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SportJuly 20

There's never a dull day in sport, but it's time to go

This week I want to talk about the seven-year itch; that psychological term that suggests happiness in a relationship declines after about seven years.
SportJuly 6

Talent all very well but maturity required, too

The response to a perceived threat to survival is in all of us but reveals itself in various forms often referred to as the fright, fight or flight response.
SportJune 8

Cowdrey lecture barometer of cricket's big issues

Al sports should offer ex-players a soap-box for venting when they retire. Oh, the home truths they would tell!
SportJune 1

Six major sports embracing diversity

What gets measured gets done, so irrespective of the reasons for a recent wave of open and embracing gestures within sport, the intention creates awareness, momentum and change -which can only be a good thing.
SportMay 25

Carrington, Adams on track with their Olympic clock

During a visit to the New Zealand Rugby offices in Auckland I noticed a digital clock counting down the days to the Olympics.
SportMay 18

Good luck to code-hopping Hayne

According to an article on forbes.com in 2012, the average worker stays at each job for 4.4 years, but the expected tenure of the workforce's youngest employees is about half that.
NetballMay 11

Netball: Australia's move does NZ netball few favours

Netball Australia has decided it is better off without us, and is about to sign a deal with one of the highest-ranking networks in Australia as well as the NRL and AFL.
FootballMay 4

Bigger hounds out-Foxed

Foxes are slightly smaller than a medium-sized dog.
SportApril 20

Gritty reality should not be a problem for Games

Like Usain Bolt out of the blocks, the Rio Olympics are fast approaching.
SportApril 13

Sad that sport funding relies on game of chance

As parents psych themselves up for winter sports, they may have to prepare for not only chilly mornings and soggy uniforms, but a hike in sports fees too.
SportApril 6

Negative attitudes to women at the top a sad reflection on society

Women who dominate their sport are as rare as hen's teeth, but when they do, they are a force to be reckoned with and are difficult to displace from their peak position.
SportMarch 30

Hockey: Career and children hard task unless someone lives in the shadows

Former New Zealand women's hockey player Honor Carter (nee Dillon) posted a cryptic tweet recently announcing that she refuses to be a shadow to her husband's life.
SportJanuary 13

In an ever ‘busier' world, holidays let us readjust our perceptions

The lazy, hazy holidays for most are coming to an end and the reality of routine life kicks in.
NewsMarch 18

Achieving gender equity still work in progress

When exploring what to write about this week the idea of World Cups seemed top of the list.
SportJuly 9

From afar: Fine to chase dreams but regret can be useful

''Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regret so love the ones who treat you right and forget the ones who don't. Remember everything happens for a reason. If it changes your life, let it. No-one said it would be easy. They just promised it would be worth it to live your life and chase your dreams.''
LeagueJuly 2

From Afar: 'No regrets' can mean not learning from mistakes

''Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regret, so love the ones who treat you right and forget the ones who don't. Remember everything happens for a reason. If it changes your life, let it. No-one said it would be easy. They just promised it would be worth it to live your life and chase your dreams.''
SportMay 7

From afar: Racism, sexism in sport need to be stamped out

Freedom of speech plus global circulation of visual and audio recordings via social and corporate mediums equals Trouble with a capital T for individuals in sport with a tendency to run off at the mouth or be trigger happy with a smartphone.
SportApril 23

From afar: Someone is always hurt in a rebound relationship

The New Zealand Rugby Union has every right to be concerned about the request of Benji Marshall to be released from his two-year contract with the Blues part-way through the Super 15 season.
SportApril 16

From afar: Behavioural lapses belong in 'otherwise' zone

It has been difficult lately to look away when high-profile athletes have failed to engage their frontal lobe and practise self-control and good judgement.
SportApril 9

McFadden needs the engagement of all at club

Many of us have heard of the glass ceiling and perhaps the glass network (old boys' network), but there is a new catchphrase in gender equity dialogue known as the glass cliff phenomenon.
SportApril 2

From afar: The four Cs required to resurrect the Pulse

Why, despite some top-notch players, is Central Pulse still flat-lining?
SportMarch 26

From afar: Women's sports need some hype of their own

Although the Black Caps are getting a lot of media attention in Bangladesh, very little focus is directed at their female counterparts, the White Ferns, who are also competing in the ICC World Twenty20 competition.
SportMarch 19

From Afar: Gill-Walsh rivalry promises much

Rivalries in sport capture our attention, and there is no denying the showdown between shot putters Jacko Gill and world indoor bronze medallist Tom Walsh is much anticipated in New Zealand.
SportMarch 12

From afar: Moment to shine lost in literal and figurative fog

Spare a thought for our three Paralympians doing their best to compete despite the conflict between Russia and Ukraine over Crimea, and in spite of the weather which fluctuates between balmy spring weather, fog and rain.
SportMarch 5

From Afar: Change only constant, but how we react varies

The shocking change in weather conditions recently supports the claim that change is the only constant.