Maya Angelou’s renowned quote ‘If you don’t like something, change it; if you can’t change it, change your attitude’, seems to encapsulate quite nicely Phoenix Karaka’s life to date. Funny, thoughtful and rather reflective, we discussed Phoenix’s choice to leave Auckland at 18 to pursue a netball career in Invercargill, her own battle with mental … More Phoenix Karaka on life, netball and personal growth
In the early days of professional rugby Jeremy Stanley was part of the pipeline of the never-ending supply of promising players for the sporting market. On paper, he has an impressive representative rap sheet, which includes being an All Black, a Black Sox player, the Tanifa Samoa softball captain at the world championships in 2004, … More Rewind time: Jeremy Stanley on juggling sport and study
Representing New Zealand in sport with two siblings is an exceptionally rare achievement. An achievement Thomas Enoka and his two brothers can proudly claim as they slide into the history books as the first set of three siblings to represent the New Zealand Black Sox. As you can imagine, in a world cup year, the … More Enoka brothers make Black Sox history
Steve Hansen, All Black coach There is more to Steve Hansen than the monotonous responses you see in All Black press conferences. Hansen has a compassionate side, not seen much in the public arena. “I’m a little rough around the edges but a big softie on the inside. Most dads are like that” said Hansen. … More Meeting Steve Hansen
Beyond the Mark 