New Zealand

Rugby Union
Events

The upcoming World Rugby Sevens Series event in Singapore will feature all 16 of the circuit’s teams for the first time since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, organisers have confirmed.
Multiple Sports
Events

Local and international sports bodies have welcomed the easing of Covid-19 restrictions in New Zealand after it was announced that full crowds will be permitted out outdoor events from tomorrow (Saturday)
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

Radio and outdoor media company MediaWorks has signed on as a sponsor of the rescheduled 2020 Rugby World Cup for women.
Netball
Media

Telco Spark has acquired exclusive rights in New Zealand to show Super Netball, the top-tier club competition in Australia. The deal has been signed ahead of the start of the 2022 season tomorrow (Saturday)
Multiple Sports
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand will increase the price of a Sky Sport subscription by NZ$3 ($2.07/€1.89) per month from May 1. Customers will pay NZ $34.9
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

Wellington-based rugby union franchise Hurricanes has announced a sponsorship agreement with Danish music streaming service Moodagent ahead of the second phase of the Super Rugby Pacific competition
Sailing
Events

Global sailing series SailGP has added events in Christchurch and San Francisco to its 2022-23 calendar ahead of the final race of the current SailGP season in San Francisco next weekend
Multiple Sports
Events

Major tennis events are set to return to Auckland next year following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions in New Zealand, according to Tennis Auckland chief executive Rohan West
Rugby League
Sponsorship & Marketing

The National Rugby League has granted permission for the New Zealand Warriors to extend their principal sponsorship deal with telco Vodafone following a long-running dispute between the franchise and the…
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

French industrial services company Altrad has strengthened its rugby union presence by becoming a sponsor of this year’s women’s Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

Rugby union franchise Moana Pasifika has announced a sponsorship deal with non-profit organisation Earth X
Cricket
Events

The International Cricket Council said it is working on “complementary” men’s and women’s fixture calendars to avoid clashes like those set to affect the upcoming women’s World Cup. The f
Rugby Union
Events

The Bledisloe Cup, the annual rugby union competition contested by Australia and New Zealand, has been reduced from three fixtures to two
Mixed Martial Arts
Finance & Law

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand is considering increasing the price of its sports content after its latest financial report showed profit for the six months to December fell more than a quarter
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

Wearable sports tech company STATSports has completed a three-year deal with New Zealand Rugby to become the official high-performance supplier of the All Blacks until 2024
Rugby Union
Media

Sanzaar remains confident of agreeing a broadcast rights deal in the United Kingdom for international fixtures despite being unable to secure an agreement for the inaugural Super Rugby Pacific season
Football
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has acquired the exclusive media rights in its home market for the English Premier League in a six-year deal, 2022-23 to 2027-28
Rugby Union
Finance & Law

New Zealand Rugby and the New Zealand players’ union have agreed to an initial NZ$200m ($134.1m/€177.9m) investment in NZR’s commercial rights by US-based private equity company Silver Lake Partners. T