Yachting
Money or morals? Team NZ, Saudi Arabia and sportswashing
Sparks are flying over Team New Zealand's decision to hold a pre-America's Cup regatta in Saudi Arabia. Audio
Money or morals? Team NZ, Saudi Arabia and sportswashing
Sparks are flying over Team New Zealand's decision to hold a pre-America's Cup regatta in Saudi Arabia.
AudioSports commentator Sam Ackerman
The All Blacks have made a massive 12 changes to the starting 15 that beat Argentina last week - and will still be odds on to do it again. But Sam says it's risky, all momentum gone and this is the… Audio
Northwest Passage: 'Just tell me I'm not going to die'
Yachting journalist Rebecca Hayter's book Wild Seas to Greenland details her attempt on the treacherous Northwest Passage with former ocean racing skipper Ross Field. She joins the show to discuss the… Audio
Stranded yachties create sea-faring cook book
A group of yachting women from the United States and Canada, who are stuck at a marina in WhangÄrei because of Covid-19, are putting together a cook book, suited to life on the high seas. Audio
Fancy yachts and fun in sport
Team New Zealand launch their 75' foiling monohull to worldwide interest in the revolutionary boat. And Brendan chats to Lynn about major sports bodies shifting their focus in kids' sport from winning… Audio
Technology a game changer for Team NZ
Team New Zealand and Spark are in talks about how they will use 5G technology to give Team New Zealand an edge in its defence of the 36th America's Cup in 2021.
Solo sailor Lisa Blair's epic journey
Lisa Blair’s solo voyage round the Antarctic turned into a life-threatening nightmare as she battled a broken mast amid giant waves – but she still made history. Audio
Helen Clark named as Team NZ patron
Former Prime Minister Helen Clark has been announced as the patron of America's Cup defender Team New Zealand.
Dual Auckland wharf decisions hope to create jobs
Analysis - The art of compromise has delivered two new encroachments into Auckland's Waitematā Harbour, both in the name of creating jobs, Todd Niall reports.
Team NZ steps back from preferred village option
Emirates Team New Zealand has reluctantly accepted Auckland Council's option for the 2021 America's Cup, but wants more super-yacht berths.
Five options for America's Cup bases, costing up to $190m
Building an America's Cup base on Auckland's waterfront could cost up to $190 million, Auckland Council has revealed.
Auckland councillors consider America's Cup options
Six options to host an America's Cup defence in Auckland and their costs will go before councillors in a closed door meeting this afternoon.
Team NZ considers Tauranga as Plan B
Team New Zealand has looked at Tauranga as a possible venue for the America's Cup, in the event that its first choice Auckland falls through.
NZ sailors line up for Volvo start
New Zealanders look set once again to dominate the world's toughest sailing event when the first leg of the 2017/18 Volvo Ocean Race gets underway from Alicante in Spain early on Monday morning.
Team NZ confirms March 2021 America's Cup defence
Team New Zealand has confirmed it will defend the America's Cup in Auckland in March 2021 using high-performance monohull boats.
The future is mono for the America's Cup
Another piece of the America's Cup jigsaw is in place, with Team New Zealand confirming that the catamaran is dead and the future is high-tech monohulls.
Team NZ gives first hints on America's Cup defence in Auckland
Team New Zealand says it's looking at early 2021 to stage the next regatta in Auckland, and that crews and boats will need to come from each team's home country. Audio
Team NZ undefeated in America's Cup final
Team New Zealand has won all four races so far, continuing to excel in light-wind sailing, taking their catamaran around the course at a maximum speed of 38.5 kph. Video, Audio
America's Cup defenders outraced by Team NZ
Team New Zealand is in the lead, ahead of Oracle Team USA. But if the last America's Cup is any indication, it doesn't mean they will win the America's Cup. RNZ reporter Todd Niall reports from… Video, Audio
