Whitney Hansen, daughter of former All Blacks coach Sir Steve Hansen, was named as the new Black Ferns head coach. 

In her first year she will oversee 11 tests and a historic British & Irish Lions Series in 2027.

"She knows what she wants to do and when she wants to do it and, you know, I think it's important that your kids make their own decisions about where they want to go and what they want to do," Sir Steve Hansen told D'Arcy Waldegrave. 

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Drama and a technical issue in the Ashes yesterday, with Alex Carey scoring a welcomed century as Australia ended the day at 326-8, but he should've been out when he was on 72.

England used a review on a caught behind as they thought they heard a sound - the microphones on the stumps showed a clear noise but was shown on the replay as happening before the ball passed the bat resulting in a not out call.

Afterwards, Carey admitted that he had hit the ball and the company that owns Snicko concluded that the operator at the time must have chosen the incorrect stump mic for audio processing. 

Sir Ian Taylor is known for his work with televised sport - and he joined D'Arcy to discuss.

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A huge day for the Black Caps as they opted to bat first in the third and final cricket test match against the West Indies at the Bay Oval today.

Tom Latham and Devon Conway put on an absolute clinic registering the second highest opening wicket partnership in Black Caps history at 323 - before Latham was dismissed. 

Conway and night watchman Jacob Duffy saw out the day with New Zealand in control at 334-1.

Newstalk ZB sport news reader Andrew Alderson was at the oval, and he joined D'Arcy to give a day one update. 

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It was announced this morning that the CEO of Netball New Zealand Jennie Wyllie had resigned from the role effective immediately.

It has been a turbulent year for the organisation, from the troubles with a broadcast deal to the recent Dame Noeline Taurua coaching situation. 

Gary Dawson, the team relationship manager for the Waikato Magic, joined D'Arcy to share his thoughts.

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Earlier today, the Sir Colin Giltrap Raceway a new karting facility at Colin Dale Park was opened.

The opening event drew several of New Zealand's most decorated motorsport figures.

D'Arcy went down and ran into New Zealand Indycar driver Scott Dixon. 

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The third and final test match of the summer of cricket begins tomorrow with the Black Caps taking on the West Indies.

The Black Caps will be hoping to end the test summer with a win and to win the series they currently lead 1-0. 

Zac Foulkes is a bowler for the Black Caps and he joined D'Arcy to talk about the upcoming test match.

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The discussion around the Mana Pasifika NRL bid has picked up again after iconic New Zealand-Pacific hip hop artist King Kapisi has been reported as one of the key figures behind it.

The NRL currently has 17 teams - with the Perth Bears and PNG Chiefs slated to join over the next few years. It has been said the NRL wants to reach 20 teams.

Geoff Brown is the bid leader of Mana Pasifika, and he joined D'Arcy to discuss the latest. 

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Three big golfing events are coming to New Zealand in consecutive weeks in 2026.

The NZ PGA championship in Paraparaumu will happen between the 19 and 22nd of February, followed by the NZ Open in Queenstown between the 26th of February and March 1st.

It was announced today that the ISPS Handa Japan-Australasia championship will be getting played in Auckland the following week between the 5th and 8th of March.

Jeff Latch, CEO of Golf NZ, joined D'Arcy to discuss what this will mean for golf in New Zealand. 

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The Big Bash T20 league got underway this week, and Black Caps batsman Tim Seifert put on some knock.

He smashed 102 of 56 balls in the Melbourne Renegades victory over the Brisbane Heat last night becoming only the second Renegade to score a century after Aaron Finch. 

Tim joined D'Arcy to discuss how he's feeling about his position in the Black Caps.

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It was announced today that a lower sternum tackle height was going to be implemented in the elite game of rugby for the first time at the World U20 Championships in Georgia next year.

It follows a successful trial in community rugby that has seen 11 countries implement these rules which resulted in 10 percent reduction in upright tackles, and some of the unions reporting a reduction in concussion rates. 

Mike Hester is the Head of Rugby Participation and Development at New Zealand Rugby and he joined D'Arcy to discuss further.

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