Weekend Sport with Jason Pine

Auckland FC have their latest game in the A-league men's this afternoon.  The team is back at Go Media Stadium in Auckland and are unbeaten so far with a 100% winning streak at home.  Fullback Callan Elliott said drawing with Melbourne FC was a good result, despite not playing to their typical standard in the first half of the match.  Elliott has been in both Wellington and Scotland...

Australia tied India at 1-1 after three tests in their five match series.  The iconic Boxing Day Test is coming up at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday and will display one of the biggest crowds in the world for test cricket.  19-year-old Sam Konstas has replaced Nathan McSweeney after 'being on the radar' for some time.  Australian Correspondent Adam Peacock joins the show t...

Liam Lawson will be a Red Bull Racing diver for the 2025 Formula One season. The team officially confirmed late Thursday night New Zealand time that he will partner four-time defending world champion Max Verstappen.  Why did Red Bull choose Liam Lawson over Yuki Sonoda?  And what does success look like for Liam next year?  Motorsport Analysist Eric Thompson joins the show to discuss...

Where is New Zealand's home of cricket?  Craig Cumming has played at them all, coached at them all, and been a spectator at them all.  From the Basin Reserve, to the Hagley Oval, to the Bay Oval, Piney and Craig discuss their favourites.  LISTEN ABOVE.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James McOnie from The Crowd Goes Wild joined Piney to discuss the NZ Rugby Awards, the Black Caps v England clash, and the A-League derby rivalry. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Weekend Sport with Jason Pine Full Show Podcast for 14th December 2024. Cricket journalist Dylan Cleaver joins the show to analyse the Black Caps' performance through the first day of the third test against England. Former rugby player Tim Bateman discusses the difficulties professional athletes have to overcome when their sport careers come to an end and how they transition into the next s...

One of Mount Maunganui's most iconic summer events wrapped up this weekend. The Race One Surf Craft Mount Monster, famed as the nation's most prestigious surf lifesaving endurance race, wrapped up its 12th season. Winners Jayden Murphy and Kate McHardy joined Piney to discuss. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Triathlete Hayden Wilde has placed second in his debut 70.3 Ironman World Championship event in Taupo. The Olympic silver medallist finished with a time of three hours, 33 minutes and 22 seconds, finishing one minute and 13 seconds behind Belgian winner Jelle Geens. Ironman NZ commentator Cameron Harper joined Piney to discuss. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

England Rugby World Cup champion Ben Cohen has revealed that he sold his winner’s medal to survive financial struggles during Covid-19. In an interview with The Daily Telegraph , the former winger revealed that winning a World Cup 'meant everything', but it didn't set him up for the real world after his retirement. Former rugby player Tim Bateman joined Piney to discuss. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudi...

Mitch Santner and Will O'Rourke are salvaging some last-minute runs for the Black Caps on the second day of the third cricket test against England in Hamilton. Moments ago the hosts were 331 for nine. Sportswriter Dylan Cleaver joined Piney to discuss. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kiwi football star Finn Surman is back in the country.  He was stateside for the last half season, playing in the Major League Soccer franchise for the Portland Timbers.   He joined Piney for a chat about what it’s been like to play in the MLS, and playing with the Timbers.  Surman told him that MLS is a step up in intensity from A-League.  “The intensity, the speed of what peo...

There’s been a mixed response to the announcement that Papua New Guinea will house the newest NRL team.  The team will be based out of the capital, Port Moresby, and will join the competition from 2028.  It will be the first non-Australia based club since the Auckland Warriors were established in 1995.  Australia Correspondent Adam Peacock joined Piney to discuss the fallout of the...

No one was more surprised by Wallace Sititi's breakthrough rugby season than Wallace Sititi.  After earning the World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year, Sititi also added the All Blacks Player of the Year award to his stellar 2024.  The Chiefs number eight agrees that his stunning run-up to a starting test spot in his debut Super Rugby Pacific season was a big shock.  He told Pi...

An end of an era for the Black Caps, with Tim Southee set to play in his 107th and final test.   Southee is set to suit up against England for the dead rubber in Hamilton starting at 11am.   Former test and Northern Districts teammate B.J. Watling says Southee will go down as one of the Black Caps' greats.  He told Jason Pine that he was someone that always had the team at the front...

On the Weekend Sport with Jason Pine Full Show Podcast for 14th December 2024, Tim Southee is playing his final test of his illustrious career. Piney catches up with longtime wicketkeeper BJ Watling to reflect on Southee's career.  Wallace Sititi has capped off an incredible year by collecting the All Black of the year honour at the NZ Rugby awards. He joins Piney to discuss the year he's had...

On the Weekend Sport with Jason Pine Full Show Podcast for 8 December 2024, Herald sports reporter Michael Burgess recapped Auckland FC's 'incredible' victory over the Wellington Phoenix. Kiwi cricket great Sir Richard Hadlee was among 11 Hall of Fame inductees for significant contributions to the sport. And Steve Alker told Piney his plan to win the New Zealand Open next year. Get the Weekend Spo...

James McOnie from The Crowd Goes Wild joined Piney to discuss Auckland FC's latest win over the Wellington Phoenix - and New Zealand's changing role in the world of football. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Coaching guru Wayne Goldsmith joined Piney to dissect some 'dangerous' coaching cliches - and how they can slow down improvement. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Zealand Cricket has revealed their first 11 Hall of Fame inductees for significant contributions to the sport. Sir Richard Hadlee was among the influential 11 players who made the shortlist compiled by cricket historians and experts. He joined Piney to discuss the honour. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

PGA Tour Champions season victor Steven Alker has his sights set on  winning the New Zealand Open next year. Alker, who recently took home the Charles Schwab Cup on the Champions tour last month, is determined to emerge victorious in next year's upcoming event. He joined Piney to discuss. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Auckland FC's dream A-League run continues, as they beat out the Wellington Phoenix in their latest rematch. The Auckland side defeated the Phoenix 2-1, in front of a record 26,253 crowd fuelled by a contingent of Wellington fans. NZ Herald sports reporter Michael Burgess joined Piney to discuss the 'amazing' atmosphere leading up to the win. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for priv...

Former Black Caps coach Steve Rixon is fondly regarded for guiding the Kiwi side through 1997 to 2000. He oversaw a period of significant success for the team, including in 1999 where New Zealand won two tests in a series in England. He joined Piney to discuss these historic moments for the team. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia will be looking to keep their foot on the gas when day two of the second cricket test with India begins in Adelaide.  The Aussies resume on 86 for one in the first innings, trailing by 94, after India were dismissed for 180.   Nathan McSweeney and Marnus Labuschagne will start the day at the crease.  Australian Correspondent Adam Peacock joined Piney to give his thoughts o...

Three-time Paralympic Champion Anna Grimaldi found success in an unexpected area this year.  The Dunedin-based athlete was New Zealand’s only gold medallist at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, claiming the gold in the T47 200m final.  She narrowly missed medalling in the T47 women’s long jump, the event she had dominated at the last two Paralympic Games.   Grimaldi joined Piney to reflec...

The first 11 players –seven men and four women– to be inducted into New Zealand Cricket’s hall of fame have been announced.  The rules require inductees to have played for New Zealand and to have been retired for at least five years, with criteria weighted in favour of performance, leadership and influence.  Emily Drumm, Debbie Hockley, and Brendon McCullum are among the first inductees,...