ShedLifeNZ Podcast

Can the All Blacks keep their incredible Eden Park record intact against the Wallabies? This week on  ShedLife NZ Sport Weekly Wrap , Jason Davis and Quentin Hill get into the Bledisloe Cup clash, Australia’s five game winning streak and the All Blacks’ remarkable run at Eden Park. We look at the injuries affecting New Zealand, the players coming back into the side and whether Eden Park can once a...

Patrick Hedley joins Jason Davis on ShedLife NZ for a conversation about King Country rugby, life in the Heartland Championship, goal kicking, club rugby and what it means to represent the region you grew up in. Patty grew up in Te Kuiti before heading to the University of Waikato, where he played for Varsity. His rugby has since taken him through King Country, Hawke’s Bay and back into the Waikat...

Ashleigh Hoeta is the first woman in the world to bench press over 300kg. She's a five-time New Zealand arm wrestling champion. A mother of two, currently studying to become a physio. But her journey to the top started with heartbreak, nearly ended before it began, and was carried by a promise she refused to break. In this episode of ShedLife NZ, Ashleigh sits down for a raw, honest conversati...

Leighton Cosgrove left Hamilton Boys' High at 16 with no real plan, no job lined up, and a simple ultimatum from his dad: you can leave school, but you don't come home until you've found work. What he found instead was a workshop with its doors open — and he offered to sweep the floors for free, just for the chance to learn. In this episode of ShedLife NZ with Jason Davis, Leighton wal...

We are back for another  ShedLife NZ Sport Weekly Wrap , getting into the NRL finals, Bunnings NPC, Waikato Rugby, the Black Ferns, Heartland Championship, NZ Breakers, boxing, grassroots league and international rugby. The Knights produced a huge performance against Penrith, playing part of the game with 12 men and booking a Grand Final meeting with the Roosters. We talk Nathan Cleary’s injury, K...

The Warriors season is over, but this one is bigger than just the final result. Jason Davis and Quentin Hill look back on the 2026 NZ Warriors season, the atmosphere at Eden Park, the players who stood out and why following the Warriors means so much more than wins and losses. Jason was there for the final and reflects on a season full of packed crowds, family, mates, Warriors fans and some massiv...

The All Blacks fall short against South Africa, the Warriors still have another life, and there is plenty happening across New Zealand sport this week. Jason Davis and Quentin Hill are back for the  ShedLife NZ Sport Weekly Wrap , starting with rugby’s biggest rivalry and what stood out from the All Blacks series against the Springboks. Quentin gives his standout players from both sides, including...

WBA Oceania champion Francis Waitai is back in the ShedLife NZ Studio with his coach Shaun George from Never Surrender, fresh off a first-round knockout of Cowin Ray. We get straight into the fight. Francis and Shaun break down how a game plan they had drilled for weeks ended the contest in about two minutes, what they saw in Cowin Ray, and how a new strength and conditioning program changed the w...

The Warriors finish the regular season with a massive one-point win, and Jason Davis and Quentin Hill are back in the ShedLife NZ Studio to wrap another big week across New Zealand sport. The Warriors got it done against Manly in a tight one, closing it out with a late drop goal and building plenty of confidence heading into the finals. Jason is well and truly on the bandwagon, the old Warriors je...

Kenny’s journey is anything but ordinary. From the dirt jumps of Minnesota to living on a mile-and-a-half-long circus train with 300 people from 14 different countries, his stories are wild. We dive into his 2.5 years with the legendary Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, the transition to performing on ice for Disney, and the discipline it takes to perform 98 shows in a year without mi...

What a weekend of sport! The Springboks got the job done 33–26 to level the series, but how good was that jet flyover?! Absolutely unreal. Quentin and I break down the Test, talk about where the All Blacks fell short and give our predictions for the big decider in Johannesburg. We’re still backing the boys! Then it’s onto the Wahs. What a comeback! I was inside Go Media Stadium for another massive...

What a weekend for New Zealand sport —  the All Blacks beat the Springboks at Ellis Park, the Warriors are NUMBER ONE in the NRL, and the NPC has produced one of the great Ranfurly Shield stories. Jason Davis is joined by rugby expert  Quentin Hill  for this week’s ShedLife Sport, starting with the All Blacks’ outstanding  33–16 victory over South Africa at Ellis Park . Jason and Quentin both pick...

Dwayne Sweeney’s rugby story started in a maths class at Hamilton Boys’ High - when he was called to the principal’s office, handed a phone number, and suddenly found Ian Foster on the other end telling him he was about to make his Waikato debut at just 17 years old. From there came a career built around Waikato, Morrinsville, NZ Māori, family, identity and a deep connection to home. In this episo...

NZ sport is firing, and we’re covering all the action in Episode 7 of Shedlife Sport! The Warriors are flying high and pushing towards the NRL minor premiership, NPC rugby is delivering incredible games, and the Heartland Championship has kicked off with a bang. We also celebrate Hauraki North Stickmen winning the Stan Wilson Cup, recap the latest Ranfurly Shield action, make our NPC and Heartland...

Former All Black, Highlanders champion and Samoa international Lima Sopoaga joins ShedlifeNZ for an honest conversation about the historic 2015 Super Rugby title, his unforgettable debut at Ellis Park, and the year on social media that changed his life after rugby. From feeling like a superhero in the black jersey to becoming a Sky Sport broadcaster, Lima opens up about the defining moments, decis...

Big weekend of sport and plenty to yarn about on this one. The Warriors were unreal, Waikato are 2 from 2, the All Blacks are building nicely, and David Nyika got another big win. Quentin and I also get into the NPC picks, Sheilla Yama, Manu Vatuvei vs Rene Ranger, a bit of arm wrestling, local rugby, hockey and whatever else came across the plate. We’re just fans having a chat, backing our teams...

Former Black Caps captain Ken Rutherford made his test debut at 19 against the greatest fast bowling attack in cricket history, scored 12 runs in his first seven innings, and came back to play 56 tests, captain New Zealand and be part of the 1992 Cricket World Cup run that stopped the country. Jason Davis and KJ sit down with Ken on the ShedLife NZ Podcast for the full story, from south Dunedin cl...

Ryan Fox has delivered one of New Zealand sport’s great feel-good stories. In this episode of Shed Life Sport, KJ and I unpack Foxy’s remarkable Open triumph - from nearly missing the cut to becoming a major champion. We discuss what makes him so relatable, the challenge of links golf, the pressures that come with superstardom, and why this victory could take New Zealand golf to another level.

#FrancisWaitai #Waikato #NPC #CommGames #NRL Waikato smash Bay of Plenty in the NPC opener, Francis Waitai delivers a brutal first-round KO, and New Zealand haul in 36 medals at the Commonwealth Games. It was a stacked weekend of Kiwi sport, and we cover it all. Episode 5 of the ShedLife NZ Sport Weekly Wrap is here with Jason Davis and Quentin Hill, your weekly round-up of Waikato rugby, league,...

Mike from Lightwire caught up with Jason at Fieldays for a chat about a genuine Kiwi success story. Lightwire's hooked up Jason's own internet out on the farm for the last 12 years, so this one's personal. Mike's the GM of Infrastructure at Lightwire, which started out as a Waikato University experiment 20 years ago before local businessman Andrew Johnson took it on and grew it int...

Jason and Quentin are back for Episode 4 of Talking Sport, covering a massive week across New Zealand sport. They break down the newly named 44-man All Blacks squad, the bolters selected for the upcoming South African tour, returning players and the combinations that could be taking shape ahead of next year’s Rugby World Cup. The conversation also covers Waikato’s NPC season opener against Bay of...

Fresh faces and a new coaching group are setting the tone for Waikato’s 2026 NPC campaign. Jason Davis and Quentin Hill catch up with Japanese international Daiki Nakajima, James Tucker, Hamilton Burr and other Mooloos about their club roots, returning from injury, fighting for game time and the matches ahead. Waikato FPC players chasing a third straight title and lifelong supporters also join the...

Ryan Fox wins The Open, Hautapu pull off a stunning comeback final, and the All Blacks make it 53 unbeaten at Eden Park — it was a massive weekend of New Zealand sport, and we cover the lot. Part 3 of the ShedLife NZ Sport Weekly Wrap is here with Jason Davis, Quentin Hill and Mark Davis — your weekly round-up of Kiwi rugby, league, golf, combat sports and everything in between, straight from the...

Caught up with singer-songwriter James Brodie at Fieldays for a chat that went a lot deeper than we expected. James talks us through how he got into music as a young kid, picking up guitar lessons before getting serious about songwriting at 16 on the advice of a counsellor. Music became his way of working through long-standing mental health struggles with autism, ADHD, anxiety and depression, some...

Caught up with BMX legend John Kelly at Fieldays this year for a good yarn about all things BMX.John's up from Mangawhai and gave us the full story on the old Orewa mini ramp, the very same half pipe he dropped in on as a kid, now getting rebuilt and given a new home at the Mangawhai Skatepark. Steel frame, wood on top, and set to sit out in the sun rather than rotting away in the bush. We als...