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This week we sit down with Sir Gordon Tietjens to hear his about his story & career in rugby!
This week Dawn sits down with Steve Finlayson and hears the highs and lows of being a rowing coach for 13-19yr old girls. We talk about ensuring the sport remains enjoyable with the range of needs and of course the important question of inclusion vs fairness when it comes to sport!
Dawn is back with Aidan Ross hearing all about his recent tour to Ireland and UK playing with the All Blacks 15. We hear about the matches played against Ireland and the Barbarians, what training and support is involved and the fun parts that touring brings such as staying in a castle!
This week we sit down with John Sligo from Parafed and talk about the range of sports offered to those within the community living with a disability. If you are just wanting to get out the house & meet new people or even looking for a way to volunteer in your local community a wide range of sports are currently available including wheelchair rugby, basketball, swimming, surfing and more!
Swimming the Cook Straight, English Channel and the length of Lake Taupo are some of the major achievements we learn in this week’s chat with Sheryl Mclay. We hear all about the differences involved in each challenge, water safety and how Sheryl’s love for swimming has shaped her career into becoming Event Manager at Shorebreak Aquatics.
Jarrod Clarke is the coach to the Mt Maunganui College First 15 rugby team. We talk what is involved in being a coach and how he aims to be the lighthouse guiding those to knowledge and personal empowerment.
This week we sit down with Aidan Ross and hear his story around sport in the Bay of Plenty and making the All Blacks 15, the newly created feeding team to the All Blacks!
New Zealand squash champions, Paul Coll and Joelle King will play against the world’s best on home soil for the first time in their careers for the New Zealand Squash Open tournament this month. The NZ Open is a big deal as it is the first time the tournament is being hosted in 28 years – and it’s right here in Tauranga. The NZ Open – running from November 8-13 – is part of the PSA World Tour, which will see 48 players from more than 20 countries compete in a state-of-the-art glass court at Trustpower Baypark Arena.
This week we sit down with New Zealand Weightlifting champion and Commonwealth Games athlete, Hayley Whiting, to talk about her journey in the sport and what it takes to succeed in the world of weightlifting!
This week we sit down with Debbie Fuller, former player and current Assistant Coach of the Silver Ferns– New Zealand's national netball team. Tune in to learn more about Debbie's journey as an athlete and coach, what it takes to build and lead a team, and all things happening in the competitive world of netball!
In this episode of Sports Buzz, we chat with Kelly Schischka about her journey to involvement with AIMS Games, what it took to pull the event off, and everything in between!
This week we sit down with Pat Rae, former rugby player, referee, coach and now GM of Community Rugby Bay of Plenty to hear his story and understand what it's like to spend a career devoted to the sport we all know and love so much!
This week we sit down with Pat Rae, former rugby player, referee, coach and now GM of Community Rugby Bay of Plenty to hear his story and understand what it's like to spend a career devoted to the sport we all know and love so much!
In this episode, we get to know our host of Sports Buzz, Kenan Gillson. We also get to speak with Wiremu Tapara from Sport Bay of Plenty. We discuss getting involved and active in our community through sport as well as what it takes to maintain and encourage an inclusive environment in this space. We know you'll be inspired to get out there and take part in all the awesome things going on across The Bay after this episode! For more info, check out Sport B.O.P. and give our awesome host a follow on his Instagram.
