by celebrating the Wellington Phoenix women's vibe led by Nepal's Sabitra Bhandari aka Samba which flows into more striker discussion featuring Ifeanyi Eze and Sam Cosgrove. Then we touch on NZ Warriors depth and dive deep into all things cricket in New...

  41. One-Outs Day (Blackcaps/Auckland FC/Wellington Phoenix)

    This week in the Niche Cache we start with quick notes about players who have departed NZ Warriors before diving into a big debrief the Blackcaps Test series win vs West Indies and reacting to the ODI/T20I squads to tour India. We also chat through some domestic cricket matters ahead of the Super...

  42. Bundles From The Get-Go (Blackcaps/A-League/NRL)

    This week in the Niche Cache we reflect on an impressive Blackcaps win vs West Indies in Wellington and preview the third Test. The we tap into domestic cricket with a quick round up of Canterbury's big win vs Auckland and some key points from the latest weekend of HBJ Shield. Then we chat…

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  43. Ticknert Hahn (Blackcaps/A-League Derby/Breakers)

    This week in the Niche Cache we dive deep into Blackcaps Test matters as New Zealand showcases it's cricketing depth during the Test series vs West Indies. We the update some of the best young batters in Plunket Shield and salute Auckland FC for another A-League derby win vs Wellington Phoenix....

  44. Anti-N*rratives (A-League/Cricket/Football Ferns/NRL)

    This week on The Niche Cast, we spend a whole chunk on the upcoming NZ Derby in the A-League, first chatting Auckland FC's lack of goal-scorers, then moving into Wellington Phoenix tactical tweaks. The Tall Blacks and Football Ferns have had series against Australia so we compare the vibes. Then…

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  45. Time At The Crease (Blackcaps/A-League/Warriors)

    This week in the Niche Cache we gather excitement for calm, relaxed, mellow Test cricket between New Zealand and West Indies. We dive deep into Blackcaps Test and ODI stuff as well as checking in with the Plunket Shield where a cluster of emerging batters scored runs in the first round. Then we...

  46. Dome Valley (Blackcaps/All Whites/A-League/Kiwi-NRL)

    This week in the Niche Cache we start by celebrating Daryl Mitchell's mahi and break down a few more Blackcaps things from their ongoing series vs West Indies such as Kyle Jamieson stacking up game time as part of the swinging bowling attack. We also touch on the start of HBJ Shield and Ford…

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  47. Niggle Merchant (Kiwis/A-League Derby/Blackcaps)

    This week in the Niche Cache we start by celebrating Jacob Duffy's T20 bowling excellence for Blackcaps, Steven Adams' role in Houston Rockets highlights, react to the Auckland FC vs Wellington Phoenix derby and check in with Joe Bell's recent mahi. Then we discuss the Pacific Championships final...

  48. Factors, Vibrations, Frequencies (Blackcaps/A-League/Kiwis)

    This week in the Niche Cache we celebrate NZ Kiwis, Blackcaps, Steven Adams and prepare for the Aotearoa A-League Derby. We chat through some Pacific Championships stuff, compare Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix coaching, update how Steven Adams is tracking in the NBA and check in with the NZ...

  49. Traitorousness (Blackcaps/A-League/NBL)

    This week in the Niche Cache we start with a few rugby league notes with signing news and Pacific Championship stuff before celebrating Jackson Ball's rise to a starting role with Illawarra in the NBL. We break down another NZ Breakers loss and updated Steven Adams' start to the NBA season before...

  50. Easy Eze (Kiwis & Kiwi Ferns/A-League/Blackcaps)

    This week in the Niche Cache we celebrate a tremendous start to the Pacific Championships and how New Zealand's teams respond to the unique atmosphere on offer. Then we touch on a Blackcaps spin issue in T20Is and the White Ferns top order struggling for runs at the World Cup, before breaking…

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Sit in with the folks from The Niche Cache for a regular cheeky and mystical geeze at kiwi sporting happenings, from Roger Tuivasa-Sheck’s playmaking to the Wellington Phoenix's backline to Joseph Parker's left jab and Kane Williamson's forward defensive. Bringing the good vibes without the mainstream media bollocks, join The Diggity Doc and The Wildcard on The Niche Cast. http://www.theniche-cache.com/

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