Raelene Castle
New Zealand's most golden Olympic Games come to a close
New Zealand's most golden Olympic Games come to a close with 10 gold medals, seven silver and 3 bronze. Audio
Sport NZ boss pleased with medal tally from Paris 2024
We've had our most successful Olympics ever - but what does Sport NZ's CEO Raelene Castle reckon? She talked with First Up's Jimmy Ellingham Audio
Partnership formed to fund, grow Maori sport
A new partnership has been formed to adequately fund and grow Maori sport. Sport NZ and the National Maori Sport Authority will work together to try to increase capability and resources. But as Liam… Audio
Launch of National Māori Sport Authority - Te Huinga Tākaro Aotearoa
A new National Māori Sport Authority has been created with Sport NZ committing more than one million dollars to the new entity.
Sport NZ and Te Huinga Tākaro Aotearoa formalised their partnership… Audio
CommGames:Sport NZ's Raelene Castle reflects on Birmingham
The New Zealand Commonwealth Games team has made history with a record-breaking 20 gold medals. Nick Truebridge spoke to chief executive of Sport New Zealand Raelene Castle and they started with her… Audio
The need to get teenage girls moving
Research by Sport New Zealand shines a light on the steep drop off in girls' participation in sport and active recreation. By the age of 16, there is a 17% gap between male and female participation… Audio
Few large sport events going ahead under red - Sport NZ boss
Our leading sport agency is encouraging people to think out of the box and keep active despite many major events being cancelled due to Covid restrictions.
Under the red traffic light settings… Video, Audio
More women in sports governance: Are we on track?
In three years the number of women working in governance in sport has increased - as organisations reach for a Government set target. In 2018, a target of having 40 percent women on boards was created… Audio
Former athletes, lawyers lead investigation into Cycling NZ
Former athletes, and a lawyer who has seen it all before, will lead an independent investigation into Cycling New Zealand. It is the second time that the sport's high performance programme has been… Audio
NZ sport's bullying problem
Reviews, resignations, recriminations - New Zealand sport is rife with bullying accusations, particularly against women and girls. What's being done to change the landscape? Audio
Raelene Castle returns home to get kiwis moving
Raelene Castle is a top sports administrator with a string of firsts to her name. She was the first woman Chief Executive of the Australian rugby league club the Canterbury Bulldogs and the first… Audio
Raelene Castle will do lots of listening as CEO of Sport NZ
Sport New Zealand's new boss Raelene Castle says she's preparaing for a lot of listening when she takes over at the organisation next month. The former head of Netball New Zealand and Rugby Australia… Audio
Peter FitzSimons on Raelene Castle's resignation
Raelene Castle resigned from her role as the CEO of Rugby Australia this week after it became clear she no longer had the support of the board. Peter FitzSimons believes part of the vitriol aimed at… Audio
Companies urged to push leaders' media profile
A media monitoring company reckons leaders who are ‘out there’ more in the media reap rewards when the news turns bad for them. But would it be better for the rest of us if they stuck to their… Video, Audio
Israel Folau under fire again for homophobic comments
The Australian rugby player Israel Folau's under fire - again - for another social media post saying homosexuals are going to hell. The rugby union integrity unit is investigating the Instagram post… Audio
Raelene Castle: netball to NRL
The first woman to be appointed CEO of the National Rugby League club Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. Audio
Raelene Castle makes move to Bulldogs
This week, the outgoing head of Netball New Zealand, Raelene Castle secured the chief exective role at the Canterbury Bulldogs - she will be the first woman in charge of an NRL club in 15 years. Audio
Extra Time for 31 May 2013
In this week's edition of Extra Time - it's from the the netball court to the dog house for Netball New Zealand boss Raelene Castle. The All Blacks coach Steve Hansen will name his first squad of the… Audio
Sporting sponsorship
Sporting codes in this country are watching nervously as corporate backing and sponsorship for international teams & events shows signs of drying up. Audio