Monty Betham 101 games for the Warriors and nine tests for the Kiwis before retiring from rugby league at the age of 28 to become a professional boxer like his father. He won eight of his nine fights, including a bout with Shane Cameron at The Fight for Life, before retiring in 2016 after a health scare caused by a brain bleed.

Shane Cameron was one of New Zealand’s best boxers, a New Zealand heavyweight champion, Pan Pacific title-holder and Commonwealth Games bronze medalist who retired from boxing with some knockout stories and pursued a career in business with some reality TV along the way.

Scott Styris crossed the amateur and professional era of cricket as well as the introduction of T20 where he was one of the game’s original trailblazers and globetrotters. Now working as an international cricket commentator and pundit for over a decade he has a reputation as one of cricket’s sharpest minds with a ton of great stories from on and off the wicket.

Marina Erakovic was New Zealand's no. 1 women's tennis player from the age of 15 and spent over a decade inside the world’s top 100 rankings. Arriving in New Zealand from the former Yugoslavia as a six-year-old who didn’t speak English, her achievements were probably underrated in this country as she was the lone flag bearer on the WTA tour for so long.

2021. What a year! We interviewed some of New Zealand’s biggest stars, joined the Alternative Commentary Collective, became one of New Zealand’s most popular sports podcasts, and laid the platform for a big 2022. Check out a compilation of some of the best clips across the 28 episodes we recorded this year.

Dai Henwood is one of New Zealand’s most popular and successful entertainers who has done and seen it all and acquired some serious wisdom along the way. From bursting on to the scene as a booze-fuelled off-the-wall character comedian to being a mainstay on 7 Days, through to the family-friendly host of Dancing with the Stars.

Chelsea Lane is extraordinary. After working in New Zealand for over a decade as a physio in and around high performance sport, she got an email from the NBA champion Golden State Warriors in 2015, asking for her help.

Eugene Bareman is New Zealand’s mixed martial arts mastermind. He has trained two UFC champions, including Israel Adesanya, and was named UFC coach of the year in 2019 and 2020. His gym, City Kickboxing widely regarded as one of the best in the world, but also caters to everyday athletes not only improving them physically but often changing their lives.