(00:00) NZ Warriors

(43:09) Mindfulness

(49:35) NZ Breakers

(01:07:27) NZ U20 Women's Football

(01:15:22) A-Leagues

(01:40:09) Domestic football Cup finals

This week in the Niche Cache we learn about the strange feeling of NZ Warriors confidence as they prepare for finals footy. We chat through their recent wins, depth and versatility as well as comparing them to their Mt Smart homies Auckland FC. Then we check in with NZ Breakers who played NBL preseason basketball over the weekend and zone in on three kiwis in Reuben Te Rangi, Carlin Davison and Anzac Rissetto. The NZ U20 women's football team are busy at their World Cup and we roll through each Aotearoa A-League team to sum up how they're sitting, before finishing with some observations from Chatham Cup and Kate Sheppard Cup finals.

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(00:00) Ranfurly Shield

(08:42) Tauihi, Phoenix, Warriors women

(31:36) Mindfulness

(36:17) NZ Warriors

(01:06:55) Tall Blacks

(01:12:33) Riley Bidois & Phoenix strikers

(01:28:37) Tim Payne, Kate Taylor, Jesse Randall

(01:38:11) NZ-A cricket

This week in the Niche Cache we check in with Northland's first Ranfurly Shield defence, then how Wellington Phoenix and Tauihi basketball could do what NZ Warriors women couldn't do in commanding New Zealand's sporting attention. The Warriors men had a win at Mt Smart vs Knights and the Cleary whanau were on show as Warriors keep pushing their case as the best organisation in the NRL. We roll through the latest Tall Blacks action, Phoenix men striker depth, Jesse Randall's form at Dundee United and finish with a few key takeaways from NZ-A's Top End adventure.

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(00:00) Intro/"Greatest Rivalry"

(14:18) Chris Wood & Callum McCowatt

(30:37) Mindfulness

(36:15) NZ Warriors

(01:17:50) Tall Ferns & NZ U18 basketball

(01:33:34) National League football

(01:39:46) Blackcaps overseas & NZ-A Cricket

This week in the Niche Cache we check in with Chris Wood and Callum McCowatt before chatting plenty of NZ Warriors after their win vs Rabbitohs. Tall Ferns and the NZ U18 men basketball teams have been in action, plus we dip into local football and finish with a New Zealand cricket round up of County Championship and NZ-A at the Top End T20 tournament.

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(00:00) Intro

(09:05) NZ Warriors

(42:02) Mindfulness

(46:17) NZ Breakers

(59:30) NZ U18 basketball

(01:05:34) Cashmere Tech & local football

(01:14:18) Flying Kiwis

(01:33:00) NZ-A Cricket

This week in the Niche Cache we start with a few musical memories before embracing the present moment with NZ Warriors, who continue their reliable consistency through the 2026 NRL season. We weave in a few Dragons thoughts, kiwi coaches losing and a Warriors women update before checking in with how the NZ Breakers squad is looking. The NZ U18 basketball team has won their first three games at the Asia Cup and Cashmere Technical is in both the Chatham Cup and Kate Sheppard Cup finals to be played in Christchurch. Chris Wood was joined by Tyler Bindon in a preseason friendly for Nottingham Forest, Alex Paulsen's piling up pressure on Max Crocombe in the Aotearoa goalkeeping ranks and Finn McKenlay's got a new opportunity in Ireland. We finish with some NZ-A squad battles ahead of the Top End T20 tournament.

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(00:00) Southland Sharks/NBL

(35:40) Mindfulness

(39:53) NZ Warriors

(01:15:31) Abby Erceg

(01:23:58) Callum McCowatt & Other NZ Footballers

(01:34:17) NZ-A Cricket & Domestic Movers

This week in the Niche Cache we celebrate Southland Sharks winning the NBL championship with excellent coaching, strong imports and a few impressive kiwis in Sam Timmins, Tobias Cameron and Tukaha Cooper. Then we roll through a Dragons NRL win vs Sharks and NZ Warriors defence that has seen them restrict lots of opponents to less than 20 points including Panthers on Friday night. We react to the news that Abby Erceg will join Wellington Phoenix Women this season and chat about a bunch of New Zealand footballers performing well in Europe with Zac Jones and Callum McCowatt leading the way. The NZ-A cricket squad was announced for their Aussie adventure and it features three guys yet to play for Blackcaps in Matt Boyle, Max Chu and Zak Gibson. Nick Kelly's strong form continues and Rishika Jaswal leads the women's movers in domestic cricket.

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(02:01) Steven Adams

(06:15) Super Smash rant

(12:46) Tim Payne

(19:37) Top Shelf/Caru & Brandn Shiraz

(27:24) Mindfulness

(30:54) NZ Warriors

(01:00:17) NBL

(01:15:39) Auckland FC Women

(01:27:09) Callum McCowatt, Tyler Bindon, Matt Dibley-Dias, Luke Brooke-Smith

(01:47:04) Cricket

This week in the Niche Cache we quickly roll through some Steven Adams, Tim Payne and Super Smash stuff as well as celebrating some awesome New Zealand music from Top Shelf and Caru/Brandn Shiraz. New Zealand Warriors had a win in the NRL and loss in NRLW vs Gold Coast Titans, both of which highlighted fundamental aspects of their footy. Warriors have individual brilliance in NRLW but are struggling to keep up with the speed of the league while Warriors are scoring points all across the park in NRL, can bounce back from losses and had excellent contributions from local juniors vs Titans. Kayliss Fatialofa is also departing Warriors to join Sea Eagles and that leads into an edge forward depth check at Mt Smart. Southland Sharks host Wellington Saints in the NBL final and we chat through some kiwi footballers to watch out for in the Auckland FC Invitational squad, before checking in with Callum McCowatt's situation at Silkeborg and Luke Brooke-Smith at Portsmouth. We finish with a few quick kiwi cricket topics featuring young batters in T20 leagues and Cameron Paul's winter development.

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(00:00) Commonwealth Games

(07:18) NZ Warriors

(43:52) Mindfulness

(47:16) NBL

(56:28) Auckland FC

(01:02:15) Wellington Phoenix

(01:17:30) Elijah Just & Marko Stamenic

(01:26:21) Helena Errington

(01:34:45) Future Blackcaps

This week in the Niche Cache we start with a quick look at the Commonwealth Games before sliding into NZ Warriors matters. We ponder how the NZ Warriors loss vs Bulldogs fits into their NRL season and how the NSW Cup team is just as good with Jett Cleary at halfback as it is with Luke Metcalf there. NBL finals are here and we chat through some of the match ups as well as the best kiwis around the league, then we have plenty of football to discuss. Marley Leuluai popped up for Auckland FC, Alex Rufer is staying with Wellington Phoenix and Luke Brooke-Smith is departing for Portsmouth and we have Elijah Just building a funky combination with Marko Stamenic for Swansea. Helena Errington has been in great form over the last few months as well, then we finish with a round up of the best emerging cricketers in the Blackcaps pipeline.

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(00:00) Warriors vs Dragons NRL

(28:14) Mindfulness

(31:06) Charlisse Leger-Walker WNBA

(36:04) Flynn Cameron in Summer League

(37:46) NBL & Breakers

(47:56) NZ Women's U17 Basketball

(53:27) Blackcaps in West Indies

(01:09:00) Elijah Just to Swansea

(01:27:51) Henry Gray to Wellington Phoenix

This week in the Niche Cache we start by breaking down the NZ Warriors vs Dragons Niche Cache derby, then we roll through plenty of kiwi basketball. Charlisse Leger-Walker stays in her WNBA groove, Flynn Cameron is making waves in NBA Summer League, NBL Finals are approaching and the NZ U17 Women's team finished their World Cup with impressive wins. Blackcaps have another ODI series win and their win in West Indies adds to their slick performances overseas this year. Elijah Just is making a move to Swansea City and Henry Gray has returned to Aotearoa with Wellington Phoenix as part of our weekly check in with New Zealand football news.

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(00:00) Blackcaps

(07:30) Mindfulness

(13:07) NZ Warriors

(31:54) Flynn Cameron

(35:53) Charlisse Leger-Walker

(43:00) NBL

(51:21) Alex Paulsen

(01:00:55) Luke Brooke-Smith

(01:09:44) Auckland FC

This week in the Niche Cache we start with a quick check in of the Blackcaps ODI series vs West Indies where Jayden Lennox continues his slick form. We roll through a few NZ Warriors things ahead of their game vs Dragons this weekend and then update how Flynn Cameron and Charlisse Leger-Walker are going in the NBA Summer League and WNBA respectively. The NBL season is heading towards finals with youngsters like Jake Holmes making key contributions, then we hit up some football news led by Alex Paulsen joining Mortherwell and Luke Brooke-Smith being on the radar for Portsmouth. We finish with how Auckland FC's squad is looking this winter and how they are using their lower grades.

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(00:00) Warriors & NRLW

(27:27) Mindfulness

(31:38) NRL & Kiwis Halves

(46:05) Tall Blacks

(52:10) NZ U17s Basketball/Jayden Cecil

(01:01:30) Blackcaps ODI squad

(01:16:18) Domestic cricket contracts

(01:22:42) Wellington Phoenix & Auckland FC

This week in the Niche Cache we start with the New Zealand Warriors win vs Bulldogs in NRLW and the opportunity for them to shake up the sporting scene in Aotearoa. Then we chat through Dylan Brown's performances at halfback for Knights and John Fineanganofo's debut for Dolphins. The Tall Blacks had two wins vs Philippines and Guam over the week, plus Jayden Cecil continues to make waves as one of the best Under 17 basketball players in the world. We touch of the Blackcaps ODI squad to tour West Indies and the movements of Nick Kelly, Jake Gibson and Henry Shipley in domestic cricket. Then we finish with squad updates for Wellington Phoenix and Auckland FC, specifically how their young talent is progressing through each squad.

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