New Zealand

Rugby Union
Events

An agreement has been reached between the members of the Sanzaar rugby grouping to host the remaining matches of this year's Rugby Championship in Queensland, Australia
Rugby Union
Events

New Zealand Rugby has announced that several forthcoming Test matches for both the men’s All Blacks and women’s Black Ferns have been cancelled in response to the latest lockdown and travel restrictions in …
Football
Media

Subscription broadcaster beIN Sports and Italy’s Lega Serie A have announced a three-season rights renewal in France and Southeast Asia, along with the addition of the rights in Malaysia, Singapore and N…
Sailing
Events

The planned SailGP event in the New Zealand city of Christchurch next January appears set to be postponed after the series’ request for access to managed isolation and quarantine facilities for teams a…
Rugby League
Events

This year's Rugby League World Cup in England has been postponed to 2022, following the earlier withdrawal of the Australia and New Zealand teams
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Media group Discovery has promoted Rebecca Kent, general manager of Australia and New Zealand, to the newly-created position of senior vice-president, transformation
Rugby Union
Events

New Zealand Rugby has signed cyber security solutions company Fortinet as the naming rights sponsor of this year’s Rugby Championship as plans were confirmed to reshuffle the Bledisloe Cup series between t…
Cricket
Events

An England cricket tour of Bangladesh scheduled for September and October has been postponed, while a South Africa tour of Sri Lanka in September has been confirmed, as boards continue to work their way…
Triathlon
Media

Pay-television broadcasters Foxtel, in Australia, and Sky New Zealand have become the latest rights-holders for the Professional Triathletes Organisation’s new Collins Cup competition.
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

New Zealand Rugby has agreed a six-year sponsorship deal with Ineos, which will see the chemicals company becoming the union's Official Performance Partner from 2022
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Sky New Zealand has named Formula 1’s head of digital media rights Adam Crothers as its head of sports partnerships.
Rugby Union
Events

New Zealand Rugby has been forced to scrap plans to host two Rugby Championship Test matches against Argentina in September after the trans-Tasman travel bubble – between Australia and New Zealand – was…
Rugby League
Events

Australia and New Zealand have today (Thursday) withdrawn from the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, citing player welfare and safety concerns amid the “stark differences” in how Covid-19 is being handled in …
Football
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has acquired the media rights for the 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup, which is being jointly hosted by New Zealand and Australia
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

US technology company Amazon is in talks with New Zealand Rugby to become the new main shirt sponsor of the All Blacks, according to reports
Cricket
Events

The International Cricket Council has received proposals from 17 member nations to host men's one-day international and T20 events in the next cycle, 2024 to 2031
Rugby Union
Media

RugbyPass, the rugby union-focused global streaming service, is to broadcast live coverage of this year’s Steinlager Series, the series of rugby union internationals that will take place this month in N…
Golf
Events

Australia's leading golf event is back on this year after a one-year hiatus due to the pandemic, while New Zealand's top tennis event looks set for a second cancellation in a row