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Showing posts with label New Zealand Rugby (NZR). Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Zealand Rugby (NZR). Show all posts

Friday, June 27, 2025

Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: The Moana Pasifika revelation could do huge damage

How disappointing is the revelation that Whānau Ora money has been used to fund the Moana Pasifika rugby team? 

How disappointing is that?

And this is not a criticism of the team. I mean, the team has been one of the rockstar stories of the Super Rugby season. This is about the funding.

Saturday, May 10, 2025

Mike's Minute: Despite record revenue, NZR is still losing money


In the NZR press release yesterday, Chairman David Kirk and CEO Mark Robinson did their best to infer that life financially for the sport is sensational.

Despite the fact it isn't.

They lost money, almost $20 million. And they lost money the year before that as well.