On Sports Fix with D'Arcy Waldegrave for 17th December 2025, Mana Pasifika's bid to join the NRL has hit the headlines again this week with New Zealand-Pacific hip hop artist King Kapisi getting behind their attempt to join the NRL. Geoff Brown is the bid leader of Mana Pasifika, and he joined D'Arcy to discuss what makes Mana Pasifika different to the other bids, interactions with the Christchurch bid and the Warriors and the traction with the NRL.
D'Arcy shares his thoughts on the Sir Colin Giltrap raceway being opened today.
And D'Arcy and NZ Herald sports journalist Nathan Limm discuss the latest in the Netball NZ saga and the third and final cricket test match between the Black Caps and the West Indies that begins tomorrow.
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have you got coming up for you, Curtsey, of course
of it. Find folk at GJ. Gardner Holmes, New Zealand's
most entrusted home build up. Well, we're going to tack
base with a bloat called Jeffer Brown. He's the big
leader for Mana Pacifica, yet another NRL team based in
(00:47):
New Zealand looking for that twentieth spot in the nr L.
I'm going to shet off at the mouth about a
wonderful new facility in Auckland for race car drivers and
joining us in the chamber Nathan Lem we'll talk a
wee bit of netble and we'll preview the third and
final Test against the West Indies and last test of
(01:09):
the summer. Go for again. Anyway, let's get amongst in
news and doing the vocal rounds today the go to
seema of the summer so far. Paceman Jacob Duffy is
backing a jazz to Tel to have success in the
third Test versus the West Indies starting tomorrow at the
Bay Oval, provided he gets selected, of course, yas he
(01:31):
hasn't picked up a Test wicket at home, but that
stat doesn't really tell the whole domestic cricket story.
Speaker 4 (01:39):
I loved I'm not playing plus cricket new Jellen, but
he has made a lot of mister Cragin's well born
to for a last bok ats last week. So Nan,
he's incredibly accurate, skillful and should you get the go,
thank you. He'll be perfectly here and have them out, especially.
Speaker 3 (01:50):
Asp classic turn and director Nico Lamborn is shuffed with
his lineup for next year's men's draw being shelter in
the American World Number nine will be back for a
fourth time. Nko says they've built a strong relationship since
he accepted a wild card, where back in the day.
Speaker 5 (02:09):
I think it was the right decision to offer in
that worldcout four years ago we couldn't get into Aukland
and it was the first time he was playing out
of the US and he enjoyed his coming upland you know,
we looked up to him and we knew that in
the one day he would be in the top ten.
Speaker 3 (02:23):
And Snow Sports New Zealand high Performance manager Luke Hetzel
thinks Alice Robinson showing her true self on the piece
this year as a chance across two disciplines at next
year's Winter Olympics.
Speaker 6 (02:36):
I don't think her and her team's focus will shift
away from GS.
Speaker 7 (02:40):
But and now she's all of a sudden they think, Okay,
she just won Super G. Maybe yeah, maybe she is
a threat.
Speaker 3 (02:46):
All just sacle she's a GS winner. Now she's facing
victory in the Super G. What a start. And they
said it. We recorded it and Tea.
Speaker 2 (02:58):
News and Opinion. It's Sportsfix with Dancy Vandergrave and it's.
Speaker 3 (03:03):
A war that Welcome to the Sports Fix podcast to
Jeff Leianga Brown. He is the bid leader behind the
new idea for an NRL side in New Zealand. It's
based and Allan. It's called Mana Pussifker. He joined us
now to explain the details.
Speaker 2 (03:20):
Jeff, how are you good?
Speaker 8 (03:22):
Thank you Darcy, you know, good to be back and yeah,
excited for twenty twenty six.
Speaker 3 (03:27):
Tell us all about this bid. Just on the face
of it, what do we need to know? Because like
I don't want to be a cynic, but I can't
help myself. You look at bids and there are bids
being thrown at the wall or over the show. What
makes mana Pussifica any different?
Speaker 8 (03:43):
I think that the well, I don't think we're different.
But where where we have strengths at the moment is
that we're current, been in the space for fifteen plus
years in the PACIFICA space. We know our marketplace, we
know our people, we're proven in the current market having
played international games. But also we're linked to the other
nations with Toma, with the Cook Islands, Nue Toki Loo,
(04:07):
and we also you know, we're quite entrenched with the
with the EWE, with with the years that we've been
involved in the game. So you know we're working with
with an ev a very strong EWE in the game
of rugby league. And so you know, our point of difference,
I would say, is just the fact that we're we're
we're just more we're just more current and we're not
relying on forecasting at the moment, and a lot of
other bids are looking at you know, just relying on
(04:32):
information and tick boxes, and I know that having met
with some of them as well. So we've met face
to face with the other bids, but with our strength
to the Pacific, but also our knowledge of the n
r L having dealt with them on you know, over
the years and with the Federation, we just have a
lot of insight with current information our port of difference.
We're in the pacifica city of Auckland. We're looking to
(04:54):
take the game to the islands. As we said from
the very beginning, it's important to take the game offshore
and make sure that those these specific nations are receiving
the same sort of opportunities that we have here in Auckland,
Wellington and christ through Australia where Pacific owned at the moment,
and we're obviously looking to work with investors, but also
(05:18):
we're seeking support from from governments as well. So yeah,
that's up on a difference in terms of what we provide,
what I.
Speaker 3 (05:25):
Orca and Kia and No Warriors think of this. Have
they had any interaction with them more tool.
Speaker 8 (05:31):
You look, I had a conversation or I informed Mark,
the owner of the Warriors and Cameron George that I
was been part of purely because I've been involved in
the game in the Pacific space and working a lot
with the Warriors. You know, they just said, you know,
all the best and and then I've caught up with
them once or twice since then, and that they've been
(05:53):
you know, they've been okay about what they do and
they just leave us to do what we do. The
South Oland Birds, I've met with Moth and I've I've
also met with Tony Kidd, who is now I think
it's Frank in the coop and that sets taken over
that that side of the bit as well. So I'm
not sure what they're doing. I know Graham Graham Low
(06:15):
is also a group in consortium, but I don't know
too much about about what they're doing, to be honest,
We've been so busy preparing and like I said, preparing
a team, preparing a coach, and making sure that investors
understand what we're what we're actually bringing to the table.
It's just been full on, to be honest. So I
(06:35):
wish them all the best to tell the truth. And
that's something that I said recently in a.
Speaker 7 (06:40):
Couple of visits.
Speaker 8 (06:40):
I had done in Wellington a couple of weeks ago
to some catch stakeholders.
Speaker 3 (06:44):
When you look at support has to come predominantly from
Australia and from a media perspective. From her perspective, Valandi's
is a difficult character. He doesn't really make himself available
to do many people, even if you're there, what's the
relationship with him? Like, what kind of traction have you
made with the n r L.
Speaker 8 (07:03):
So a lot of a lot of our dealings with
the NRAL has been through we have a we have
a consultant working with us. So he was a former
CEO of the n r L.
Speaker 2 (07:14):
You know val and Is, I.
Speaker 8 (07:16):
Think everybody knows he's a he's a tally different character
to anybody else. And in terms of sports management, he's
he's taken the n r L and and rebooted it.
I mean, if you look at what he's done since COVID,
when you know, when a lot of people are struggling,
and to see what he's done in that space to
revive the n r L and then now making it
profitable even more profitable, you know, he's certainly, certainly someone
(07:40):
that doesn't need to be told what to do. But
our dealings with him have just been purely just you know,
feedback is just it's just timing, you know. His his
timing is about what he's trying to bring to the marketplace.
And we all know that he's issued to licenses and
that licenses with you know, with Perth and Papa be
(08:01):
Guinea and on. You know, my background in terms of
you know, when it comes to business is that when
you've got two licenses that are currently in processed, his
job will be to focus on that at the moment
to make sure that those two teams kick off on
those due dates that they say they're going to kick off,
otherwise they're going to be delayed.
Speaker 1 (08:20):
Dissecting the sporting agenda, it's Sportsfix with Darcy Waldegrave.
Speaker 3 (08:25):
Great Day four New Zealand Motorsport. Today the Sir Colin
Giltrap Raceway has been opened. It is a karting facility
in Auckland and it really says a lot about Sir
Colin Giltrap, a man whose name is synonymous with success
in motorsport here in New Zealand. If there is a
driver out there who hasn't been touched by the generosity
(08:49):
of Sir Colin Giltrap Olgo Hoosh. One of them is
Scott Dixon. Scott, of course has gone on to an
outrageously good career in the Indy cars. But the list
goes on and the drivers were out there today at
the launch, people like Mitch Evans who have been involved,
Wade Cunningham are for my cart champion, Mitch Evans, Johnny
(09:11):
Reid who was part of the A one GP circus.
Everywhere you look there is a New Zealander with a
connection to Sir Colin Giltrap if they are involved in
the wonderful wide world of motorsport. This facility is top
notch and it's for the next generation of young New
Zealander drivers to come on through the grades. I can't
(09:34):
say enough about what Sir Colin has done for motorsport,
and I'm sure the drivers can't say enough as well.
So here is the next step, the raceway. It is
out in Monaco, out near the airport, and today I
got to watch young Nick Kit Dixon drive a cart round,
of course, ably advised by his father Scott Dixon. Wonderful
(09:58):
to see that generation coming through, although at five years old,
I'm not quite sure how long it will be before
he is running in a competitive cart off. I know
the Dixons. It'll probably be next week. Thanks sir Colin,
Thanks Giltrap, thanks for being so involved in New Zealand motorsport.
Without your sport, New Zealand wouldn't be right the top
(10:21):
of the tree in global motorsport because you know what
we are.
Speaker 2 (10:26):
The Chamber is now in session on Sportsfix. That's a one.
Speaker 3 (10:30):
Welcome into the Chamber to mister Nathan Limb. News Talks
thereb New Zealand, Harold, He's got his finger and every
possible pie, including the sports Fix pie. Get a Nate.
Speaker 7 (10:42):
How are you good day, Darcy grace to be on well,
thank you.
Speaker 3 (10:45):
How are you great? And really much looking forward to
the Christmas breakcause I'm sure you are too. Talk about
a couple of subjects with you today. See a story's
popped up in the New Zealand Herald about the continuing
saga of netball New Zealand. Now you're all over this
like an absolute rash. They're being quiet for the last week.
I wonder what was going on. But there's more, There
(11:07):
is more, and the ruckus continues from a local level.
Speaker 6 (11:12):
Yes, so the reason you haven't heard very much is
because it's been extremely difficult to get any interviews and
talk to anyone at all DRC. So I've been able
to talk to Meka Fi Teddy who is a former
Labour MP. She joined the party Mahari for the last election,
but she is getting involved in terms of she is
(11:33):
actually rallying some of the Netball centers to vote for
their own zones to hold special general meetings so that
they can force a national Special General Meeting so that
there can be a vote of no confidence in the board.
Speaker 7 (11:44):
The way this works is there's several different levels.
Speaker 6 (11:46):
So in order for a national Special General Meeting to
take place at which they can take a vote of
no confidence in the netput Usual Board and Jenny Wiley as.
Speaker 7 (11:54):
CEO, three out of the five Netball.
Speaker 6 (11:56):
Zones have to call for that national Special General meeting
and they can't do that unless they have Each zone
has their own Special General meeting and that is triggered
by multiple centers asking for one. So why a couple
of bay of plenty as we had a couple of
weeks ago, have had theirs and Day've called for a
national Special General meeting. So that's one of the three
and so three of the centers that fly a talking
(12:20):
to is talking to Wellington, Hawks, Bay and Takapi Mana
i e.
Speaker 7 (12:23):
Potty or.
Speaker 6 (12:26):
Centers who could force a special general meeting in the
in the central zone.
Speaker 3 (12:29):
But it's like a trickle up basically, the more it
happens at the bottom, the more they put the great
Is there strong support? Does she believe? And has this
been reflected all around all around the nation, because as
you said, you don't need everybody, you just need most people.
Like as I said, you've been covering this since the
get go. Do you think there is support for this?
(12:50):
Is this really gaining some traction?
Speaker 6 (12:53):
I think there is support for it, but I wouldn't
say it's all you know one way, I think you know,
I've been ringing around the zones and the centers and
they're all very sort of hesitant to give any kind
of comment on their stance.
Speaker 7 (13:05):
I think they don't want to know necessarily get off side.
Speaker 6 (13:08):
With Netball New Zealand And and and perhaps you know,
there is a bit of conflict in terms of what
people think is right. But you know that I think
this is something that is just going to evolve over
a few weeks but it will be the case of
if if there is no action, if if you know,
these censers don't call for their own special general meetings,
and then this will just be clear in the water
that it won't go any further.
Speaker 7 (13:30):
So it'll be really interesting to see what happens.
Speaker 6 (13:32):
But you know the big theme throughout this whole few months,
Darcy as a reporter that I can tell you that
it is very hard to get information and people aren't
very willing to talk about it.
Speaker 3 (13:42):
Well, you think they wouldn't be worried about upsetting netball
in New Zealand because the ones that want to house
them want them gone, so that I hope it work
and they don't have to worry about that blowback.
Speaker 6 (13:53):
Yeah, well it's all a bit of a yes, confusing,
it's a bit message.
Speaker 3 (13:59):
Tell me what is the is the messiest administrative group
in New Zealand Sport? Is it netball? Is it cricket?
Or is it because I reckon they're all on the
all on the dice.
Speaker 6 (14:11):
Right, I don't want to answer that question. I'm not
involved with much cricket and rugby.
Speaker 7 (14:17):
Face and I don't want to get offside either. But
you know, I think there's.
Speaker 6 (14:22):
You know, it's been sort of a time for it
over the last couple of years, loads of different What
do you mean you don't want.
Speaker 3 (14:27):
To get off side. You're a journalists, You're supposed to
be offside with everybody.
Speaker 7 (14:32):
That's the way I'm succeeding in the nipples.
Speaker 3 (14:36):
No one likes us. Well, let's go to something that
really isn't your strong I'm sure you're looking forward to
it though. Anyway, the third and final test of New
Zealand Summer of cricket. It's not even Christmas, but it's
the end of the story. But he must to look
forward to in this one. Do you rate maybe the
West Endies to have learned something to maybe stand up.
Speaker 7 (14:56):
In front potentially?
Speaker 6 (14:58):
I think there is definitely potential for them to have
one foot on the plane.
Speaker 7 (15:02):
Though from our.
Speaker 6 (15:03):
Colleague Alex Powell, they were one or two hours late
for the press conference today, so I'm not sure how
much you've read into that as to what's going on
in camp. But the bigger question for newsiald I suppose
it has been around the personnel that we've had go
in given all the injuries, and for this test it'll
be whether a Northern District's scene bowl of Christian Clark
or a Patel comes in. I think perhaps they brought
(15:27):
Ags Pattel into the squad thinking it was going to
be a spinning wicket, But from what we're hearing about
the pitch which has been under covers, is that there
is quite a lot of grass on, it has been
raining around, it is a little bit softer than perhaps
they expected. So they're still unsure as to what to
do in that terms of that selection call. You know,
in New Zealand have played thirteen different semas throughout the
Test we've seen or sorry, the cricket that we've seen
(15:49):
so far this summer. So yeah, it's been a big
year of sort of changing deboots and I suppose I'd
really like to see.
Speaker 7 (15:56):
Ajas Pattel get out there, actually though.
Speaker 3 (15:59):
I think we all would it well. Not only is
when it works not taking a Test wicket here, but
as I've just found out, he saging over four hundred
domestic work, so he knows how to work it over here.
But the fact he's got no Test wickets, he took
that team wicket bag and he's the loveliest character to
deal with. I think there'd be a thought process from
(16:19):
New Zealand cricket fans going gone. We want to see
him at home, give him a whirl. But I suppose
that his zellling cricket don't really select on sentiment.
Speaker 6 (16:27):
No, exactly exactly, so you know, from a fan perspective,
I'd love to see himiven how much success he's had overseas,
it'd be great to see him have a bit of
success over here. It's not the easiest country in the
world to make your career, and in spind but yeah,
it'd be great to see him.
Speaker 7 (16:42):
Ever go.
Speaker 3 (16:42):
And it's the end of the summer and next we're
back into the T twenties.
Speaker 7 (16:47):
This is it?
Speaker 3 (16:48):
Do you feel short, shrifted, short change? Well, I know
there's some terrorists coming on late in summer, but that's
after all the fun and games has gone. How are
you feeling about that's still a bit filthy.
Speaker 7 (16:58):
Yeah, I'm a bit disappointed.
Speaker 6 (16:59):
I mean, I know it's the reality of cricket nowadays
and you've got to follow the money, but it adds,
you know, Test crickets, the pinnacle, it's what I look
forward to. I'm not as worried about the T twenties
and one days unless it's a World Cup, so no
test cricket is really the pinaclen. I'm just glad the
ashes are on. I've actually got it on the telly now, dars,
so I've been thinking my teeth into that over the
last few weeks, so thank goodness that's on, so I
(17:21):
can get my sort of test cricket fixed that way,
because otherwise I think it'll be struggling a wee bit.
Speaker 3 (17:25):
Nate, you're old before your time and that is definitely
an archaic point of view, one which I share. You
really curry good favor with us old buggers. Hete Nathan Lynd,
have a wonderful Christmas, look after yourself, Go well and
we'll catch you in twenty twenty six.
Speaker 7 (17:41):
You too, Darcy. It's been a pleasure leading a vix.
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This is Sportsfix Howard By News Talks EDB and here
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Speaker 3 (00:22):
That's the Sports Fixed podcast. I'm Darcy water Grave. All
you need to know on bite sized lumps about the
wonderful white world on sport. You get the trip. What
have you got coming up for you, Curtsey, of course
of it. Find folk at GJ. Gardner Holmes, New Zealand's
most entrusted home build up. Well, we're going to tack
base with a bloat called Jeffer Brown. He's the big
leader for Mana Pacifica, yet another NRL team based in
(00:47):
New Zealand looking for that twentieth spot in the nr L.
I'm going to shet off at the mouth about a
wonderful new facility in Auckland for race car drivers and
joining us in the chamber Nathan Lem we'll talk a
wee bit of netble and we'll preview the third and
final Test against the West Indies and last test of
(01:09):
the summer. Go for again. Anyway, let's get amongst in
news and doing the vocal rounds today the go to
seema of the summer so far. Paceman Jacob Duffy is
backing a jazz to Tel to have success in the
third Test versus the West Indies starting tomorrow at the
Bay Oval, provided he gets selected, of course, yas he
(01:31):
hasn't picked up a Test wicket at home, but that
stat doesn't really tell the whole domestic cricket story.
Speaker 4 (01:39):
I loved I'm not playing plus cricket new Jellen, but
he has made a lot of mister Cragin's well born
to for a last bok ats last week. So Nan,
he's incredibly accurate, skillful and should you get the go,
thank you. He'll be perfectly here and have them out, especially.
Speaker 3 (01:50):
Asp classic turn and director Nico Lamborn is shuffed with
his lineup for next year's men's draw being shelter in
the American World Number nine will be back for a
fourth time. Nko says they've built a strong relationship since
he accepted a wild card, where back in the day.
Speaker 5 (02:09):
I think it was the right decision to offer in
that worldcout four years ago we couldn't get into Aukland
and it was the first time he was playing out
of the US and he enjoyed his coming upland you know,
we looked up to him and we knew that in
the one day he would be in the top ten.
Speaker 3 (02:23):
And Snow Sports New Zealand high Performance manager Luke Hetzel
thinks Alice Robinson showing her true self on the piece
this year as a chance across two disciplines at next
year's Winter Olympics.
Speaker 6 (02:36):
I don't think her and her team's focus will shift
away from GS.
Speaker 7 (02:40):
But and now she's all of a sudden they think, Okay,
she just won Super G. Maybe yeah, maybe she is
a threat.
Speaker 3 (02:46):
All just sacle she's a GS winner. Now she's facing
victory in the Super G. What a start. And they
said it. We recorded it and Tea.
Speaker 2 (02:58):
News and Opinion. It's Sportsfix with Dancy Vandergrave and it's.
Speaker 3 (03:03):
A war that Welcome to the Sports Fix podcast to
Jeff Leianga Brown. He is the bid leader behind the
new idea for an NRL side in New Zealand. It's
based and Allan. It's called Mana Pussifker. He joined us
now to explain the details.
Speaker 2 (03:20):
Jeff, how are you good?
Speaker 8 (03:22):
Thank you Darcy, you know, good to be back and yeah,
excited for twenty twenty six.
Speaker 3 (03:27):
Tell us all about this bid. Just on the face
of it, what do we need to know? Because like
I don't want to be a cynic, but I can't
help myself. You look at bids and there are bids
being thrown at the wall or over the show. What
makes mana Pussifica any different?
Speaker 8 (03:43):
I think that the well, I don't think we're different.
But where where we have strengths at the moment is
that we're current, been in the space for fifteen plus
years in the PACIFICA space. We know our marketplace, we
know our people, we're proven in the current market having
played international games. But also we're linked to the other
nations with Toma, with the Cook Islands, Nue Toki Loo,
(04:07):
and we also you know, we're quite entrenched with the
with the EWE, with with the years that we've been
involved in the game. So you know we're working with
with an ev a very strong EWE in the game
of rugby league. And so you know, our point of difference,
I would say, is just the fact that we're we're
we're just more we're just more current and we're not
relying on forecasting at the moment, and a lot of
other bids are looking at you know, just relying on
(04:32):
information and tick boxes, and I know that having met
with some of them as well. So we've met face
to face with the other bids, but with our strength
to the Pacific, but also our knowledge of the n
r L having dealt with them on you know, over
the years and with the Federation, we just have a
lot of insight with current information our port of difference.
We're in the pacifica city of Auckland. We're looking to
(04:54):
take the game to the islands. As we said from
the very beginning, it's important to take the game offshore
and make sure that those these specific nations are receiving
the same sort of opportunities that we have here in Auckland,
Wellington and christ through Australia where Pacific owned at the moment,
and we're obviously looking to work with investors, but also
(05:18):
we're seeking support from from governments as well. So yeah,
that's up on a difference in terms of what we provide,
what I.
Speaker 3 (05:25):
Orca and Kia and No Warriors think of this. Have
they had any interaction with them more tool.
Speaker 8 (05:31):
You look, I had a conversation or I informed Mark,
the owner of the Warriors and Cameron George that I
was been part of purely because I've been involved in
the game in the Pacific space and working a lot
with the Warriors. You know, they just said, you know,
all the best and and then I've caught up with
them once or twice since then, and that they've been
(05:53):
you know, they've been okay about what they do and
they just leave us to do what we do. The
South Oland Birds, I've met with Moth and I've I've
also met with Tony Kidd, who is now I think
it's Frank in the coop and that sets taken over
that that side of the bit as well. So I'm
not sure what they're doing. I know Graham Graham Low
(06:15):
is also a group in consortium, but I don't know
too much about about what they're doing, to be honest,
We've been so busy preparing and like I said, preparing
a team, preparing a coach, and making sure that investors
understand what we're what we're actually bringing to the table.
It's just been full on, to be honest. So I
(06:35):
wish them all the best to tell the truth. And
that's something that I said recently in a.
Speaker 7 (06:40):
Couple of visits.
Speaker 8 (06:40):
I had done in Wellington a couple of weeks ago
to some catch stakeholders.
Speaker 3 (06:44):
When you look at support has to come predominantly from
Australia and from a media perspective. From her perspective, Valandi's
is a difficult character. He doesn't really make himself available
to do many people, even if you're there, what's the
relationship with him? Like, what kind of traction have you
made with the n r L.
Speaker 8 (07:03):
So a lot of a lot of our dealings with
the NRAL has been through we have a we have
a consultant working with us. So he was a former
CEO of the n r L.
Speaker 2 (07:14):
You know val and Is, I.
Speaker 8 (07:16):
Think everybody knows he's a he's a tally different character
to anybody else. And in terms of sports management, he's
he's taken the n r L and and rebooted it.
I mean, if you look at what he's done since COVID,
when you know, when a lot of people are struggling,
and to see what he's done in that space to
revive the n r L and then now making it
profitable even more profitable, you know, he's certainly, certainly someone
(07:40):
that doesn't need to be told what to do. But
our dealings with him have just been purely just you know,
feedback is just it's just timing, you know. His his
timing is about what he's trying to bring to the marketplace.
And we all know that he's issued to licenses and
that licenses with you know, with Perth and Papa be
(08:01):
Guinea and on. You know, my background in terms of
you know, when it comes to business is that when
you've got two licenses that are currently in processed, his
job will be to focus on that at the moment
to make sure that those two teams kick off on
those due dates that they say they're going to kick off,
otherwise they're going to be delayed.
Speaker 1 (08:20):
Dissecting the sporting agenda, it's Sportsfix with Darcy Waldegrave.
Speaker 3 (08:25):
Great Day four New Zealand Motorsport. Today the Sir Colin
Giltrap Raceway has been opened. It is a karting facility
in Auckland and it really says a lot about Sir
Colin Giltrap, a man whose name is synonymous with success
in motorsport here in New Zealand. If there is a
driver out there who hasn't been touched by the generosity
(08:49):
of Sir Colin Giltrap Olgo Hoosh. One of them is
Scott Dixon. Scott, of course has gone on to an
outrageously good career in the Indy cars. But the list
goes on and the drivers were out there today at
the launch, people like Mitch Evans who have been involved,
Wade Cunningham are for my cart champion, Mitch Evans, Johnny
(09:11):
Reid who was part of the A one GP circus.
Everywhere you look there is a New Zealander with a
connection to Sir Colin Giltrap if they are involved in
the wonderful wide world of motorsport. This facility is top
notch and it's for the next generation of young New
Zealander drivers to come on through the grades. I can't
(09:34):
say enough about what Sir Colin has done for motorsport,
and I'm sure the drivers can't say enough as well.
So here is the next step, the raceway. It is
out in Monaco, out near the airport, and today I
got to watch young Nick Kit Dixon drive a cart round,
of course, ably advised by his father Scott Dixon. Wonderful
(09:58):
to see that generation coming through, although at five years old,
I'm not quite sure how long it will be before
he is running in a competitive cart off. I know
the Dixons. It'll probably be next week. Thanks sir Colin,
Thanks Giltrap, thanks for being so involved in New Zealand motorsport.
Without your sport, New Zealand wouldn't be right the top
(10:21):
of the tree in global motorsport because you know what
we are.
Speaker 2 (10:26):
The Chamber is now in session on Sportsfix. That's a one.
Speaker 3 (10:30):
Welcome into the Chamber to mister Nathan Limb. News Talks
thereb New Zealand, Harold, He's got his finger and every
possible pie, including the sports Fix pie. Get a Nate.
Speaker 7 (10:42):
How are you good day, Darcy grace to be on well,
thank you.
Speaker 3 (10:45):
How are you great? And really much looking forward to
the Christmas breakcause I'm sure you are too. Talk about
a couple of subjects with you today. See a story's
popped up in the New Zealand Herald about the continuing
saga of netball New Zealand. Now you're all over this
like an absolute rash. They're being quiet for the last week.
I wonder what was going on. But there's more, There
(11:07):
is more, and the ruckus continues from a local level.
Speaker 6 (11:12):
Yes, so the reason you haven't heard very much is
because it's been extremely difficult to get any interviews and
talk to anyone at all DRC. So I've been able
to talk to Meka Fi Teddy who is a former
Labour MP. She joined the party Mahari for the last election,
but she is getting involved in terms of she is
(11:33):
actually rallying some of the Netball centers to vote for
their own zones to hold special general meetings so that
they can force a national Special General Meeting so that
there can be a vote of no confidence in the board.
Speaker 7 (11:44):
The way this works is there's several different levels.
Speaker 6 (11:46):
So in order for a national Special General Meeting to
take place at which they can take a vote of
no confidence in the netput Usual Board and Jenny Wiley as.
Speaker 7 (11:54):
CEO, three out of the five Netball.
Speaker 6 (11:56):
Zones have to call for that national Special General meeting
and they can't do that unless they have Each zone
has their own Special General meeting and that is triggered
by multiple centers asking for one. So why a couple
of bay of plenty as we had a couple of
weeks ago, have had theirs and Day've called for a
national Special General meeting. So that's one of the three
and so three of the centers that fly a talking
(12:20):
to is talking to Wellington, Hawks, Bay and Takapi Mana
i e.
Speaker 7 (12:23):
Potty or.
Speaker 6 (12:26):
Centers who could force a special general meeting in the
in the central zone.
Speaker 3 (12:29):
But it's like a trickle up basically, the more it
happens at the bottom, the more they put the great
Is there strong support? Does she believe? And has this
been reflected all around all around the nation, because as
you said, you don't need everybody, you just need most people.
Like as I said, you've been covering this since the
get go. Do you think there is support for this?
(12:50):
Is this really gaining some traction?
Speaker 6 (12:53):
I think there is support for it, but I wouldn't
say it's all you know one way, I think you know,
I've been ringing around the zones and the centers and
they're all very sort of hesitant to give any kind
of comment on their stance.
Speaker 7 (13:05):
I think they don't want to know necessarily get off side.
Speaker 6 (13:08):
With Netball New Zealand And and and perhaps you know,
there is a bit of conflict in terms of what
people think is right. But you know that I think
this is something that is just going to evolve over
a few weeks but it will be the case of
if if there is no action, if if you know,
these censers don't call for their own special general meetings,
and then this will just be clear in the water
that it won't go any further.
Speaker 7 (13:30):
So it'll be really interesting to see what happens.
Speaker 6 (13:32):
But you know the big theme throughout this whole few months,
Darcy as a reporter that I can tell you that
it is very hard to get information and people aren't
very willing to talk about it.
Speaker 3 (13:42):
Well, you think they wouldn't be worried about upsetting netball
in New Zealand because the ones that want to house
them want them gone, so that I hope it work
and they don't have to worry about that blowback.
Speaker 6 (13:53):
Yeah, well it's all a bit of a yes, confusing,
it's a bit message.
Speaker 3 (13:59):
Tell me what is the is the messiest administrative group
in New Zealand Sport? Is it netball? Is it cricket?
Or is it because I reckon they're all on the
all on the dice.
Speaker 6 (14:11):
Right, I don't want to answer that question. I'm not
involved with much cricket and rugby.
Speaker 7 (14:17):
Face and I don't want to get offside either. But
you know, I think there's.
Speaker 6 (14:22):
You know, it's been sort of a time for it
over the last couple of years, loads of different What
do you mean you don't want.
Speaker 3 (14:27):
To get off side. You're a journalists, You're supposed to
be offside with everybody.
Speaker 7 (14:32):
That's the way I'm succeeding in the nipples.
Speaker 3 (14:36):
No one likes us. Well, let's go to something that
really isn't your strong I'm sure you're looking forward to
it though. Anyway, the third and final test of New
Zealand Summer of cricket. It's not even Christmas, but it's
the end of the story. But he must to look
forward to in this one. Do you rate maybe the
West Endies to have learned something to maybe stand up.
Speaker 7 (14:56):
In front potentially?
Speaker 6 (14:58):
I think there is definitely potential for them to have
one foot on the plane.
Speaker 7 (15:02):
Though from our.
Speaker 6 (15:03):
Colleague Alex Powell, they were one or two hours late
for the press conference today, so I'm not sure how
much you've read into that as to what's going on
in camp. But the bigger question for newsiald I suppose
it has been around the personnel that we've had go
in given all the injuries, and for this test it'll
be whether a Northern District's scene bowl of Christian Clark
or a Patel comes in. I think perhaps they brought
(15:27):
Ags Pattel into the squad thinking it was going to
be a spinning wicket, But from what we're hearing about
the pitch which has been under covers, is that there
is quite a lot of grass on, it has been
raining around, it is a little bit softer than perhaps
they expected. So they're still unsure as to what to
do in that terms of that selection call. You know,
in New Zealand have played thirteen different semas throughout the
Test we've seen or sorry, the cricket that we've seen
(15:49):
so far this summer. So yeah, it's been a big
year of sort of changing deboots and I suppose I'd
really like to see.
Speaker 7 (15:56):
Ajas Pattel get out there, actually though.
Speaker 3 (15:59):
I think we all would it well. Not only is
when it works not taking a Test wicket here, but
as I've just found out, he saging over four hundred
domestic work, so he knows how to work it over here.
But the fact he's got no Test wickets, he took
that team wicket bag and he's the loveliest character to
deal with. I think there'd be a thought process from
(16:19):
New Zealand cricket fans going gone. We want to see
him at home, give him a whirl. But I suppose
that his zellling cricket don't really select on sentiment.
Speaker 6 (16:27):
No, exactly exactly, so you know, from a fan perspective,
I'd love to see himiven how much success he's had overseas,
it'd be great to see him have a bit of
success over here. It's not the easiest country in the
world to make your career, and in spind but yeah,
it'd be great to see him.
Speaker 7 (16:42):
Ever go.
Speaker 3 (16:42):
And it's the end of the summer and next we're
back into the T twenties.
Speaker 7 (16:47):
This is it?
Speaker 3 (16:48):
Do you feel short, shrifted, short change? Well, I know
there's some terrorists coming on late in summer, but that's
after all the fun and games has gone. How are
you feeling about that's still a bit filthy.
Speaker 7 (16:58):
Yeah, I'm a bit disappointed.
Speaker 6 (16:59):
I mean, I know it's the reality of cricket nowadays
and you've got to follow the money, but it adds,
you know, Test crickets, the pinnacle, it's what I look
forward to. I'm not as worried about the T twenties
and one days unless it's a World Cup, so no
test cricket is really the pinaclen. I'm just glad the
ashes are on. I've actually got it on the telly now, dars,
so I've been thinking my teeth into that over the
last few weeks, so thank goodness that's on, so I
(17:21):
can get my sort of test cricket fixed that way,
because otherwise I think it'll be struggling a wee bit.
Speaker 3 (17:25):
Nate, you're old before your time and that is definitely
an archaic point of view, one which I share. You
really curry good favor with us old buggers. Hete Nathan Lynd,
have a wonderful Christmas, look after yourself, Go well and
we'll catch you in twenty twenty six.
Speaker 7 (17:41):
You too, Darcy. It's been a pleasure leading a vix.
Speaker 2 (17:43):
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