New Zealand
Chiefs further Super Rugby expansion with Fiji game
New Zealand Super Rugby franchise the Waikato Chiefs will continue the rugby union competition’s overseas expansion by taking a regular season game to Fiji in July.
Papua New Guinea lands co-hosting rights to 2017 Rugby League World Cup
Papua New Guinea has been confirmed as a co-host of the 2017 Rugby League World Cup, with the Pacific nation set to share staging rights to the national team competition with Australia and New Zealand.
Battle of the Brands
After adidas prised Houston Rockets star, James Harden, away from Nike for $200m last month, we look at whether it was enough to give the German giant the upper hand in its age-old rivalry with the Americans.
Cricket Australia takes Sheffield Shield to New Zealand
Cricket Australia has announced it will stage a match from its first class Sheffield Shield state competition in New Zealand next year.
Australia and New Zealand reveal Cricket World Cup windfall
Australia and New Zealand’s joint-hosting of the 2015 Cricket World Cup generated more than A$1.1bn (€755m/$844m) in direct spending according to analysis carried out by professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Brown to lead Rugby League World Cup preparations
Michael Brown has been named as the chief executive of the 2017 Rugby League World Cup, which will take place in Australia and New Zealand.
NFL set to reveal New Zealand games – report
The NFL American football league is set to confirm a series of exhibition games in New Zealand, according to the Sunday Star Times.
New Orleans to host latest rugby showcase in US market
The United States has secured its latest high-profile rugby union event with the announcement that New Zealand’s seven-time Super Rugby champion the Crusaders will face leading English Premiership club Saracens at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans on August 1.
IOC chief urges New Zealand to explore Olympics bid
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has urged New Zealand to explore a possible bid to host the Olympic Games.
RedTorch to ignite Auckland’s World Masters Games
London-based agency RedTorch will deliver international marketing services for the World Masters Games when the multi-sport event takes place in Auckland, New Zealand in 2017.
Proposal floated for New Zealand-Australia Fifa World Cup bid
Influential New Zealand sports administration executive Martin Snedden has raised the prospect of his country launching a joint bid with Australia for the 2026 or 2030 Fifa World Cup national team football tournament.
New Zealand Rugby posts another surplus
New Zealand Rugby, rugby union’s governing body in the country, has posted a financial surplus for the third year in a row after turnover in 2014 increased by NZ$4m (€2.8m/$3m) to NZ$120.8m.
New Zealand lands UCI Track World Cup event
New Zealand has secured hosting rights for a round of the International Cycling Union (UCI) Track World Cup during its 2015-16 season.
Team New Zealand hits out as ACEA pushes through America’s Cup reforms
The America’s Cup Event Authority (ACEA) has announced that the majority of teams have agreed to make changes aimed at significantly reducing costs for the 2017 edition of the sailing showpiece, along with concentrating all of the year’s racing in Bermuda.
ICC hails successful Cricket World Cup
World Series of Darts expands to New Zealand
The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) has announced that three World Series of Darts events will take place in Australia and New Zealand in August, including a new event in Auckland.
The Whole Nine Yards
Following the conclusion of last month’s Auckland Nines, event organiser and 2011 Rugby World Cup chief Martin Snedden spoke to Elisha Chauhan about how the annual rugby league tournament improved on 2014, and how it can go to the next level.
World Twenty20 heading to Australia and New Zealand in 2020
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced Australia and New Zealand will co-host the 2020 edition of its World Twenty20 national team tournament.