New Zealand

Rugby League
Events

Australia's National Rugby League is looking at hosting a game in the US and reviving the Ashes series against England as it seeks to increase its international profile
Netball
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has acquired rights to the 2023 Netball World Cup, which will take place in Cape Town, South Africa
Rugby Union
Media

World Rugby has acquired the RugbyPass digital media platform as part of a seven-year media rights deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand
Football
Media

The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has today (Friday) issued invitations to tender for broadcast rights to the Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup in parts of Europe and Central Asia, along with Australia,…
Rugby Union
Governance

New Zealand Rugby has lost NZ$280,000 ($172,000/€170,000) of government funding after failing to meet gender diversity targets.
Rugby League
Sponsorship & Marketing

Telco Vodafone has renewed its naming-rights sponsorship of the New Zealand Warriors, the Auckland-based rugby league team which competes in Australia’s NRL.
NFL
Media

The National Football League's Los Angeles Rams are expanding their international reach by securing media rights agreements to air the team's preseason games in Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and China …
Golf
Events

The 2022-23 PGA Tour of Australasia season will consist of 16 events, with the return of tournaments including the Australian Open and New Zealand Open, the organisers of the regional golf circuit have…
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

Retail pharmacy chain Chemist Warehouse has signed up as an official sponsor of Rugby World Cup 2021, the postponed women’s national team tournament which will now take place this year in New Zealand f…
Football
Events

Fifa has said "no changes are foreseen" to the dates for next year's Women's World Cup, in response to a report by French newspaper L'Équipe that there have been talks within the organisation about delaying …
Football
Finance & Law

Football Australia has received A$230m ($158.5m/€155.5
Cricket
Licensing & Merchandising

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) is to release a range of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and a “next-generation mobile game” after striking a five-year licensing agreement with Indian online gaming unicorn Dream Spo…
Multiple Sports
Sports Betting

Sports betting monopoly TAB New Zealand has announced it is lobbying the country’s government to overturn gambling laws that prevent customers from placing bets on novelty markets.
Rugby Union
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has said it is in advanced talks with World Rugby over regaining rights to its main events. Sky told the Stuff.co
Multiple Sports
Stadia

Christchurch City Council has voted in favour of proceeding with the construction of a new 30,000-seat stadium in the centre of the city despite cost estimates revealing the project is running significantly…
Football
Events

New Zealand is to host the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup play-off tournament in February.
Cricket
Finance & Law

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has struck a five-year agreement with the country’s provincial cricket associations and players’ union that will see male and female players receive equal match fees from nex…
Rugby League
Events

The National Rugby League (NRL) is to stage next season’s All Stars matches in New Zealand as part of an effort to revive interest in the competition following a long-term absence due to the Covid-19 p…