100 Years of ZB: How ZB brought you the elation and heartbreak of sport

In this episode of the 100 Years of ZB Podcast, Mike Hosking takes you how Newstalk ZB brought you all the action and emotions from our sporting heroes. 

It covers the iconic moments from rugby, cricket, the Olympics, rugby league, football, motorsport, netball and many others. 

Mike takes you through how ZB covered the sporting moments that stopped a nation - like the 2011 Rugby World Cup and the 2015 Cricket World Cup.

You'll also hear the big sporting names ZB spoke to over years. 

100 Years of ZB - Celebrating a century of New Zealand's conversation. Archival audio from the collections at Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision.  

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Speaker 1 (00:05):
The Rugby World Cup.

Speaker 2 (00:07):
They are supreme in World Rugby.

Speaker 3 (00:09):
The All Blacks. Mark Todd and Charisma have done it again.

Speaker 1 (00:12):
Team New Zealand retains the heavyweight crown of World Cup.

Speaker 4 (00:16):
Dan Toll for the Black Caps.

Speaker 3 (00:18):
New Zealand defeating Australia by 34 points. Robert Dole from
World Champion.

Speaker 5 (00:21):
Now to Olympic Champion.

Speaker 6 (00:23):
The All Whites are on their way to the FIFA
World Cup in South Africa next year.

Speaker 7 (00:29):
100 Years of ZB with Mike Hosking.

Speaker 3 (00:36):
Greetings to you and welcome to the 100 Years of
ZB podcast. In this series, we're going through the archives,
bringing you the immense history of the iconic 1ZB and
Newstalk ZB. We'll bring you the iconic moments, the stories,
and the famous names behind the ZB name. In this episode,
we're looking at how Newstalk ZB covered something dear to

(00:56):
many New Zealanders' hearts, sport. ZB has had a long
affiliation with our national game and has been the radio
broadcast partner of New Zealand rugby for many, many years.
That means you've heard All Blacks tests live and free
on Newstalk ZB that included everything from northern tours to
the rugby championship to the British and Irish Lions tours.

(01:18):
But what always captured the nation's attention is, of course,
the Rugby World Cup. New Zealand hosted the inaugural edition
in 1987, and it was the first time the All
Blacks lifted the Webb Ellis Cup, as heard on ZB.

Speaker 2 (01:31):
Patrick's throw is to Jones, who leaps high. Back it
comes to Fox from Kirk. On to Taylor. Taylor back
and fell to Stanley. Runs at the tackle of Schomp
on the 22. Held up now, they go on the ground.
It comes to Kirk, going on to Fox. Fox back
and field to Jones. Eyes to Twyla and back to Kirk.

Speaker 8 (01:46):
Kirk, can he get there?

Speaker 7 (01:48):
Yes!

Speaker 2 (01:53):
What a magnificent try by the All Black captain, David Kirk.
The game is all over. And the All Blacks have
won this match against the French by 29 points to nine.
And the All Blacks become the first holders of the
William Webb Ellis Trophy, the Rugby World Cup. They are
supreme in world rugby. The All Blacks have beaten France

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in the final.

Speaker 3 (02:15):
New Zealand were bundled out in the semifinals of the
91 tournament, but did make it to the final in 1995.

Speaker 9 (02:20):
But.

Speaker 3 (02:22):
It wasn't to be.

Speaker 11 (02:23):
He looks at his clock. Time up, minus one minute.

Speaker 9 (02:26):
That is it.

Speaker 11 (02:27):
We are into extra time in the 1995 Rugby World
Cup final between South Africa and New Zealand. After 80 minutes,
the size pies locked at nine all. Afterwards, 9-6 to
South Africa at halftime. 15 in from their right-hand touch.
The tension almost unbearable sitting.

Speaker 9 (02:46):
Over Ellis Park.

Speaker 11 (02:48):
12-12, seven minutes of this World Cup final to play.

Speaker 9 (02:51):
Better hook this time. Here's Stransky with a drop goal.

Speaker 11 (02:54):
Up the wall, it's a post.

Speaker 9 (02:56):
He likes it.

Speaker 12 (02:58):
It is over.

Speaker 9 (02:59):
South Africa lead.

Speaker 13 (03:00):
15-12, seven minutes to play.

Speaker 11 (03:02):
Van der Veste has been coming around offside. They can
knock on Scrob New Zealand.

Speaker 14 (03:06):
It's all over.

Speaker 9 (03:07):
It's all over.

Speaker 3 (03:31):
There was the stomach bug and the Susie the waitress accusations,
but coach Laurie Mains wasn't pinning the defeat on that.

Speaker 14 (03:38):
Play this up and you'd be trying to downplay a
bit of food poisoning, do you think, and maybe just
a little bit of flatness there, did it affect them
in the lead up.

Speaker 15 (03:46):
To the game?

Speaker 16 (03:48):
Well, it certainly affected our Thursday, but I'd say.

Speaker 17 (03:51):
You know, all we can say about it really was
I suppose that some of the players were a bit
flat today.

Speaker 3 (03:56):
A bit weak, but I don't think that's The pain
continued through several World Cup cycles, including the infamous 2007
quarterfinal defeat to France. But 2011 came and New Zealand
was hosting the World Cup again. That gave the All
Blacks the chance at history, and ZB followed every moment.
It all led to Eden Park on Sunday, October the 23rd.

(04:19):
The Rugby World Cup Final, live from Eden.

Speaker 18 (04:22):
Park, tonight from 9 on Newstalk ZB.

Speaker 3 (04:27):
Auckland's fan zones are filling up fast.

Speaker 19 (04:29):
There are a bunch of.

Speaker 14 (04:29):
People queuing outside.

Speaker 20 (04:31):
Are you able to consider alternative options?

Speaker 13 (04:33):
Crowds have been building down here since 10 o'clock this morning.
It's an absolutely fantastic atmosphere.

Speaker 10 (04:38):
All I can see is a sea of black.

Speaker 21 (04:46):
Graham Henry said earlier in the week that he doesn't
do team talks. He hasn't had to because 60,000 at
Eden Park have just given the final inspirational note that
the All Blacks need ahead of this battle.

Speaker 14 (05:00):
The game is over!

Speaker 21 (05:05):
New Zealand 8, France 7, New.

Speaker 22 (05:09):
Zealand, the Rugby World Cup champions of 2011.

Speaker 5 (05:13):
They won the World Cup, Peter.

Speaker 3 (05:15):
They're really tough, aren't they? That's a huge game of rugby.

Speaker 23 (05:19):
And our guys just hang on there and do the business.

Speaker 1 (05:22):
And what did you think when you had to put
Donald on?

Speaker 3 (05:25):
Goodness gracious. Didn't he play well?

Speaker 24 (05:28):
The atmosphere down here on the floor of Eden Park
is quite extraordinary. I've been on the touchline for many,
many years now, but experienced nothing like this.

Speaker 1 (05:39):
It is electric.

Speaker 25 (05:39):
It was riveting because of what was at stake. Riveting
because it was so close. Riveting because you couldn't get
out of your mind the consequences.

Speaker 3 (05:50):
I had my heart surgeon with me from Australia.

Speaker 25 (05:53):
I looked at him and I don't think he would
have been any use either because he was just sitting
there like a stunned mullet.

Speaker 3 (05:58):
Stephen Donald caught up last night with Ricky Swinell, our
sports editor.

Speaker 26 (06:01):
Can you describe your feeling, I suppose, first of all,
when you saw Aaron go down and you thought, shit,
I'm on here?

Speaker 27 (06:06):
Yeah, well, that's exactly what I was thinking, but it
was a strange feeling. Come over, maybe it was a
good opportunity to go out there and.
And contribute to hopefully.

Speaker 3 (06:15):
An all-black victory. Four years later, we travelled to Britain
for the defence.

Speaker 29 (06:19):
Springboks with the first score in the semi-final. 3-0 they lead,
three minutes gone. Here comes Aaron Smith. Aaron Smith gets
it away to Daniel Carter. Carter to Nonu. Nonu wants
to go in and away.

Speaker 11 (06:31):
Gets it out to Troy!

Speaker 30 (06:33):
Game over.

Speaker 3 (06:33):
The All Blacks are going to their.

Speaker 5 (06:35):
Fourth Rugby World Cup final.

Speaker 22 (06:38):
The All Blacks versus Australia.

Speaker 3 (06:40):
The final. Rugby World Cup.

Speaker 1 (06:56):
Live on your official radio broadcaster of Rugby World Cup 2015,
Newstalk ZB.

Speaker 3 (07:00):
Sonny Bill's going to try and get that one away.

Speaker 19 (07:03):
And he does!

Speaker 3 (07:03):
Oh, to Mardano!

Speaker 22 (07:04):
Mardano's got a space!

Speaker 14 (07:05):
Steps!

Speaker 9 (07:05):
Far!

Speaker 5 (07:06):
For the corner!

Speaker 8 (07:08):
Mardano!

Speaker 5 (07:09):
For the left-hand corner!

Speaker 9 (07:13):
Tries!

Speaker 5 (07:13):
That is insane!

Speaker 31 (07:15):
Mardano!

Speaker 21 (07:16):
The Wallabies need support, they have it!

Speaker 9 (07:18):
Kirandrani!

Speaker 1 (07:20):
Kirandrani to the line!

Speaker 32 (07:23):
Tries!

Speaker 33 (07:23):
Yes!

Speaker 3 (07:25):
Huge turning point in this game, Nigel. This really ties
it up. And here's Daniel Carter.

Speaker 34 (07:29):
Carter drop goal.

Speaker 11 (07:31):
And it is over.

Speaker 22 (07:33):
It's a foot race.

Speaker 3 (07:34):
Boated Barrett.

Speaker 35 (07:38):
Boated Barrett.

Speaker 9 (07:39):
Does it sit up?

Speaker 11 (07:40):
He tries to tow it on.

Speaker 35 (07:42):
It sits up.

Speaker 36 (07:43):
There's the.

Speaker 19 (07:46):
Try.

Speaker 9 (07:46):
That tries the wheelchair.

Speaker 3 (07:48):
The three-peat wasn't to be in Japan 2019, and we
headed into the 2023 edition as a side that could
no longer claim global domination. In fact, the All Blacks
were expected to be eliminated in their quarterfinal against Ireland.

Speaker 37 (08:01):
Midway point, Sam Wynne-Gulland, Sam Wynne-Gulland.

Speaker 11 (08:04):
It's a penalty, it's a penalty for the All Blacks
to hit it for the semifinals, to hit it.

Speaker 9 (08:12):
For the semifinals.

Speaker 3 (08:13):
I actually felt ill. Physically nauseous. And at the end,
I actually teared up a little bit. I've been watching
this team play for 40 years. That is the most
heart I have ever seen from them.

Speaker 14 (08:25):
Yee-haw!

Speaker 19 (08:26):
Who needs drugs?

Speaker 3 (08:29):
Mate, I'm high on that game. New Zealand brushed aside
Argentina to qualify for yet another World Cup final, and
they were back up against their biggest rival.

Speaker 22 (08:37):
Wayne Barnes shows a red card to the touchline.

Speaker 9 (08:42):
Sam Kane, head in his hands. High tackle.

Speaker 3 (08:46):
The All Blacks skipper sent off. And it'll be halftime.
And it is the Springboks who'll be much happier about
the halftime situation.

Speaker 17 (08:55):
They lead 12-6.

Speaker 28 (08:55):
There.

Speaker 3 (08:55):
A big wipe is passed. How left for Martellier.

Speaker 5 (08:57):
Tillier through one.

Speaker 3 (08:58):
Through two.

Speaker 5 (08:59):
Through three.

Speaker 9 (09:00):
Pops it up.

Speaker 38 (09:02):
And bonus!

Speaker 5 (09:08):
This time for the All Blacks it's over it's All
Blacks heartbreak in the city of love the old foes
South Africa win.

Speaker 39 (09:22):
The Rugby World Cup 12-11 Bowdoin Barrow Bowdoin how do
you reflect on a pretty tough evening.

Speaker 26 (09:26):
Out there it was there for us and it's just
so gutting to fall short.

Speaker 39 (09:33):
It's tough It's a tough one, you know, because they're
immortals of the All Blacks. Guzzler and Sammy Whitelock, Dane Coles,
what a beautiful man, honestly. I've looked up to those
boys right through, even coaching super, and they've left their mark, and.

Speaker 3 (09:51):
They're great New Zealanders. And Ian Foster, who is, I suppose,
technically unemployed, but presumably with a very tidy lawn, is
with us for a chat. Are you at peace?

Speaker 30 (09:59):
Good question.

Speaker 36 (10:00):
I think I am, but I'm still going over everything.

Speaker 14 (10:04):
It's went into a World Cup.

Speaker 40 (10:05):
Everyone thought it would be, we all knew it was
going to be probably one of the toughest ever and
nearly nailed it.

Speaker 3 (10:10):
The preparations for the 2027 tournament in Australia are well
underway where the All Blacks will chase their fourth title.
Newstalk Zippy also celebrated the legends of the game. That,
of course, included the great John Olamu. He developed a
close friendship with Sir Paul Holmes and often joined him
for a chat.

Speaker 38 (10:29):
Last night, they played a four-minute video of some of
your great all-black moments, you know, some of those great
tries and seeing you running and so forth. When you
looked at that last night, and I noticed you looked
at it so closely, are you amazed.

Speaker 14 (10:42):
At what you achieved?

Speaker 41 (10:44):
Yeah, no, definitely. It's something to be proud of. But
it's more than just the moments. It's the friendships I've made.
And also the friendships I've made outside of rugby.

Speaker 38 (11:01):
Did rugby help you with the anger as well, the
people you met in rugby and the discipline of rugby?

Speaker 41 (11:06):
Yeah, it was definitely. If it wasn't for the likes
of my principal, my deputy principal at Wesley College, Chris Gunter,
if it wasn't for him, I don't think I would
have managed it as well as I do now.

Speaker 38 (11:18):
He sounds like a wonderful teacher. He took you aside,
didn't he, and had a talk?

Speaker 41 (11:21):
Yeah, no, you know, he had a lot of time
for me. He was a great disciplinary, but he was
also a great person and he was very open to
sit down and talk to you. And, you know, I
was very thankful that I had him at the time because,
you know, it could have easily fallen off the rails.

Speaker 3 (11:42):
In 2015, we mourned the loss of an icon. So
a very sad day as the news came through completely
out of the blue that John Olomou had passed away.
The tributes have flowed, the stories are being told, the
memories are being shared. In terms of rugby, it was
a contribution cut short, but the quality counterbalanced the length
of it. I think quite simply, he changed the game
and became our first truly global superstar. Sean Fitzpatrick saw

(12:04):
it all unfold under his captaincy and he is with us.

Speaker 42 (12:08):
What I've been trying to explain to people up here, 99%
of the world of rugby are known as a phenomenal
rugby player, but not many people knew him off the field,
and you knew him, and he was the most wonderful man,
very gracious, very humble, was almost embarrassed by the adulation

(12:28):
that he received after 95, and he loved his music,
and would use that almost to hide away from the limelight, really.

Speaker 3 (12:36):
Of course, the most famous moment of all the famous
moments when it came to John Olamu in his career
was that try in which he fended off several players
before running over Mike Catt. This was the World Cup
of 1995. And Mike Catt is with us.

Speaker 43 (12:47):
You know, the statement that he made, and it was
an amateur game at the time too. So the statement
he made as an individual, but also how he put
rugby union on the map in terms of everybody wanted
to watch Jonah, watch the Old Mac side again. And
that's all credit to him.

Speaker 3 (13:05):
Another legend was Sir Colin Meads. He was fighting pancreatic
cancer in December 2016 when he spoke to Newstalk ZB
in one of his final interviews.

Speaker 10 (13:13):
Back in the 60s, the players were becoming more involved
and more emotional now in the game and that sort
of thing. We never ever showed any emotion or anything
like that. Never ever wanted to, but it's sort of,
it is developing and I think we are getting better
at recognising our top sportsmen. Great rugby players, but also

(13:34):
some great sportsmen now, you know, proved at the Olympics
and all that. They're great people and, you know, they
do need that recognition.

Speaker 3 (13:41):
It was the 20th of August 2017 when one of
our greatest All Blacks died, aged 81.

Speaker 2 (13:46):
The forest all falls silent after the felling of the
sturdiest of all trees.

Speaker 4 (13:51):
That's being said about Sir Colin Meads, who has died
today in Tequity Hospital at the age of 81.

Speaker 3 (13:56):
One of the trees' close friends, Sir Brian LaHoy, is
with us.

Speaker 40 (13:59):
I was in all of them. We became mates after that.
I guess he was very much a senior player, I
was a very junior player, but I don't know, I
think we grew together and grew up together. He was
a really, really top rugby player. He had great skills.
You know, he played a lot, but his acting and
running skills were superb. And, you know, very.

Speaker 14 (14:21):
Rarely do you see a lot of those same running
and handling skills that he had. And that made him
just a great player.

Speaker 3 (14:31):
Steve Chew was with us.

Speaker 14 (14:32):
We put him in the situation where we did, when
we were trying to bid for a rugby world cup,
and put him in front of the leaders of the game,
and they listened and they believed. You could put him
in a local community public bar and the same thing
would apply. So that, I think, was part of the
legend that you're talking about.

Speaker 27 (14:51):
But as I said before, he just.

Speaker 14 (14:52):
Carried on contributing not only to our game, but the
community that he was involved in.

Speaker 3 (14:58):
Another sport synonymous with Newstalk ZB is sailing with the
iconic PJ Montgomery being the voice of the America's Cup.
That started in 1995 with a historic victory over Team
Stars and Stripes.

Speaker 34 (15:11):
Now in 1995 in stand-up New Zealand, Black Magic is
about to sail to an unprecedented 5-0 win and convincing victory.
The America's Cup is now New Zealand's Cup, and for
only the second time in 144 years, the most illustrious

(15:32):
and elusive of prizes in sailing, International Sports' oldest prize,
leaves the United States.

Speaker 3 (15:40):
Sidby joined the celebrations on the streets when the Cup
arrived in New Zealand. Auckland calling Red Sox 1. We're
ready and waiting.

Speaker 44 (15:47):
In less than an hour, Red Sox will be making
a victory flight over Auckland before touching down.

Speaker 19 (15:53):
From seat 2B and Red Sox 1, Leighton, good morning.

Speaker 45 (15:56):
Peter, let me be the first to welcome you home
to New Zealand. Let me tell you, they're expecting a
minimum 300,000 people in the city in Queen Street today
to welcome you back.

Speaker 3 (16:06):
You ready for that?

Speaker 19 (16:09):
It's staggering that people should think so much of the win,
but I can assure you that the entire team will really,
really appreciate it.

Speaker 23 (16:16):
Well, hi, and a very good afternoon to you, ladies
and gentlemen. I'm Chris Carter, and as they say in
the ads, wish you were here, because today, here is
a tremendous vantage point, high above Queen Street, Auckland City,
where today it looks like half the country's come to town.

Speaker 3 (16:31):
We've got PJ on.

Speaker 23 (16:32):
The line, and PJ, of course, right in the middle
of this, Peter.

Speaker 9 (16:34):
I think you're talking to me.

Speaker 14 (16:36):
The noise.

Speaker 9 (16:37):
is deafening here in Lower Queen Street. I have been
into good word welcomes in and out of Auckland and
other great events around the world and nothing, nothing compares
to this.

Speaker 30 (16:51):
Where do you come from?

Speaker 39 (16:52):
Beechlands.

Speaker 9 (16:52):
Beechlands. What do you think about the America's Cup now
you've seen it? It's cool.

Speaker 3 (16:55):
Isn't it cool?

Speaker 9 (16:55):
With me technicians Red Butterworth. Red, what an amazing feeling.

Speaker 19 (16:58):
I mean, what is this?

Speaker 9 (17:02):
What's going through your body at the moment?

Speaker 20 (17:03):
What sort of emotions?

Speaker 46 (17:04):
To see Auckland on this date is unbelievable for me. And,
you know, what a day for our team. And this
is what we've worked hard for. And, you know, to
see everybody that's 100% behind.

Speaker 16 (17:16):
Us, it's just awesome.

Speaker 3 (17:18):
Then came the 2000 defence.

Speaker 1 (17:20):
Now at the dawn of a new century for the
America's Cup, it's black to the future. On the 2nd
of March 2000, history on the Hauraki Gulf as Team
New Zealand retains the heavyweight crown of world sailing for
the first time in 149 years of competition for yachting's

(17:40):
holy grail.

Speaker 9 (17:45):
Of the America's.

Speaker 1 (17:46):
Cup outside America. The America's Cup is still New Zealand's Cup.

Speaker 3 (17:50):
The 2003 defence brought plenty of drama. Sir Russell Coutts
was poached by Alinghi, which proved to be a massive
advantage in their challenge.

Speaker 1 (18:02):
The Alinghi Swiss Challenge for Societe Nautique de Genève.

Speaker 9 (18:06):
In its first challenge for.

Speaker 1 (18:08):
The America's Cup, led by Ernesto Bernarelli and skippered by
Russell Coutts, wins America's Cup 2003, beating defender Team New
Zealand 5-0.

Speaker 11 (18:21):
And Russell Pukes makes more history on the hierarchy goal.

Speaker 3 (18:26):
On March 2000, he.

Speaker 1 (18:27):
Skipped a key New Zealand for the first successful defence
of the America's Cup outside the United States. Now on
the second.

Speaker 3 (18:36):
Of March 2003, Russell Pukes.

Speaker 1 (18:38):
writes a new chapter in America's Cup history, skippering the
first successful challenge from Europe, finally after 152 years and
31 matches, sailing his biggest prize has a new home, Switzerland.
And Dean Barker and his Team Zero crew come down

(19:00):
to the line to finish 45 seconds behind Olingi.

Speaker 3 (19:04):
Our challenge was defeated in 2007, but we came back
to challenge again in 2013 in San Francisco. This time,
it was against Oracle Team USA. As many of us remember,
it was going well, until it wasn't.

Speaker 1 (19:18):
Here on September 16, an Emirates Team New Zealand skipper
by Dean Barker, New Zealand Aotearoa, another wonderful race. The
New Zealanders have gone to match point.

Speaker 3 (19:31):
Davey's is the tactician. Of course, he's Barker's eyes on
the water. He's widely recognised as being as good as
it gets. In a regatta like this, do you enjoy
the unusual or is it too serious to enjoy?

Speaker 16 (19:40):
No, I enjoy the unusual.

Speaker 47 (19:41):
Balloons, streamers, flags and, of course, red socks are being
prominently displayed here this morning as supporters.

Speaker 14 (19:48):
Gear themselves up for what could be.

Speaker 20 (19:50):
the day Team.

Speaker 14 (19:50):
New Zealand wins the American Cup.

Speaker 24 (19:52):
But what we've seen from a brilliant display from Oracle
reinforces what a tough defender they are, how good they are,
how formidable they are. They've been on their top game
today in Race 12. Oracle win Race 12.

Speaker 3 (20:05):
Sixth win in a row.

Speaker 1 (20:07):
Absolutely outstanding. What can they do now? The faces on
Team New Zealand know this wasn't about them or mistakes.
They've just been thumped. This is just improbable. This comeback
was impossible. Who would have thought it? The America's Cup
is still Oracle Team USA's Cup.

Speaker 25 (20:27):
Russell Coutts. A 9.8 result with a spine-tingling, unbelievable come
from behind.

Speaker 3 (20:33):
Hey, you couldn't have scripted it better, could you?

Speaker 14 (20:36):
Yeah, it turned out to be a fantastic series.

Speaker 15 (20:38):
You know, in the racing itself, even the individual.

Speaker 14 (20:40):
Races were great.

Speaker 30 (20:41):
There was lots of lead changes and better than anyone expected.

Speaker 14 (20:44):
And they'd been coming into my office, and I was
shaking my hand and saying, you know.

Speaker 41 (20:49):
Yeah, thanks, mate, we're out of here.

Speaker 14 (20:51):
And they are.

Speaker 9 (20:51):
They're gone.

Speaker 10 (20:52):
It's done.

Speaker 19 (20:53):
It's terrible.

Speaker 14 (20:55):
It's just terrible.

Speaker 3 (20:56):
That heartbreak inspired Team New Zealand four years later in Bermuda.

Speaker 35 (21:00):
It's been 22 years in the making. San Diego 1995
and now Bermuda 2017. Once again, the America's Cup is
New Zealand's Cup. History on the Great Sound Bermuda, Monday
26 June 2017.

Speaker 3 (21:22):
Grant Dalton, good morning.

Speaker 14 (21:23):
Oh, morning Mike.

Speaker 3 (21:24):
Oh my God, how fantastic is this?

Speaker 20 (21:27):
It's amazing, it's just amazing atmosphere here.

Speaker 27 (21:30):
The guys, I mean we just.

Speaker 16 (21:32):
Just work us through how you're feeling.

Speaker 27 (21:34):
The Cup returned to New Zealand again and.

Speaker 19 (21:36):
The defence of 2021 was on.

Speaker 7 (21:53):
Congratulations, Emirates Team New Zealand, winners of the 36th America's Cup.

Speaker 48 (21:59):
Team New Zealand, the most successful team in the 170-year
history of the America's Cup, successfully defends international sports' oldest
prize again, the America's Cup.

Speaker 1 (22:12):
Remains New Zealand's cup.

Speaker 2 (22:15):
The crowd is going absolutely insane.

Speaker 37 (22:19):
Thousands are on their feet clapping and cheering after Team.

Speaker 44 (22:22):
New Zealand's final win over Lunarossa.

Speaker 3 (22:25):
People are so emotional.

Speaker 6 (22:27):
Some are even crying, hugging their loved ones, screaming into
the air.

Speaker 3 (22:32):
Kids are dancing with joy.

Speaker 49 (22:34):
Hats are being thrown.

Speaker 3 (22:35):
Into the air.

Speaker 44 (22:36):
Hayden Porter is the CEO of the Royal New Zealand
Jot Squadron with us now.

Speaker 46 (22:40):
Hayden, hello.

Speaker 27 (22:42):
Hello, how are you?

Speaker 3 (22:43):
Well, I'm well, how are you?

Speaker 8 (22:44):
Oh, fantastic, fantastic.

Speaker 15 (22:47):
We're all celebrating.

Speaker 47 (22:49):
Such a fantastic win by Team New Zealand to keep
the Cup at home.

Speaker 27 (22:55):
For the New Zealand Youth Squadron.

Speaker 3 (22:57):
Controversy came again as Team New Zealand decided to take
the next defence out of the country to Barcelona. Their
defence in 2024 was successful and the next regatta is
taking place in Naples next year. Newstalk ZB has long
been New Zealand's home of the Olympic Games. Next, hear
how we captured the country's golden moments. ZB has prided

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itself on celebrating our great Olympic moments. Like rugby, the
station has a history of being the official radio partner
of the Summer Games, meaning our audience heard every golden
moment live. That goes back to the 1988 Seoul Games
and our gold medal winners Sir Mark Todd, the duo
of Ian Ferguson and Paul McDonald and Bruce Kendall. Three

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fences from home. Mark Todd and charisma. At the white
fence and over. Now the double. At the first and clear.
At the second and clear.

Speaker 9 (23:57):
That's the gold medal.

Speaker 1 (24:00):
Through with 116.025 penalty points, he finishes with a total
of 42.6.

Speaker 3 (24:04):
Mark Todd and Charisma have done it again. Bruce Kendall,
New Zealand. Bruce Kendall, New Zealand. He's going up.

Speaker 50 (24:11):
Onto the dials now and he tucks his right arm up,
punches the sky.

Speaker 9 (24:17):
Turns around and looks at the.

Speaker 1 (24:19):
New Zealand team matters as he bends over and Tay
Wilson of New Zealand has.

Speaker 3 (24:25):
Put the gold medal around Bruce Kendall's neck. It's New Zealand, Russia, Romania.
They go to the finish line.

Speaker 44 (24:30):
New Zealand, Russia, Romania.

Speaker 37 (24:32):
New Zealand have done it. New Zealand have the gold.

Speaker 6 (24:35):
Paul McDonald's come back with a marvellous paddle to take
the gold medal.

Speaker 47 (24:39):
I just got mad and I said, damn it, I'm
going to go for it and I'm not going to
let myself down again and I'm not going to let
Ian down.

Speaker 3 (24:47):
And we put together one heck.

Speaker 14 (24:49):
Of a race.

Speaker 3 (24:50):
Then to Barcelona 1992 and our only gold medalist. Auckland's
24-year-old board sailor, Barbara Kendall, has become the first New
Zealand woman in 40 years to win a gold medal
at the Olympic Games.

Speaker 11 (25:02):
Yeah, I was getting a little bit excited at the
top mark going downwind because I know no one can
pass me downwind and all I had to do.

Speaker 20 (25:07):
Was not pump enough, so I didn't get caught and
it was fine.

Speaker 9 (25:10):
1996 in Atlanta got us more golden moments.

Speaker 4 (25:18):
The new Brighton Spirit, Brighton history maker, Brighton Olympic champion,
Brighton world champion.

Speaker 21 (25:28):
This is one of the greatest runners in the world.

Speaker 37 (25:31):
Daniel Loader coming down with about 25 meters to go.

Speaker 50 (25:33):
Daniel Loader has a good lead.

Speaker 3 (25:34):
Borges of Brazil coming up on him.

Speaker 9 (25:35):
Daniel Loader.

Speaker 37 (25:36):
Daniel Loader with about 10 meters to go. Daniel Loader's
going to win the gold as he... Borges is coming up.

Speaker 5 (25:40):
Daniel Loader touches gold medal to New Zealand.

Speaker 37 (25:42):
A gold medal already in Atlanta in the 200 meters.
He's swimming for gold in the 400 meters. Daniel Loader's
pulled ahead. Daniel Loader's going to win the gold medal.
from Great Britain is here. Kowalski, Daniel Loder's a goal,
Daniel Loder the gold medal, an easy win to go
at Daniel Loder, 3.47.97, he punches the year, a great,
great swim by Daniel Loder.

Speaker 8 (26:03):
In preparing for the race, I keep affirmations in my
mind and keep going them over in my mind, you know,
things like go hard, go through the pain, because it's
the person that doesn't succumb to the pain that's ultimately
going to be the champion.

Speaker 3 (26:20):
The Sydney 2000 Games, a certain row became a household name.

Speaker 49 (26:24):
Surging out towards a gold medal, Rob Waddell, 100 metres
to go, 80 metres to go, Rob Waddell is going
to claim gold. Rob Waddell confirms his name in New
Zealand rowing and sporting history. This country's 30th gold medal,
Rob Waddell, from world champion now to Olympic champion, Rob Waddell.

Speaker 3 (26:44):
You are simply awesome. It's just hard to.

Speaker 41 (26:46):
Believe, it really is, I mean, All week I've just
tried to think about the boat.

Speaker 27 (26:50):
I haven't thought about the outcome. Of course you can
dream of gold medals, but across the line I still
just can't believe it's the first day. I think it'll
send later on.

Speaker 3 (27:01):
We then head to 2004 in Athens where ZB had
live commentary of one of New Zealand's most iconic Olympic moments.

Speaker 9 (27:09):
Hamish Carter.

Speaker 51 (27:10):
He's got 25 metres on Bevan Docherty and he's looking fantastic.
Hamish Carter of New Zealand. Listen to the crowd. He
comes to the start finish line now. Less than 100
metres to go. Hamish Carter is first. Bevan Docherty 30
metres behind him.

Speaker 31 (27:29):
A 1-2 for New Zealand a huge smile from Hamish
Carter New Zealand gold medal we have our third gold
medal of the games Hamish Carter goes to the ground
and delight as Bevan Doggety crosses for silver.

Speaker 3 (27:43):
Other moments came from the Everswindell twins and Sarah Ulmer and.

Speaker 52 (27:48):
Sarah Ulmer now gets the bell up and Sarah Ulmer
oh she's.

Speaker 31 (27:52):
Scorching ahead 2.7 seconds ahead of Katie McTeer she heads.

Speaker 3 (27:55):
Into the back straight now.

Speaker 14 (27:57):
For the last time.

Speaker 3 (27:59):
Sarah Alba, New.

Speaker 5 (28:01):
Zealand, around the final bend, coming into the home straight.

Speaker 1 (28:05):
Sarah Alba, world champion, world record holder, and now the
big gold medalist.

Speaker 3 (28:12):
Sarah Alba, New Zealand, salute, Olympic champion.

Speaker 5 (28:15):
Oh, she's delighted, and it's another world record.

Speaker 8 (28:17):
Here come the Germans, though.

Speaker 18 (28:18):
The Everswindels, gutting it out towards the finish line.

Speaker 9 (28:21):
Two world championships, a.

Speaker 13 (28:23):
World's best time.

Speaker 3 (28:40):
New Zealand has gold. Beijing 2008 saw another three golds collected,
including the Everswindell Twins, defending the rowing title.

Speaker 35 (28:48):
Get your photo finish out.

Speaker 1 (28:50):
It's going to be tight as New Zealand's coming down
to the line.

Speaker 3 (28:53):
And New Zealand's getting their bow out.

Speaker 1 (28:55):
New Zealand's getting in front.

Speaker 35 (28:57):
It's New Zealand getting in front.

Speaker 9 (29:00):
New Zealand.
New Zealand have won it!

Speaker 11 (29:04):
It's black to gold!

Speaker 1 (29:06):
Tom Ashley, a man of steel, best under pressure in
the unforgiving Olympic crucible. Tom Ashley, gold medallist. This is
New Zealand's third windsurfing Olympic gold and seventh Olympic windsurfing
medal since 1984.

Speaker 22 (29:23):
She gets down, powers across, unleashes a big throw.

Speaker 3 (29:27):
Oh, it's a great throw. That's a massive throw. And
she puts her hands up. She knows that's a good
and look at.

Speaker 22 (29:33):
The scowl on the face let's see what ah personal
best New Zealand record 20.56 she looks at the rest
of the girls and says ladies come beat that McNevich with.

Speaker 3 (29:46):
The throw She powers across the circle. Is it big enough?
Is it big enough?

Speaker 22 (29:51):
It's out there.

Speaker 3 (29:52):
I don't think it's there. I don't think it's there.

Speaker 22 (29:55):
I think Valerie Veli has won gold.

Speaker 18 (29:57):
I believe Valerie Veli has won gold.

Speaker 3 (29:59):
We wait for confirmation.

Speaker 14 (30:02):
Oh, this is agonising.

Speaker 3 (30:04):
We wait for the distance. Not even close.

Speaker 22 (30:06):
Valerie Ville, you are an Olympic champion, my friend.

Speaker 3 (30:10):
New Zealand brought home six golds during the 2012 Games
in London.

Speaker 18 (30:14):
They are sailing to the finish line. Daylight to number two.

Speaker 5 (30:18):
New Zealand! Gold medal! Jo Allais and Olivia Parry! They
have won gold. They are Olympic champions.

Speaker 11 (30:30):
Oh, they're bow ball to bow ball with Adelaide.

Speaker 5 (30:33):
Cohen and Sullivan up to first spot, the Kiwis.

Speaker 18 (30:37):
They've got golds in their sights in London 2012. Eric
Murray and Hamish.

Speaker 5 (30:43):
Bond, they are going for gold.

Speaker 3 (30:45):
They are triple world champions.

Speaker 5 (30:47):
Bond and Murray, they are now Olympic champions. It also
saw the arrival of our greatest Olympian.

Speaker 18 (31:19):
Carrington at five.

Speaker 7 (31:21):
Radomska.

Speaker 18 (31:22):
Ozzy Pingo Radomska.

Speaker 21 (31:24):
Carrington.

Speaker 5 (31:25):
Carrington. She is level with Ozzy Pingo Radomska as they
come down to the line. Lisa Carrington.

Speaker 34 (31:33):
Gold.

Speaker 5 (31:34):
New Zealand. Not only is she a world champion.

Speaker 52 (31:40):
Lisa Carrington is now an Olympic champion.

Speaker 12 (31:44):
The other day, you know, I was holding Joseph Sullivan's
medal and I was like, wow, this is really cool.

Speaker 3 (31:48):
But now I've got it around my neck, so I'm
just so stoked. Dame Lisa Carrington featured again in the
2016 Rio Games as New Zealand earned four gold medals.

Speaker 18 (31:57):
A quarter of a boat length from Walter Lacek.

Speaker 52 (32:00):
It's Carrington, Lisa Carrington of New Zealand. Down to the
finish line she goes. Lisa Carrington, the flashing black blade.
The flashing black blades rocket her to her second Olympic
gold medal. Lisa Carrington coming down to the finish line.

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It's New Zealand.

Speaker 18 (32:21):
The New Zealand men's pair. Hamish Bond, Eric Murray. They
are going to be Olympic champions.

Speaker 5 (32:29):
Rio 2016. The perfect pair.

Speaker 11 (32:31):
They go back to back.

Speaker 5 (32:35):
London 2012, Rio 2016.

Speaker 18 (32:37):
They are unrivalled in this class.

Speaker 1 (32:41):
That is a rock star moment. And Peter Berling and
Blair Chuuk are experiencing a very special moment. Olympic gold medalist,
Rio 2016.

Speaker 3 (32:53):
Yes, the highlight of the weekend in Rio was, of course,
the Drysdale gold and the drama that went with it,
given how tight that finish was. Let's see how the
gold success has sunk in. Mahe Drysdale is with us
from Rio. Do you have a sense of completion and satisfaction?

Speaker 14 (33:05):
Oh, yeah, for sure.

Speaker 27 (33:06):
It was probably a little bit tighter than I hoped,
but it was fantastic to come here knowing that I
wanted to do a job of winning a gold medal.
The 2020 Tokyo Games were postponed a year due to
the COVID pandemic. That didn't stop our athletes tasting more success, though,

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and again, ZB was there for every moment.

Speaker 1 (33:39):
It's going to be New Zealand's gold to lose.

Speaker 24 (33:42):
1972 on the Munich course when the Kiwis last won
Olympic gold in the men's eights.

Speaker 1 (33:46):
This is going to write that story large again.

Speaker 11 (33:49):
New Zealand coming through.

Speaker 3 (33:50):
It's looking like New Zealand.

Speaker 15 (33:52):
It really is.

Speaker 50 (33:53):
And their third gold medal in the rowing.

Speaker 3 (33:56):
First for the.

Speaker 50 (33:56):
Men here at Tokyo 2020. It's the Kiwis coming up
to the line.

Speaker 3 (34:01):
With us, we've got Hamish Bond.

Speaker 6 (34:02):
Hi, Hamish.

Speaker 20 (34:03):
Good afternoon.

Speaker 11 (34:04):
How are you?

Speaker 3 (34:05):
I'm very well. Congratulations to you. How are you feeling?

Speaker 14 (34:07):
Pretty unreal to be honest. Definitely one of the happiest
buses I've been on heading back to the village now.

Speaker 47 (34:14):
We turned it unreal to nail all of our finals
today and come home with three medals today.

Speaker 20 (34:19):
And two others as, you know, beyond expectation.

Speaker 3 (34:23):
Emma Twigg, imperious out in front. Victoria Thornton closing on Lobnig.
It's going to be Emma Twigg here.

Speaker 50 (34:29):
Coming up to the line after those pair of fourth
place finishes. The fabulous Fern from New Zealand wins the gold.

Speaker 3 (34:37):
What a finish. No praise is too high.

Speaker 28 (34:42):
Three gold medals and Lisa Carrington is a Kiwi canoeing
superstar Kelly Brazier bangs it.

Speaker 25 (34:50):
Into touch and a nation that.

Speaker 11 (34:54):
Has scaled every other peak in rugby now has.

Speaker 5 (34:57):
The one prize that was missing an Olympic gold black
gold in Tokyo New Zealand Olympic champions.

Speaker 11 (35:04):
Kiwis Yeah, they edge on imperiously out to this gold medal.

Speaker 3 (35:07):
What a performance from the two women.

Speaker 50 (35:10):
Up to the line then is Prendergast and Gowler, the
world champions who now have the Olympic gold medal too.
First Olympic gold in the women's pair.

Speaker 3 (35:19):
The latest Games in Paris in 2024 is New Zealand's
most successful Olympics. Ten golds were won.

Speaker 46 (35:32):
Lydia Coe, the teenage sensation who has been a household
name here in New Zealand for well over a decade.

Speaker 3 (35:41):
Has two putts here for gold. Coe putts through.

Speaker 22 (35:45):
And it's down.

Speaker 18 (35:47):
A golden glow for Lydia Coe. It's Carrington lifting the right,
the black boat keeping its nose in front of Germany.
They can see the finish line. It is gold for
New Zealand. It's the women's K4 to the fore. Oh,
they're flying the Kiwi crew. There is no stopping. Carrington

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and Hoskin. A boat length and a half lead.

Speaker 3 (36:16):
New Zealand.

Speaker 31 (36:18):
Gold.

Speaker 18 (36:19):
Can Lisa Carrington make it eight gold medals? She's got
the race face on. The red sunnies. Carrington coming down
to the line. It is going to be gold for
New Zealand's Lisa Carrington.

Speaker 3 (36:34):
Holdy Lane.

Speaker 5 (36:35):
Georgia Millis is stuffed there to kick it into touch.
And New Zealand go black to Black.

Speaker 6 (36:40):
Hamish Kerr for the gold medal.

Speaker 3 (36:43):
Kiwis can fly.

Speaker 6 (36:45):
And Hamish Kerr scales his Everest. Have you been able
to process what you've done?

Speaker 3 (36:52):
Gold medal, mate.

Speaker 14 (36:55):
Oh, no.

Speaker 10 (36:55):
No, I haven't.

Speaker 27 (36:57):
It's been pretty crazy since then.

Speaker 14 (36:59):
I've sort of been.

Speaker 17 (37:00):
Pushed and shoved in various directions.

Speaker 53 (37:01):
But it's, you know, it's just such an amazing experience.

Speaker 3 (37:05):
Amazing night. A lap to go now.

Speaker 21 (37:06):
Elyse Andrews on the inside and up, but she's got
the brick coming around.

Speaker 6 (37:11):
The power goes on.

Speaker 3 (37:12):
Can Elyse Andrews hold it.

Speaker 37 (37:13):
As she comes down towards.

Speaker 3 (37:15):
The finishing line? Elyse Andrews on the line. It looks
like she's won gold.

Speaker 40 (37:19):
Elyse Andrews.

Speaker 3 (37:22):
Intense, incisive, invincible. Andrews comes around the bend. She's in control.

Speaker 9 (37:28):
No time for Yamada.

Speaker 3 (37:29):
The caution now.

Speaker 51 (37:30):
Here she goes.

Speaker 9 (37:32):
Around the bend.

Speaker 3 (37:32):
Can she pedal to a.

Speaker 6 (37:33):
New chapter in New Zealand cycling history?

Speaker 31 (37:36):
She can.

Speaker 13 (37:37):
Elise Andrews is.

Speaker 3 (37:39):
A double gold medalist in Paris.

Speaker 18 (37:41):
Finn Butcher is an Olympic champion.

Speaker 3 (37:48):
Finn Butch is with us. Does it feel like you
thought it would? Yeah, man, I'm pretty stoked.

Speaker 27 (37:53):
Gold medalists and Olympic champions, Brooke Francis and Lucy Scores.

Speaker 3 (38:06):
And some of the attention turns to cricket, and ZB
ensured we kept our audience across all those big moments.
And there's been plenty of success in recent years. In 2015,
New Zealand co-hosted the Cricket World Cup with Australia. The
Black Caps captured the nation's attention, but faced a mighty
test in their Eden Park semi-final against South Africa.

Speaker 25 (38:24):
Stained bowls, and it's swung away, and that's going for six,
and that's the match.

Speaker 9 (38:29):
Ron Elliott.

Speaker 25 (38:30):
Takes New Zealand to the World Cup final for the
first time ever.

Speaker 4 (38:35):
Come a moment now, Grant, how does it feel?

Speaker 32 (38:38):
Oh, I can hear myself talk now.

Speaker 3 (38:39):
Oh, it's just amazing, the crowd.

Speaker 14 (38:41):
The support.

Speaker 32 (38:43):
New Zealand, Eden Park, semi-final, to win it in the
last over, I think. You know, hopefully the... All our
supporters got what they wanted. We've had two exceptional games here,
close games.

Speaker 27 (38:55):
I have no nails left.

Speaker 15 (38:56):
My hands are sore from clapping.

Speaker 20 (38:58):
My black cap shirt is covered in sweat.

Speaker 41 (39:01):
I did have to disappear and get a couple of
beers at some stages. I'm thoroughly excited.

Speaker 54 (39:06):
That was an absolute great game.

Speaker 41 (39:08):
And to me now, I'm.

Speaker 3 (39:09):
An absolute believer.

Speaker 20 (39:11):
I do think we can win the World Cup.

Speaker 19 (39:13):
I didn't think we could win it.

Speaker 55 (39:14):
Woohoo, yeah.

Speaker 16 (39:16):
All right, what a game.

Speaker 25 (39:17):
Mate, was that the most beautifully crafted innings by just
about everybody, actually.

Speaker 3 (39:22):
But it wasn't to be in the final against the
Trans-Tasman rivals.

Speaker 37 (39:25):
Well, it's heaved away.

Speaker 3 (39:25):
It's going out to a square.

Speaker 11 (39:26):
They have won.

Speaker 14 (39:28):
They'll come back.

Speaker 55 (39:30):
Emphatically won their fifth World Cup.

Speaker 3 (39:44):
By seven wickets. New Zealand found itself back in contention
four years later at the 2019 tournament. Into Coley and
Coley's struck.

Speaker 10 (39:51):
On the five.

Speaker 9 (39:52):
There's a big appeal. He's been given.

Speaker 35 (39:54):
He's been given.

Speaker 3 (39:55):
And New Zealand are on fire.

Speaker 38 (39:57):
Here at Old Trafford.

Speaker 3 (39:58):
A good length delivery. He's coming back for two.

Speaker 35 (40:01):
And he makes it.

Speaker 9 (40:02):
Does he?

Speaker 3 (40:02):
Does he make it? The throw comes in from Guptill.
It hits the stumps.

Speaker 9 (40:08):
Could this be a magic moment.

Speaker 3 (40:10):
For Martin Guttill? I think this is out.

Speaker 9 (40:14):
And it's out.

Speaker 34 (40:15):
The final wicket balls for India.

Speaker 3 (40:17):
New Zealand win by 18 runs.

Speaker 38 (40:19):
I tell you what, there'll be people at home at
the moment, you know, and they'll be just so pleased.

Speaker 3 (40:25):
Oh, Jeremy. Plenty of emotion. Until heartbreak in the final.

Speaker 7 (40:30):
The Cricket World Cup final is heading to a super over.

Speaker 3 (40:34):
Two runs off this ball, New Zealand win.

Speaker 47 (40:37):
One ball.

Speaker 44 (40:39):
One run and England win. It's come to this. Here's
the last ball of the World Cup final. Archer bowls it.
It's clipped away into the leg side. They're going to
come back for the second. The throw is picked up.

Speaker 50 (40:51):
They throw to the wicketkeeper's end.

Speaker 9 (40:53):
He's run out, isn't he?

Speaker 11 (40:55):
I think he's run out.

Speaker 9 (40:56):
England think he's run out.

Speaker 21 (40:59):
England are convinced he's been run out.

Speaker 3 (41:01):
Lachie Ferguson is with us from Lourdes. Lachie, good morning.

Speaker 14 (41:05):
Hi, good morning.

Speaker 56 (41:06):
How are you going?

Speaker 3 (41:06):
How are you feeling?

Speaker 56 (41:10):
So what's it like the day after one of cricket's greatest,
almost desperate days of despair, depending on which way you
look at it?

Speaker 30 (41:21):
Kane Williamson is with us.

Speaker 14 (41:22):
Yeah.

Speaker 41 (41:37):
Yeah, pretty tough to get your head around.

Speaker 3 (41:40):
Success did come a couple of years later in the
inaugural World Test Championship.

Speaker 4 (41:44):
Williamson 52 but it's Taylor who's... In the spotlight at
the moment, Ashami goes up to bowl to him.

Speaker 15 (41:50):
Wide on the crease. Taylor whips it away.

Speaker 4 (41:53):
On the onside. Out towards the boundary. It's going away
for four. And New Zealand have won. The team in
the dressing room are celebrating. Stand tall for the Blackcaps.
Salute the first ever World Test Championship winners.

Speaker 3 (42:09):
Cricket often celebrates individual moments. And we were transfixed when
Brendan McCullum created New Zealand history in 2014.

Speaker 4 (42:16):
Zahir Khan in for the first ball of a new over.
McCollum on 298 and he cuts it, cuts it down to.

Speaker 31 (42:22):
The boundary for four.

Speaker 4 (42:24):
They're on their feet at the Basin Reserve. Historic moment
for Brendan McCollum, the first New Zealander to pass 300
in a test innings. Record-breaking moment for New Zealand and
a record-breaking moment for Brendan McCollum.

Speaker 3 (42:42):
Martin Crow was arguably one of this country's greatest batsmen
and one of our greatest cricketers. We celebrated his life
when he died in March 2016.

Speaker 33 (42:50):
There's been an outpouring of sympathy for the family of
Martin Crow who's died in Auckland today. He'd been struggling
with lymphoma since late 2012, and only this week went
back into hospice care. Sporting personalities have spoken of their
respect and admiration. New Zealand cricket has called him our
greatest batsman.

Speaker 57 (43:10):
His record will be overshadowed at some stage, but you'll
never be able to take away watching Martin Crowe bat,
and you'll never be able to see that simulated again.

Speaker 15 (43:18):
His style, his grace, his presence at the crease, I
don't think I'll see that again.

Speaker 12 (43:24):
Cricket commentator Ian Smith on his friend and former team-mate
Martin Crowe.

Speaker 3 (43:28):
Brian Waddle joins us on the programme. Was he New
Zealand's greatest ever cricketer? Batsman at least.

Speaker 28 (43:33):
His contribution went way beyond just playing of the game.
His vision, his love of the traditions of the game,
his insightful comments and helpful advice to other players mark
him above all. many others, and he deserves to be
regarded as our greatest player.

Speaker 3 (43:54):
And here is Sir Richard Hadley, who is with us.

Speaker 15 (43:55):
As time went on, he went on to do some
wonderful deeds and certainly rate him as our best ever batsman,
an absolutely outstanding player.

Speaker 3 (44:03):
Beautiful to watch too.

Speaker 15 (44:04):
Very classical, yes, technically perfect. I think he prided himself
on that.

Speaker 3 (44:11):
Next up, we look at two sports dear to my heart,
rugby league and motorsport. It's well known that New Zealand
punches well above its weight. In the sporting world, motorsport
is no exception. One of New Zealand's original stars was
Chris Amon. He is known as the best Formula One

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driver to have never won a Grand Prix. He died
in 2016, and F1 legends Mario Andretti and Sir Jackie
Stewart paid tribute to Amon on the bike-horsking breakfast.

Speaker 30 (44:41):
A very technical driver, a very good test driver in
developing the cars, and that's why... He always drove for
top teams. He earned that position, and he was definitely
considered one of the very top, no question about it.

Speaker 13 (44:56):
I raced with him. I raced against him. He was charming.
He was one of the best drivers I've ever raced against.
He was such a clean driver. You know, there weren't
too many of them. Chris was a great ambassador for
your country. He was a top line racing driver, and...
I can't understand why he didn't win a Grand Prix

(45:17):
because he was fast enough, but he just wasn't in
the right car at the right time.

Speaker 3 (45:22):
One of our greatest was none other than Greg Murphy.
He won the famous Bathurst 1000 four times. in 96, 99,
2003 and 2004. He told Darcy Waldegrave how he got
into racing.

Speaker 26 (45:35):
I think we should start where it all started and
find out a wee bit about what you were like
as a nipper, Greg, when you had the lightbulb moment
and how you actually got onto this high-velocity and extremely
scary sport.

Speaker 3 (45:46):
What was it like when you were a little fella?

Speaker 57 (45:48):
Yeah, well, it all sort of started... My dad and
I used to go out to the local kart track and...
have a bit of a watch out there and we
sort of got pretty interested in the karting and watching
the karting. It was always something we really enjoyed doing
and one day we just decided, or Dad decided it
was time to maybe get involved and so we worked

(46:11):
out a way to get involved in the karting club
in Hawke's Bay and out of back of Hastings there
and sort of went from there.

Speaker 3 (46:18):
You can't mention motorsport without talking about the great Sir
Scott Dixon. He made his name in IndyCar and won
the season title in 2003, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2018 and 2020.
On top of that, he won the famous Indy 500
in 2008. We got to speak to him after his
2020 win. Winning never gets boring, I take it?

Speaker 14 (46:44):
Never.

Speaker 53 (46:44):
You know, winning is a funny thing. It becomes quite addicting, actually. So,
you know, for us and for the team, you know,
that competitiveness and just, you know, the competition that we have,
you know, right now in the IndyCar season is just,
you know, serious.

Speaker 27 (46:56):
It's just through the roof, you know.

Speaker 53 (46:57):
So that definitely keeps you motivated. And once you start
kind of moving up these record lists, you know, it's
great to be, you know, in the namesakes of AJ
Foyt and the Andretti's and the ounces and everything like that.
So it was definitely exciting. A bit of a milestone
for us and, you know, to be, you know, one of, well,
only two that have ever won six championships.

Speaker 27 (47:18):
Obviously, AJ was seven.

Speaker 53 (47:19):
You know, it's a huge accomplishment for ourselves and the team.
But 13 championships for Chip Ganassi, too, which was huge.

Speaker 3 (47:26):
In recent years, we had more Kiwis making it to
Formula One, Brendan Hartley and most recently Liam Lawson. We
celebrated Liam's second year on the F1 grid at the
start of 2026. Second full season, car aside, and we'll
talk about the cars in a moment, but second season,
do you enter with a different level of confidence given
that you've been here before?

Speaker 36 (47:47):
I think in some ways maybe, but obviously because we
have the new cars this year, it's a lot more.
Question marks you know there's a lot more unknowns at
the moment because we just don't know everybody you know
in testing is running as they are but we have
no idea what fuel loads people are running what engine
modes are running what's how much they're showing and normally

(48:09):
not very much so in some ways yes on a
personal level I feel very comfortable and yeah excited for
the season but in a lot of ways obviously with
these new cars there's a.

Speaker 14 (48:22):
Lot of unknowns.

Speaker 3 (48:26):
Rugby league is a sport with arguably the most passionate
fan base. That was intensified in 1995 when the Auckland
Warriors joined the NRL, known as the Winfield Cup. And
Zidby was there for the franchise's first game, March 10th, 1995.
There's a little shimmy, gets.

Speaker 11 (48:43):
His ball away, a good first in the sideline, with
a chance for time.

Speaker 3 (48:58):
Has scored the first Warriors drive.

Speaker 26 (48:59):
Rugby League commentator Alan McLaughlin caught up with Dwayne Mann
and Alan asked Mann his impressions of the match.

Speaker 13 (49:03):
Well, you know, it was a good effort, a gallant effort.

Speaker 22 (49:05):
You know, we had our moments, but.

Speaker 51 (49:07):
Disappointing overall in that we had a good lead and
we surrendered it.

Speaker 15 (49:12):
Relieved to get the game out of the road, though.

Speaker 21 (49:15):
Yeah, relieved to get that first One Field Cup after
all the exposure and all the expectations from players.

Speaker 6 (49:21):
And the public.

Speaker 13 (49:21):
It was good to finally get the show on the road.

Speaker 6 (49:24):
Former Kiwi captain Mark Graham was in Auckland on Friday night.

Speaker 30 (49:27):
Excellent.

Speaker 20 (49:27):
I thought they played very well.

Speaker 13 (49:28):
I was most impressed with the stadium and everything to.

Speaker 27 (49:30):
Do with the Warriors.

Speaker 10 (49:31):
This was very professional.

Speaker 16 (49:33):
And I think they've got a big future in.

Speaker 9 (49:35):
About three or four years to emotionally dominate.

Speaker 54 (49:37):
The One Field Cup.

Speaker 3 (49:39):
We rode the wave in 2002 as the Warriors won
their first minor premiership and qualified for their first ever championship.
grand final about.

Speaker 58 (49:46):
To get on the plane to come home they arrive
somewhere around one o'clock our time captain of the Warriors
the triumphant Warriors Stacey Jones listen you were last night
after the game you were very composed you were.

Speaker 45 (49:57):
Very together you had your.

Speaker 58 (49:58):
Feet firmly on the ground they were your feet where.

Speaker 57 (50:01):
Was your head we're still shaking in that we're going
to be in the grand.

Speaker 54 (50:05):
Final obviously we're very excited.

Speaker 6 (50:07):
The grand final of 2002 is over Ricky.

Speaker 2 (50:10):
Stewart's Sydney Roosters have won the grand final The Daniel
Anderson's New Zealand Warriors.

Speaker 38 (50:18):
The Auckland-based Warriors, outclassed by the Sydney Roosters, but what
a battle it was. Ella McLaughlin was with us bright
and early in.

Speaker 3 (50:24):
Sydney, mate.

Speaker 38 (50:26):
Well, I suppose, well, you know, the first 60 minutes
was wonderful stuff.

Speaker 19 (50:32):
Yeah, it was.

Speaker 16 (50:33):
It was a gripping final that lived up to a
lot of its promise, Paul, and you had to take
your hats off to the Sydney Roosters. They were terrific,
but the Warriors lost nothing, really. I think they won
a lot of friends with the way they played.

Speaker 3 (50:44):
We did it again in 2011. Other big news this morning,
when he quit earlier on the season, plenty lined up
to say he should have been put on guard and leave,
but they didn't, and look what happened. We're one step
away from the dream, and Ivan Cleary leads the Warriors
into the grand final for his final game for the
club this Sunday. Of course, Ivan Cleary is with us.
And what's the feel? Are you getting the feel that
you're genuine contenders, you know, from the point of view
of the Australians? Are they genuinely backing you?

Speaker 56 (51:05):
Well, it's certainly the underdogs.

Speaker 15 (51:07):
Fair enough.

Speaker 42 (51:08):
You know, man, they've been outstanding this year.

Speaker 27 (51:10):
They've got big match experience, so... We're still a bit
of a smokey, I think.

Speaker 19 (51:14):
A lot of people hope we win.

Speaker 16 (51:17):
Manly are certainly not everyone's favourite unless you come from
the peninsula.

Speaker 30 (51:21):
There's quite a.

Speaker 43 (51:23):
Few people riding us and whilst we're the outsiders, I
still think there's a lot of people who think we've
got definitely a chance.

Speaker 3 (51:28):
Manly, 24. That's how it wasn't to be, but what
a ride it has been. The Warriors not quite good enough,
and then the Mad Butchers gone up early for us
in Sydney. How did the players handle it?

Speaker 10 (51:39):
Understandable, because we were good enough, and we deserved to
be there, and it could have been our game. No question.

Speaker 3 (51:58):
As of today, the Warriors are still yet to win
that NRL title, but 2026 might just be the year
that changes. But New Zealand has tasted some success with
the Kiwis' miraculous run in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.

Speaker 54 (52:11):
I just.

Speaker 8 (52:12):
I run out of words, mate.

Speaker 3 (52:14):
This is just unbelievable.

Speaker 22 (52:16):
I told the punters back in New Zealand, Australia giving
us an 18-point start.

Speaker 49 (52:21):
Go and take it.

Speaker 14 (52:22):
Look at the joy.

Speaker 3 (52:23):
Look at the joy here.

Speaker 11 (52:26):
So Australia go.

Speaker 3 (52:32):
There has been moments when football has captured the nation's attention.
Our own Jason Pine ensured the ZB audience stayed up
to date as the All Whites made history in 2010.

Speaker 6 (52:43):
Whistle flows.

Speaker 3 (52:49):
It's full steam ahead.

Speaker 6 (52:51):
South Africa, 28 years on from Ricky Herbert's Spanish Odyssey.
He's delivered the All Whites back to football's biggest stage.
The All Whites are on their way to the FIFA
World Cup in South Africa next year. And can you
believe it? New Zealand, after falling one nil behind, they've
got their first ever World Cup point. It is Slovakia 1,
New Zealand 1. This could be it. Tony Lockhead down

(53:12):
the line he goes the referee blows the whistle New
Zealand have a famous result here in Nelsprite they have
drawn with the world champions it's one all precious.

Speaker 54 (53:22):
It's family in their court you know what a wonderful
sort of story for us to and I think we've
even got points but be to still be in.

Speaker 3 (53:27):
It right in it and in our own destiny really.

Speaker 6 (53:30):
The opposing penalty area, the referee, hand in the air,
he blows for full time. New Zealand unbeaten at the
Football World Cup, but they go out in the group stages.

Speaker 3 (53:42):
The All Whites have swept the Helbergs, they've got the
team of the year, Ricky Herbert coach of the year,
public vote gave Winston Reid's goal against Slovakia and pool players,
the sporting moment of the year, then they got the
big one of course, the Supreme Award as well. And
this helps momentum for the sport. I mean, we talked
at the time in the cup and the performance that
the sport's never been a better heart, and I assume
this keeps the momentum going for it.

Speaker 54 (54:00):
I think so, Mike. I think it's a tremendous time
for football, and expectations will be there and continue to
be there at a high level, but that's good and
that's challenging. But it's important for the coach and for
people as well. But that's a special time. We'll celebrate
it now, and there's still a lot of hard work
to do over the next few years as well to
keep it there.

Speaker 3 (54:20):
The All Whites qualified for a third World Cup, which
took place this year. They didn't make it out of
the group stage. Fast forward to 2026, and Auckland FC
stunned the A-League in the club's second year. Again, the
pioneer was all over it.

Speaker 1 (54:33):
The A-League is Auckland's league.

Speaker 6 (54:41):
Dream chasers, chance takers.

Speaker 14 (54:44):
History champions.

Speaker 7 (54:51):
Celebrating New Zealand's first A-League championship, Auckland FC, A-League champions.
It's weekend sport with Jason Pine on your home of sport.
Newstalk ZV.

Speaker 3 (55:02):
History made at Go Media last night.

Speaker 59 (55:06):
Auckland FC in just their second season, luxuriating in an
A-League championship. 1-0 winners last night over Sydney FC. A
pretty emotional night at Go Media Stadium. I was out
there last night, had the chance to chat to a
couple of those players, a couple of the key men.

Speaker 3 (55:24):
Lachlan Brooke, A-League champion.

Speaker 14 (55:27):
How does that sound?

Speaker 3 (55:29):
Unbelievable, mate.

Speaker 32 (55:30):
Honestly, there's no better feeling than winning my first championship.

Speaker 17 (55:33):
Cam Howelson, A-League champion.

Speaker 23 (55:36):
Joe Marston, medalist.

Speaker 59 (55:38):
Goal scorer finally in the A-League.

Speaker 3 (55:40):
Mate, how's this night?

Speaker 14 (55:42):
Unbelievable.

Speaker 47 (55:43):
I think we deserve this, the way that we've fought
through the whole final series.

Speaker 39 (55:48):
Just so proud of the boys, so proud of everyone involved.

Speaker 30 (55:51):
Yeah, grand finalist winners, how good.

Speaker 3 (55:53):
Next up, we bring some of the individual Kiwi moments
of sporting brilliance.
There are plenty of other achievements in the sporting world
that ZB celebrated. In 2005, Michael Campbell shocked the golfing
world with his US Open victory. He joined Paul Holmes
to celebrate.

Speaker 20 (56:13):
It's been crazy. I mean, it's been wonderful. I've had
a wonderful experience. And winning a major championship and to
be a part of history now, I look on the
cup itself, Paul, and it's got people I admired when
I was growing up.

Speaker 19 (56:30):
Ben Hogan and Jack Lucas and and all these famous
other golfers, and to be associated with them is just
a complete overwhelmer.

Speaker 3 (56:39):
And now your name is on it, Michael.

Speaker 19 (56:41):
I know. We're all married, we're from Tadahi Bay.

Speaker 3 (56:45):
God, what a long struggle you've had there, Michael. I mean,
what a long journey it's been.

Speaker 19 (56:49):
It's been a fun journey, though. You know, I've been
professionally now for the.

Speaker 20 (56:55):
Last 12 years, I think, and I've had my ups
and downs. I came close in 1995, British Open, when
John Daly won. And it wasn't meant to be, it
wasn't my time, but yesterday was my time, all mine.
And when I pulled that.

Speaker 19 (57:09):
Putt, probably saw I was very, very emotional, very emotional.
I just thought about.

Speaker 20 (57:13):
All the things I've been through for the last.

Speaker 19 (57:16):
The pro, and I still can't believe I'm.

Speaker 20 (57:19):
Actually in a limo right now with the trophy.

Speaker 19 (57:21):
Staring at it.

Speaker 3 (57:22):
You won the US Open, that's right.

Speaker 19 (57:24):
Yeah, I know, I know, I know.

Speaker 3 (57:26):
And this year, Ryan Fox conjured some magic of his
own to win the Open Championship. He joined me to
look back on the week of his career.

Speaker 8 (57:34):
Morning, Mike.

Speaker 47 (57:34):
I don't actually know what it is at the moment.
I'm in about three different time zones.

Speaker 3 (57:38):
But it's all worth it. Do you reckon you're in
a different league now? I would say so.

Speaker 47 (57:43):
I don't feel like it, obviously. But I know that
my life is going to change pretty significantly in the
next couple of months.

Speaker 3 (57:52):
Yeah, obviously that.

Speaker 47 (57:55):
It's the highlight of my career. The stuff that comes
with being a major champion, I probably don't even comprehend yet.
So I've got all of that to figure out. It'll
be probably a bit daunting. I'll put a lot more
scrutiny on the golf course than... what I've been able
to get away with over the last few years. You know,

(58:16):
it's going to be strange turning up to majors now
being in marquee groups and dealing with all of that,
which comes, you know, playing with guys like Rory and
Scotty and various other guys in majors. So that'll be
a bit of a step up, something.

Speaker 17 (58:31):
That I'll have to get used to.

Speaker 47 (58:32):
But I felt like, you know, it was a pretty
good test of how I deal with it yesterday. And
I felt like I dealt with it pretty well.

Speaker 54 (58:39):
For the most part.

Speaker 3 (58:40):
David Tua led a boxing revolution in New Zealand, earning
the right to fight for a world heavyweight title. This
was 2000. He took on the imposing Lennox Lewis.

Speaker 19 (58:50):
It is miracle time.

Speaker 27 (58:51):
I don't think he can do it, David Tua.

Speaker 14 (58:53):
I don't think he can.

Speaker 27 (58:54):
Lewis.

Speaker 16 (58:56):
He seemed to have the psychological edge over Lewis during
the week.

Speaker 20 (58:59):
Tua counts to nothing once you step between the ropes.

Speaker 40 (59:02):
It's man against man.

Speaker 19 (59:03):
Tua takes a couple more shots from Lewis.

Speaker 14 (59:07):
Tua will not be sat down.

Speaker 40 (59:08):
He will earn a lot of credit.

Speaker 14 (59:10):
For this.

Speaker 41 (59:10):
He's taken some huge shots from Lennox Lewis tonight.

Speaker 14 (59:13):
Lewis up on his feet.

Speaker 55 (59:14):
He knows he's got the heavyweight championship of the world
in the bag.

Speaker 14 (59:18):
Two and ten seconds to go.

Speaker 19 (59:20):
Eight, seven, six.

Speaker 14 (59:21):
Lewis looking for a way out of this one.

Speaker 35 (59:24):
It's over.

Speaker 8 (59:25):
It's over.

Speaker 55 (59:26):
Lennox Lewis has attained the championship.

Speaker 53 (59:29):
Lennox Lewis will win on the unanimous choice decision.

Speaker 3 (59:33):
It was 16 years later when Joseph Parker became the
first New Zealander to win a heavyweight title.

Speaker 11 (59:38):
Judge Sturgeon and Judge Barabas call this fight 115-113 for
your winner by majority decision.

Speaker 14 (59:43):
Fighting out of the blue corner!

Speaker 3 (59:46):
The base of the night!

Speaker 14 (59:47):
Yeah, boy!

Speaker 54 (59:47):
Well, it came down to the way we had it, George.

Speaker 39 (01:00:01):
After a long drought of success in the Winter Olympics,
a new breed of athletes started bringing home the medals.

Speaker 60 (01:00:22):
In Newstalk ZB Sports, good evening. Zoe Sadowski-Sinnett has made
history winning New Zealand's first ever gold medal at a
Winter Olympics. The 20-year-old saved her best run to last,
winning the women's snowboard slope style at the Beijing Games.

Speaker 49 (01:00:35):
Zoe is with us now.

Speaker 3 (01:00:36):
Zoe, are you there? Hi, yeah, I'm here. Thank you
very much. Congratulations. How are you feeling?

Speaker 12 (01:00:45):
Yeah, I'm super, super stoked. Can't really describe it. It's
going to take a while to process, but yeah, it
can be more stoked to put down those tricks and
stand on the podium with Anna and Cocoa.

Speaker 3 (01:01:02):
News Talks FB Sport, good afternoon. History for Nico Porteus.

Speaker 53 (01:01:06):
He's New Zealand's first ever Olympian to win gold in
the men's free ski halfpipe.

Speaker 3 (01:01:11):
Nico Porteus back with us. Now listen, did you celebrate
with a gold medal or is it a bit dry
and there are no drinks and the Chinese are a
bit tight like that?

Speaker 32 (01:01:18):
Oh no, I've had a couple of cold ones last
night and you know let the hair down a little
bit which was really nice and so yeah it's just
been a massive relief to be honest and yeah.

Speaker 27 (01:01:28):
We've got a good crew around us and A good
group of Kiwis.

Speaker 50 (01:01:30):
So, yeah, it's been really good.

Speaker 3 (01:01:33):
And we must mention Dame Noeline Taurua and her 2019
Netball World Cup success. I know that you're too modest
to explain it fully, but you are being hailed here
this morning the hero of all of this. You are
the architect of the success. Watch your magic.

Speaker 33 (01:01:49):
Yeah, no, that's not my thing.

Speaker 17 (01:01:51):
I think I was clear on what their strategy was
and the planning and unfortunately we had to go through
a bit of pain to be able to get as
many people through the programme as possible. They had a
bit of a feel of who could actually stand up
at international standards or not. But I think the good
thing that has really come out for not only us

(01:02:14):
as the Silver Ferns but also our netball community is
that it has definitely been a collective effort.

Speaker 3 (01:02:20):
Sport is part of the fabric of New Zealand and
will continue to be a massive part of the Newstalk
ZB offering for years to come. In the next episode,
we will bring you some of the iconic moments from
Newstalk ZB over the years. You will hear from our
suite of hosts talking their favourite moments on the station.
I'm Mike Hosking. Catch you next time.