Sailing
The craziest travel requests from the super rich
The notion of travelling anywhere further than the corner dairy has become a distant memory for many of us, but for the super rich, holiday planning continues to be a case of pushing the envelope. Audio
More sailors added to New Zealand Olympic team
New Zealand's Olympic team is growing despite questions marks over whether the Tokyo games will go ahead in 2021.
Kiwidream Yacht reaches the Southern Cook Islands
We catch up again with Alan Forrest and the crew of KiwiDream. Audio
Male Menopause - 'Men don't talk about it'
In this episode of Only Human we meet Antonia, formerly Anthony John Pearce. As a young man, Anthony was a handsome singer-songwriter who had no shortage of female attention. Except one day everything… Audio
Raider: the story of Felix von Luckner
Felix von Luckner was a child aristocrat who ran away to sea, he captained the last square-rigged sailing ship ever to serve in combat, he sailed three thousand kilometres across the Pacific in a… Audio
Sailing professor Mark Orams on America's Cup controversy
It reads like a bad movie script - allegations of spying, claims of misappropriated funds and Hungarian bank accounts. This afternoon the Government announced it will not make further payments to… Audio
Peter Warner: 'Lord of The Flies' rescuer
Peter Warner is part of an extraordinary story that made global headlines over the past week, despite it being decades old. It's the tale of a real life 'Lord of the Flies' scenario, six Tongan boys… Audio
Fiji grapples with fallout of Covid-19
New Zealander Andrew Rhodes runs a yacht charter business out of Denarau in Fiji. He joins the show to discuss how things have changed in the past week after the country confirmed five Covid-19 cases.
…Seven sailors selected for Olympics
The first of New Zealand's athletes for this year's Olympics have been announced with seven sailors selected for Tokyo.
Women must lean into the sports board table
Is the drive for NZ sports boards to reach a quota of 40 percent women by the end of 2021 a realistic goal, if women don’t put their hands up? Fair Play’s Zoë George asks female sports leaders.
Passages - parenting upon the open sea
Linda Trubridge and her husband David, the renowned designer, decided in 1982 to sell their home and business and take their two sons, aged one and four, on a sailing trip around the world. The family… Audio, Gallery
Griff Rhys-Jones' Great Kiwi Road Trip
Griff Rhys-Jones has been in New Zealand filming his new series, Griff's Great Kiwi Road Trip, which premieres next Sunday. Along with seeing the sights, he's on a quest to find out what it means to… Audio
'Maori were hugely admiring of Cook as a leader'
Author Graeme Lay says it's misleading for people to accuse Captain James Cook as being an imperialist and a destroyer of cultures, when he was largely revered by Maori in New Zealand. Audio
Rob Hamill: High times at sea with The Cruising Kiwis
'The Cruising Kiwis' are former New Zealand Olympic rower Rob Hamill, wife Rachel and their three boys. They are currently travelling through the Fiji islands and will soon be heading toward South… Audio
Winds of change: Maiden's Tracy Edwards returns to Auckland
It's 30 years since Tracy Edwards and her all-women crew completed the Whitbread Round the World Race on Maiden, defying all the odds as well as the yachting fraternity who said it couldn't be done… Video, Audio, Gallery
Steven Ferguson selected as Team NZ grinder
After one Olympics as a swimmer and three as a kayaker - Steven Ferguson will now compete at the elite level as a sailor. Sports reporter Clay Wilson caught up with the 39-year-old, and started by… Video, Audio
Burling and Tuke win European title
Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have taken a big step in their comeback to try and defend their Olympic title when they won the 49er European championships in England.
Kiwi sailors complete set in Genoa
Paul Snow-Hansen and Dan Willcox have won their first World Cup Series regatta and first event in Europe.
Silver and bronze at World Cup Series regatta
New Zealand sailors collected two medals last night with a chance of winning another tonight as the Hempel World Cup Series regatta in Genoa comes to a close.
Young sailor excited about taking on the best
"If you want to be the best, you've got to beat the best."
