All Sport Breakfast Wellington

Former Hurricanes CEO Avan Lee is returning to Ireland after being appointed interim CEO of the Munster club. His 10-year tenure at the Hurricanes included winning the 2016 Super Rugby title in his first year at the helm Ahead of his departure, Avan Lee joined Adam Cooper to discuss his new role, and offer his view on the ongoing discussions around the future of the game in New Zealand. LISTEN ABO...

Only two rounds into the new National League campaign, Wellington Olympic have parted ways with head coach Ekow Quainoo. Joe Serci joined Adam Cooper to discuss the sudden move, and previewed the round three fixtures featuring Wellington teams. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the new interclub season underway, Rod Leitch joins Adam Cooper for the first bowls report of the summer. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Hurricanes have made several notable signings to fill various roster gaps for their Super Rugby title defence in 2027. The franchise will have the services of try scoring machine Fehi Fineanganofo for another season after New Zealand Rugby helped negotiate a deferral of his contract to join the UK's Newcastle. Fineanganofo will now head to England after next year's World Cup. The Hurricanes ha...

The Wellington Pride have earned the top qualifying spot for the Farah Palmer Cup's championship semifinals. They host Hawke's Bay at Wellington's Rugby League Park on Saturday afternoon. Starting loose forward Evelyn Tea joined Adam Cooper to preview the match, and explained why the team culture has contributed to impressive on-field results. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i...

After a challenging start to her promising WNBA career, including persistent injuries, American point guard Hailey Van Lith is hoping for a career and life reset during her time in New Zealand’s Tauihi League. Van Lith, who had a standout College basketball career in the United States, was signed as a first round draft pick by Chicago in 2025, before a shift to Connecticut this year. She joined Ad...

The Tokomanawa Queens have made a statement in off-season recruitment, with the signing of WNBA Connecticut Sun duo Charlisse Leger-Walker and Hailey van Lith.  Queens GM Walter Taulelei told Newstalk ZB's Adam Cooper that it's triggered a surge in ticket sales.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A knee injury during the tour match against the Bulls sidelined Cortez Ratima for the four Greatest Rivalry tests against the Springboks.  Having returned home to recover, Ratima is back on the field as part of the penultimate round of rugby's NPC, starting for Waikato against Wellington in the capital.  He joined Adam Cooper to update his recovery.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudi...

The Wellington Pride host Tasman in the final round of rugby's Farah Palmer Cup on Sunday, with a win guaranteeing Wellington a home championship semifinal next week. Adam Cooper spoke to Pride halfback Milly Mackey on the season so far, and discussed the team's push to return to the top-flight premiership next season. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rongotai College and Wellington College have joined forces to honour the late Neville Paul - a longtime secondary school teacher and legendary athletics coach at both schools who died last year. Desmond Reddy, Rongotai College's Deputy Head Boy, helped set up a road relay as part of the Neville Paul Cup. Reddy - also a New Zealand Secondary Schools representative - joined Adam Cooper to chat about...

For the last time in its current format, football's National League is underway this weekend, featuring 11 men's teams and nine in the women's competition. Joe Serci from the Tackld Podcast joined Adam Cooper to look at the prospects of the Wellington teams in the men's competition, and previewed the round one matches. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Wellington Lions are boosted by the return of outside back Stanley Solomon for Saturday's round seven NPC match against Canterbury in Christchurch. Solomon returns from a hamstring injury suffered in club rugby, which followed his patient wait for a Super Rugby debut late in the Highlanders campaign. He joined Adam Cooper to discuss his year so far, and his return to the Lions side. LISTEN ABO...

With the men's Central League completed, Joe Serci from the Tackld Podcast reviews the season and looks ahead to the National League ahead of its start later in September. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Wellington Lions are the only winless team at the halfway mark of rugby's NPC. Adam Cooper was joined by Wellington Rugby Union board chair Phil Holden who discussed the team's performances, and offered an insight into the union's financial woes. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kiwi WNBA star Charlisse Leger-Walker is returning to New Zealand’s Tauihi basketball competition. The Connecticut Sun guard will join the Wellington-based Tokomanawa Queens during the WNBA off-season, with the 12-week competition starting September 25. In April, Leger-Walker became the first New Zealander to be selected into the prestigious American competition when she was drafted as the 18th pi...

Cricket Wellington is deep in preparations to celebrate a significant milestone this summer - 150 years of cricket in the capital. A 150th Anniversary Banquet will be held at Parliament to mark the occasion, while other initiatives include large archive displays alongside the Basin Reserve's outside fence, and a special edition Blaze and Firebirds Super Smash playing kits acknowledging past player...

A special celebration for the Seatoun football club ahead of their final match of the 2026 Central League. The cub will celebrate the 22-year contribution of Annie Olsen, who made her debut in 2004, wearing the Seatoun shirt more than 200 times and scoring more than 137 goals. Correspondent Hannah Wignall has played alongside Olsen for most of this time, and joined Adam Cooper to outline the celeb...

Wellington remains winless four rounds into the NPC rugby competition, and has conceded the highest number of points out of any team so far. The team's struggles come less than two years after the side's most recent title, in 2024. Wellington Rugby Union CEO Tony Giles joined Adam Cooper to discuss the team's performances. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2025 finalists Pōneke return to the semifinal phase of New Zealand Rugby's Under 85kg National Club Cup, when hosting 2024 champions Pakuranga at Kilbirnie Park on Saturday. Adam Cooper caught up with Pōneke vice-captain Nathan Marsh to preview the match. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Despite just two competition points separating the top three sides, the men's Central League title has been all but secured by Napier City Rovers for 2026. Napier would need to lose to bottom placed FC Western in their final match on Saturday to give either Miramar Rangers or Olympic a slim chance of snatching the title. Adam Cooper previewed the final weekend of action with Joe Serci from the Tac...

Having won NPC titles in 2022 and 2024, Wellington sits at the bottom of the ladder after three rounds of this year's season, having conceded 30 points or more in their three defeats.  Commentator Ross Bond has questioned why a range of unknown players from around the world have been brought into the Lions team, at the expense of high performing club rugby players.  Bond joined Adam Coop...

All Blacks captain Ardie Savea has declared his side ready for the four-test series against South Africa. Savea, who missed the warm-up games in order to rest, will lead his side onto Ellis Park tomorrow morning for the first test. Adam Cooper headed to Johannesburg to preview the test with match commentator Elliott Smith. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

National League spots and Central League titles remain at stake heading into the penultimate weekend of men's and women's Central League football. Seatoun goalkeeper Alex Karantze joined Adam Cooper to preview the women's fixtures across the weekend. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

World-renowned smash burger expert George Motz is in the country, ready to bring a masterclass to this month's Wellington on a Plate festival. Motz has been a worldwide star of films, books and led university courses dedicated to the smash burger. Ahead of his event in Wellington, he joined Nick Mills in the Newstalk ZB Studio. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Politics Thursday this week, Nick Mills was joined in studio by Minister Paul Goldsmith and Labour MP Ayesha Verrall. They debated Labour's claims over tax policies, Chris Luxon's comments on Tiaki Wai, and how to solve the Aged Care crisis. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.