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A steep challenge juggling a busy calendar for incoming Black Ferns head coach Whitney Hansen

20 December 2025

A steep challenge juggling a busy calendar for incoming Black Ferns head coach Whitney Hansen

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Sport New Zealand chief executive Raelene Castle has shed light on the challenge sports administrators face between balancing transparency and confidentiality
	20 Dec: Sport New Zealand chief executive Raelene Castle has shed light on the challenge sports administrators face between balancing transparency and confidentiality... more

The Black Ferns will have a female coach for the first time in the professional era
	19 Dec: The Black Ferns will have a female coach for the first time in the professional era... more

Zac Lomax has been offered a near-million-dollar deal to sign with Super Rugby's Western Force
	19 Dec: Zac Lomax has been offered a near-million-dollar deal to sign with Super Rugby's Western Force... more

High jumper Hamish Kerr is shaping as one of the major contenders for the Halbergs Supreme prize in February
	18 Dec: High jumper Hamish Kerr is shaping as one of the major contenders for the Halbergs Supreme prize in February... more

High jumper Hamish Kerr has been awarded the Lonsdale Cup for 2025
	18 Dec: High jumper Hamish Kerr has been awarded the Lonsdale Cup for 2025... more

Netball New Zealand's boss has stepped down, after a troubling year for the sport
	18 Dec: Netball New Zealand's boss has stepped down, after a troubling year for the sport... more

Blues coach Vern Cotter is intrigued by the idea of cross-hemisphere rugby clubs swapping players
	17 Dec: Blues coach Vern Cotter is intrigued by the idea of cross-hemisphere rugby clubs swapping players... more

The Highlanders have signed promising Southland playmaker Mika Muliaina for the next four years
	17 Dec: The Highlanders have signed promising Southland playmaker Mika Muliaina for the next four years... more

An Otago University student and rising rugby talent is recovering after a near-fatal fall from a Dunedin rooftop in September
	17 Dec: An Otago University student and rising rugby talent is recovering after a near-fatal fall from a Dunedin rooftop in September... more

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