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Katherine Skipper is a Principal and part of the Leadership Team with architectural firm Warren & Mahoney. Katherine spent the first three years of her architectural career with Warren and Mahoney before leaving to develop her own practice in Wellington. She re-joined the practice in 2012 and was appointed Principal in 2015.  She's worked on projects including Wellington International Airport, Te Papa Tongarewa's 5 year renewal, EY's Wellington office fit out and Westpac Stadium. In 2019, Katherine was the recipient of the Property Council Wellington ‘Judges' Choice' Award. Katherine has also contributed more broadly to the profession including as Branch Chair for the New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) Wellington branch from 2016 - 2019. "Be more you, not less. When I first was made a principal, there were two female principals in the organization at that time. There was a brief moment where I thought, "Oh, I need to be more like these guys." And then very quickly realized that that was ridiculous. Actually, I needed to be just exactly me and work really hard to continue to bring that different perspective to every table I was at."

On this week's Stumped with Alison Mitchell, Charu Sharma and Jim Maxwell we discuss how the world is coping with the coronavirus pandemic. We hear from cricketer Iain O'Brien who is frantically trying to get from New Zealand back to England to be reunited with his family. We also look at the Hundred and how domestic cricket in England will have to adapt. Plus we take a look at the new TV series taking us behind the scenes of one of cricket’s most famous tales of redemption. We are joined by Andre Mauger who directed 'The Test'. Photo: Iain O'Brien of the Blackcaps walks back after an unsuccessful appeal against Sachin Tendulkar of India during the second one day international match between the New Zealand Black Caps and India at Westpac Stadium on March 6, 2009 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Marty Melville/Getty Images)

Bryan Waddle and Jeremy Coney wrap all the action from the second T20, Black Caps v England, Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand. an.

It's a beautiful day right across the country and the warm winds from the North are finally arriving. Cricket is on today with NZ versus England at Westpac Stadium and the last big rugby game of the season has been played. I think we can finally say we're on the verge of summer. Yesterday I flew from Wellington to Auckland in the late afternoon and the whole trip was cloudless.  It was stunning.  Green and verdant and then Ruapehu still cloaked in a lot of snow.I've been in Wellington for the past two days which I can safely say is humming.  Except for Kent Terrace which is a car park. Which always blows my mind.  With all the debate around Wellington's transport woes you still have to come back to a two lane tunnel through Mt Victoria which was opened way back in 1931.  A sister tunnel and the backlog would disappear.  Or am I just stupid.Wellington's waterfront is the best in the land. Watching weekenders e-scootering from town to Oriental Parade actually makes sense.  Then on the city beach, which faces north, the good people of the capital were sunning themselves. Paradise.We were there because my son is finishing his degree in Creative Media Production at Massey University. Right now the uni is having an exhibition of the final year of work from students at the College of Creative Arts.  So it's work including photography, fashion, textiles, industrial and spatial design, visual communication design, music and film.So the college is one big gallery full of amazing stuff. Clothes I want.  Furniture I want. Gadgets I want. Music I want to listen to.  Films I want to see.  To experience the body of work produced by these 20 and 21 year olds is impressive.  These millennials have worked so hard and so well.  What traitors to their generation.My boy does film and photography and we watched the first public screening of his film called Vaka.  It's all about life on the Tokelau Islands.  His team spent a month on the furthest islands of New Zealand, a 60 hour boat trip from Samoa.  The guys who made it can only see the faults.  I thought it looked tremendous and I know they're continuing to tinker with it and it will only get better.  It's coming to a film festival near you.But now Ben has to find a job.  Actually he has to find everything.  New flat. New city maybe. He's nervous and excited and every now and then a little scared. And with so many balls in the air.Meanwhile my oldest boy is about to finish his post grad diploma in environmental science and then start his first real job in December looking after a city's water. He's nervous, excited and maybe a little scared too.And to top it off his parents decided to sell the family home of 15 years and downsize. So for the boys all the anchors are off and they're about to set sail into uncharted waters.And then there's my little news that I have prostate cancer and I'm getting the whole thing out on the 20th. I'm nervous and maybe a little scared too, just like the boys.  I'm not excited however.But on that, since I announced it I have been absolutely besieged by men and their women messaging me that they're getting a health check. That makes me happy because that's why I decided to go public. Three of the people who have contacted me need to seek further advice.  Good luck and stay strongSo for my entire family this summer is going to be a season of immense change. So if the weather can just stay like this please, it would be much appreciated.

Please enjoy the highlights/lowlights of The ACC's coverage of the Rugby Championship Test between the All Blacks and the Springboks at Westpac Stadium in Wellington.

In Extra Time this week - the All Blacks are back in town for their first home test of the year. Wellington's Westpac Stadium is a sell out for the Springbok test - but just how relevant is the match ahead of the World Cup? And the Silver Ferns are back home from their World Cup success in Liverpool and they're all $25 thousand better off each - but what about coach Noelene Taurua will she be back for more?

In Extra Time this week - the All Blacks are back in town for their first home test of the year. Wellington's Westpac Stadium is a sell out for the Springbok test - but just how relevant is the match ahead of the World Cup? And the Silver Ferns are back home from their World Cup success in Liverpool and they're all $25 thousand better off each - but what about coach Noelene Taurua will she be back for more?

The Springboks have brought out the big guns for their clash against the All Blacks in Wellington on Saturday night.Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus has made widespread changes to the side that defeated the Wallabies 35-17 in Johannesburg last weekend, with only lock Eben Etzebeth, wing Makazole Mapimpi and flanker Pieter-Steph du Toit retaining their places in the starting XV.No 8 Duane Vermeulen will take over the captaincy from Etzebeth, who led the team against Australia, with Siya Kolisi still recovering from injury.The changes don't come as a surprise with Erasmus deciding to split his squad into two groups before the start of the Rugby Championship to prepare better for this week's clash and manage fatigue ahead of the World Cup in September.Erasmus will be hoping this side, 18 of which featured in the Springboks' 36-34 win over the All Blacks in September last year, will be able to replicate that performance and go back-to-back at Westpac Stadium.Erasmus says he expects a "huge battle" in Wellington, where the Springboks beat the All Blacks on an away trip for the first time since 2009."We have the utmost respect for the All Blacks who are the undisputed No 1 rugby team in the world," he said."We know we will have to be at our very best to be competitive against the All Blacks on Saturday and that is why we have sent a group of players in advance to Wellington, so they could acclimatise after the long trip over from South Africa."The New Zealanders are a very experienced and settled side while we have some catching up to do in terms of where the two sides are at the moment."They are bringing back their Crusaders players, who were all rested after the Vodacom Super Rugby final, so we are in for a huge battle against the best team in the world."Springboks team: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Lukhanyo Am, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Handré Pollard, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Duane Vermeulen (c), 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Kwagga Smith, 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Steven Kitshoff. Reserves: 16 Bongi Mbonamb, 17 Tendai Mtawarira, 18 Trevor Nyakane, 19 RG Snyman, 20 Francois Louw, 21 Herschel Jantjies, 22 Frans Steyn, 23 Jesse Kriel. 

Hurricanes head coach John Plumtree has made just two changes to the starting XV to face the Jaguares on Friday night.The experienced James Marshall will start at first five-eighth in the absence of Beauden Barrett who is on the second of his All Black rest weeks, while Du'Plessis Kirifi will start at openside flanker.Marshall, who will make his 49th appearance for the Hurricanes, has impressed off the bench after returning from the shoulder injury he suffered in round one.Kirifi's inclusion sees Ardie Savea move to No 8 with Reed Prinsep unavailable after he suffered a bad cut to his face in the Hurricanes' 22-12 win over the Blues last week.There are four changes to the bench from last week with Heiden Bedwell-Curtis providing loose forward cover, Chris Eves comes in for an injured Fraser Armstrong while Fletcher Smith and Salesi Rayasi come into the match day squad.Plumtree was impressed with the overall work of the whole squad at Eden Park and the impact they got off the bench against a really physical Blues side."We are expecting the same sort of physical challenge from the Jaguares who showed last year and last week against the Highlanders that they can perform really well in New Zealand," he said."They also play a really entertaining style of rugby and are prepared to use the ball from anyone on the field so our defence is going to have to be really good again this week."We really want to end this block of five games on a high in front of our fans and head into the bye week in good shape."The Hurricanes will be aiming for their sixth-straight Super Rugby victory.The Hurricanes squad to face the Jaguares at Westpac Stadium on Friday 7.35pm:15 Jordie Barrett 14 Wes Goosen13 Matt Proctor12 Ngani Laumape11 Ben Lam10 James Marshall9 TJ Perenara (c)8 Ardie Savea7 Du'Plessis Kirifi6 Vaea Fifita5 Isaia Walker-Leawere4 James Blackwell3 Jeff To'omaga-Allen2 Asafo Aumua1 Toby SmithReserves:16 Ricky Riccitelli17 Chris Eves18 Ross Geldenhuys19 Kane Le'aupepe20 Heiden Bedwell-Curtis21 Finlay Christie22 Fletcher Smith23 Salesi Rayasi 

Mark Rudan has revealed the personal inner turmoil that has played out behind the most successful Wellington Phoenix campaign in four years.The club confirmed on Monday their head coach would be leaving at the end of this A-League season and Rudan today fronted media at Westpac Stadium to explain his reasons for exiting with one year left to run on his contract.This was a very different Mark Rudan to the bullish, exuberant, confident character who faced the cameras and microphones in the very same room when he was unveiled as Wellington coach in late May.Instead, it was an apologetic, softly-spoken, repeatedly contrite Rudan who said the word "sorry" at least a dozen times during an at times emotional media conference.As has been widely reported, Rudan will head back to Sydney to be with his wife and teenaged sons, who he has lived apart from for the best part of the last year.Despite repeated attempts to sell them on a move to New Zealand, Rudan admitted he knew after his family spent an extended Christmas holiday with him in Wellington that a permanent relocation wasn't going to happen."My intentions were good - to try and convince them to come over and stay," he said. "I thought in the back of my mind I'd find a way of getting them over here but I think I was just lying to myself and trying to convince myself that I could convince them."I was torn; I didn't know what to do and I'd never been in this situation before. There are moments when a dad's got to be a dad. He's got to be there and put his arm around his kids and be there for the family and I've missed that. It wasn't my intention to lead anybody on. I was just confused about what the best thing to do was."I was always going to let someone down no matter what decision I made. I've let my club down and my fans down and everybody here and that's genuinely how I feel. They've got every reason to be upset with my decision, I get that. I'm sorry to those who I've upset and I just hope they can understand my side."Fan reaction to Rudan's departure has been mixed. There's a significant amount of gratitude for the way he's turned around the flailing fortunes of a struggling football club, but many also feel let-down by his decision to leave the job midway through his contract."I'll take any punches that come my way," said Rudan."All I can say is that when I came here my intentions were very, very good. I wanted to make a difference at this football club. I gave it my all and I really wish it could have been different, more than you know, but it's not to be."I understand the disappointment with people - I get that, they're hurt. They've got every right to say what they want - they pay their hard-earned, they're supporters and members of this football club. If they feel that or sense that, I'll take it on the chin. It's my fault, no-one else's.""If they want to throw oranges and bananas, I'm not the best at eating fruit, so I've been told by my nutritionist and that I should eat more of that," he joked."But I can understand why they're angry and they're right. Everything they want to say about me is right - if they think I'm this, that or the other. I'll take whatever hits come my way and all I can do is apologise."The timing of Rudan's announcement to the players had also raised eyebrows, with many correlating back-to-back defeats with the inevitable uncertainty in the squad."I don't know what the best way would have been [to tell them]," Rudan admitted."Could it have been better? Probably. How? I don't know. Should I have come out earlier and said, 'This is what's happening?' I told the players and staff when it started and I tried to be open with you guys (the media)."Had I said it earlier, how would that have affected my playing group, the supporters and everybody else? I tried to do the best I could, but I was conflicted and it was very complicated."Rudan also revealed he offered to resign after the side's loss to Brisbane last Friday, just hour...

It will be a familiar side that runs out for the Hurricanes in Wellington against the Highlanders this weekend, with just two changes made.A week removed from their 43-13 battering of the Brumbies, the Hurricanes will welcome back utility Jordie Barrett and prop Jeff To'omaga-Allen to the starting side.Barrett will start on the wing against the Highlanders in place of Vince Aso, who moves back to the bench, with Chase Tiatia holding on to the No 15 jersey after an impressive outing against the Brumbies."We were really pleased with most aspects of our game against the Brumbies and we are looking to build on that by making minimal changes," Hurricanes coach John Plumtree said."There were obviously some tough calls when it came to selecting the side but we were really impressed with the way Chase handled his debut and he has been rewarded for that."The Highlanders are going to be a massive challenge for us, like all New Zealand derbies are, but we are very keen on maintaining our proud record at Westpac Stadium in front of our home fans."On the bench, hooker Asafo Aumua and prop Fraser Armstrong will be in line of playing time for the first time this season.Hurricanes: Chase Tiatia, Jordie Barrett, Matt Proctor, Ngani Laumape, Ben Lam, Beauden Barrett, TJ Perenara, Ardie Savea, Du'Plessis Kirifi, Vaea Fifita, Liam Mitchell, James Blackwell, Jeff To'omaga-Allen, Dane Coles (c), Chris Eves. Reserves: Asafo Aumua, Fraser Armstrong, Ben May, Isaia Walker-Leawere, Reed Prinsep, Richard Judd, Jackson Garden-Bachop, Vince Aso. 

This episode's panel features Matt Heath, Jeremy Wells, Lee Baker, James Mconie, Leigh Hart & Jason Hoyte. Live from the ACC Studio here's the highlights/lowlights of the ACC's coverage of the Black Caps vs India 1st T20 at Westpac Stadium. Brought to you by Mammoth flavoured milk - Don't just make it big #MakeItMammoth  

It may have been his ninth Twenty20 international, but Tim Seifert truly introduced himself on the world stage on Wednesday night.Seifert smacked a stellar 84 from 43 balls to lead the Black Caps to an 80-run victory — the largest defeat in India's Twenty20 history, and one that puts them on the precipice of a rare series defeat.Elevated to the top of the order, Seifert made the most of an opportunity he hadn't received in his international career to date. Of his seven Twenty20 knocks for the Black Caps before tonight, five saw him bat at seven or lower in the order, and he had compiled just 42 runs.On Wednesday night, he doubled that, in a splendid knock reminiscent of Brendon McCullum. It's somewhat an easy comparison – they're similar in stature, and both wicketkeepers, but Seifert was also just as aggressive, charging down the crease and flat-batting screaming sixes to all corners of Westpac Stadium.With support from Colin Munro (34 from 20 balls) and Kane Williamson (34 from 22), Seifert set a platform that allowed free reign for the hitters that followed to cash in, and they did, reaching 219-6 – the highest score at Westpac Stadium, and highest by any team against India since 2016.After New Zealand's opening struggles in ODIs – having not recorded a fifty partnership in over a year – Seifert and Munro came out and bashed 85 from the first eight overs in the first of three T20s. They had some luck – there's always some luck in this format – but Seifert was in fine form, picking up anything that drifted into his pads on his way to seven fours and six sixes.It was hardly a surprise that Seifert was capable of such destruction – he owns the fastest T20 century in New Zealand – but with the 24-year-old having an outside chance of making the ODI World Cup squad as keeping and batting cover, it was a timely reminder.So, too, was Tim Southee's bowling, after he sat out the last four one-dayers. With India chasing 220, they needed a fast start, but Southee remarkably went for just two runs from his first two overs, and picked up the key wicket of Rohit Sharma.Without two of the world's best Twenty20 batsmen – Virat Kohli (average of 49.2 at a strike rate of 136) and KL Rahul (43.4 at 148), India didn't have their usual firepower, and when Mitchell Santner took two wickets in three balls, they needed a miracle.They didn't get it, Southee finishing with 3-17, with India - who are unbeaten in their last 10 Twenty20 series' – now on the brink of their first series defeat since 2017. 

This episode's panel features Jeremy Wells, G Lane, Lee Baker, Jason Hoyte & James McOnie. Live from the ACC Studio here's the highlights/lowlights of the ACC's coverage of the Black Caps vs India 5th ODI at Westpac Stadium featuring rest home sex lives, hospital minibars and the underarm delivery ball.Brought to you by Mammoth flavoured milk - Don't just make it big #MakeItMammoth  

The Wellington Phoenix hope taking a home game to Sydney will boost their important crowd metrics.Their February 23 A-League game against Sydney FC will be played at Campbelltown Stadium, across town from their opposition's usual home ground.The Phoenix were told to boost their crowds by A-League bosses if they wanted a licence extension.General manager David Dome says with consecutive home games being played away, it's a chance to boost their crowd tally."We're still yet to see the crowd come back to Wellington in big numbers, so Auckland have become very important in that regard. We're hoping the fans turn out in Sydney."But Dome insists they will still take games to smaller New Zealand centres.He says more New Zealand venues were investigated with Westpac Stadium unavailable, but a mix of financial issues and timings couldn't be sorted.Dome says they will absolutely look at taking games to the likes of Christchurch."They are a good outfit to work with down there, it just wasn't good time for them. We'd like to go back to Waikato, that's a fantastic stadium there, but again the timing wasn't quite right and we couldn't get the model to work there."LISTEN TO DAVID DOME TALK WITH D'ARCY AND GORAN ABOVE  

Jordie Barrett will probably have to wait a while to make good on his big mistake in Wellington against the Springboks.The fullback's quick throw-in to Rieko Ioane, which went to ground and bounced perfectly for Willie le Roux to score in the famous South African victory, will be a difficult one to live down and while he won't play for the All Blacks against the Pumas on Sunday and is unlikely to play in the test the following week in Pretoria, the 21-year-old is still very much in the frame.Unfortunately for Barrett, who scored an excellent try in combination with brother Beauden to open the scoring at Westpac Stadium, his learning curve in terms of game management came in the All Blacks' first defeat at home to the Boks since 2009.Steve Hansen's determination to name a strong side for the next two weeks in preparation for the World Cup means Barrett will have to do the rest of his learning on the training paddock but such has been the young Hurricane's quick rise since he made his test debut last year (his first start was against the British & Irish Lions), that may not be a bad thing.Ben Smith, clearly the All Blacks' top fullback, has been named in the No15 jersey for Sunday's test at Estadio Jose Amalfitani alongside wings Waisake Naholo and Rieko Ioane. If all three come through unscathed they are likely to start against the Boks at Loftus Versfeld too, with Damian McKenzie probably on the reserves bench after he left Buenos Aires due to a family bereavement.McKenzie has become such an exciting player off the bench in the closing stages of tests he is beginning to carve out a niche for himself there and the 23-year-old Chiefs player could be a source of inspiration for Barrett.McKenzie's habit of throwing intercepted passes, which received a training ground rebuke from Hansen as broadcast on Amazon Prime's documentary on the team this year, has been curtailed. He has learned to control his impetuosity and Barrett can too."He's 20 or 21, so he's not a very old rugby player but he's a very talented one," Hansen said of Barrett. "Sometimes you've just got to give them a bit of a go and it comes off. You've still got to get them to learn and sometimes you give them a go and it doesn't come off. That's when you put your arm around him and make sure he doesn't lose his confidence from the whole thing."Jordie is a project; he's got the potential to be very, very special. His game understanding for his age is understandably not that good at times. He can make the odd mistake but do some really great things too. It's a bit like when we first got Damian. He was all over the place. I described him quite often as a fly in a bottle. He's now settled down and has become very fluid in the game. He understands when to take risks versus the rewards that come with them."Jordie is still learning that. You don't want to knock the good stuff out of him, you just want him to learn when to push the button."All Blacks team to play Argentina at Estadio Jose Amalfitani on Sunday at 11.40am, is:Ben Smith14. Waisake Naholo13. Ryan Crotty12. Sonny Bill Williams11. Rieko Ioane10. Beauden Barrett9. TJ Perenara8. Luke Whitelock7. Sam Cane6. Shannon Frizell5. Scott Barrett4. Sam Whitelock ©3. Ofa Tuungafasi2. Codie Taylor1. Karl Tu'inukuafeReserves: Nathan Harris, Tim Perry, Angus Ta'avao, Patrick Tuipulotu, Ardie Savea, Aaron Smith, Richie Mo'unga, Anton Lienert-Brown. 

This week we're in Wellington where Logan catches up with Ice Blacks legend Corey Down to talk about his time both as a national player and coach, his next career move, plus a few curly questions from the audience (aka the Puck Yeah Facebook). The former New Zealand captain will be making his long-awaited return to the game when he laces up for the June 23rd curtain raiser game outdoors at Westpac Stadium between the current Ice Blacks and the NZIHL All-Stars as part of the 2018 Ice Hockey Classic.

The Black Caps expects they'll leave the dropsies behind before they get to Eden Park on Friday.Mitchell Santner and Tim Southee both shelled catches in the deep in the 12-run Twenty20 tri-series win over England at Westpac Stadium.READ MORE:Williamson admits to 'uh oh' moment before setting NZ up for victoryPeter McGlashan reviews Black Caps' win over EnglandBatting coach Craig McMillan told the Radio Sport Breakfast that catches going down is frustrating."Westpac is prob the hardest catching ground in the country. It was windy last night, so the wind was swirling and you see guys under the ball, and then all of a sudden they're moving left, moving right."The Black Caps travel to Auckland today, while Australia has also arrived in town ahead of Friday's match.McMillan also says Kane Williamson had paid no attention to the pre-match questions over his position in the T20 side.

The Black Caps expects they'll leave the dropsies behind before they get to Eden Park on Friday.Mitchell Santner and Tim Southee both shelled catches in the deep in the 12-run Twenty20 tri-series win over England at Westpac Stadium.READ MORE:Williamson admits to 'uh oh' moment before setting NZ up for victoryPeter McGlashan reviews Black Caps' win over EnglandBatting coach Craig McMillan told the Radio Sport Breakfast that catches going down is frustrating."Westpac is prob the hardest catching ground in the country. It was windy last night, so the wind was swirling and you see guys under the ball, and then all of a sudden they're moving left, moving right."The Black Caps travel to Auckland today, while Australia has also arrived in town ahead of Friday's match.McMillan also says Kane Williamson had paid no attention to the pre-match questions over his position in the T20 side.

Former England cricketer James Taylor has been left dumbfounded at the pitch for tonight's Twenty20 between the Black Caps and England.Pictures have emerged of the Westpac Stadium wicket having a large bald patch in the middle of it, with the surrounding grass a very dark green.Now a commentator with the BBC Taylor told the Radio Sport Breakfast it's hard to rescue a wicket like that."I just think they'll have to leave it or shave down much as they can, but I'm intrigued, I saw they spraying it with something yesterday."I'm really not sure how it's going to play at all, I've never anything like this in international cricket."Pakistan coach was Mickey Arthur was critical of the Wellington wicket following last month's T20 loss to New Zealand.

Former England cricketer James Taylor has been left dumbfounded at the pitch for tonight's Twenty20 between the Black Caps and England.Pictures have emerged of the Westpac Stadium wicket having a large bald patch in the middle of it, with the surrounding grass a very dark green.Now a commentator with the BBC Taylor told the Radio Sport Breakfast it's hard to rescue a wicket like that."I just think they'll have to leave it or shave down much as they can, but I'm intrigued, I saw they spraying it with something yesterday."I'm really not sure how it's going to play at all, I've never anything like this in international cricket."Pakistan coach was Mickey Arthur was critical of the Wellington wicket following last month's T20 loss to New Zealand.

Next year New Zealand will be the first country in the Southern Hemisphere to host an ice hockey game, as teams from the United States and Canada head our way for a three game tour. Kerry Goulet, a International Ice Hockey Hall of Famer, joined the show to speak about sport coming to New Zealand including a game in Westpac Stadium. He talked through the logistics and also what is happening in the pro game in North America at the moment.LISTEN TO KERRY GOULET TALK WITH DANIEL MCHARDY ABOVE

International Ice Hockey Hall of Famer Kerry Goulet joined Daniel McHardy Afternoons to speak about international ice hockey returning to New Zealand for the first time since 2011.The logistics of turning Westpac Stadium into a venue was discussed as was the professional game in North America and Kerry’s experiences with concussions and his work educating others now.LISTEN ABOVE AS KERRY GOULET SPEAKS WITH DANIEL MCHARDY

International Ice Hockey Hall of Famer Kerry Goulet joined Daniel McHardy Afternoons to speak about international ice hockey returning to New Zealand for the first time since 2011.The logistics of turning Westpac Stadium into a venue was discussed as was the professional game in North America and Kerry’s experiences with concussions and his work educating others now.LISTEN ABOVE AS KERRY GOULET SPEAKS WITH DANIEL MCHARDY

Next year New Zealand will be the first country in the Southern Hemisphere to host an ice hockey game, as teams from the United States and Canada head our way for a three game tour. Kerry Goulet, a International Ice Hockey Hall of Famer, joined the show to speak about sport coming to New Zealand including a game in Westpac Stadium. He talked through the logistics and also what is happening in the pro game in North America at the moment.LISTEN TO KERRY GOULET TALK WITH DANIEL MCHARDY ABOVE

Gui's gone: Brazilian playmaker Gui Finkler has parted ways with the Wellington Phoenix Football Club.Two weeks after he was substituted and then left Westpac Stadium before the end of his side's A-League loss to the Mariners, Finkler has left the football club altogether.Jason Pine joined D'Arcy and Goran to talk about the matter and analyzed what they meant by "mutual consent", saying it doesn't come as a massive surprise.He also talks about one time when Frinkler left the stadium before the end of the match, which the boys suspect would have annoyed his team mates.The Brazilian, who played 28 games for the club, scoring seven goals, never held down a spot in coach Darije Kalezic's starting XI and struggled to produce his best under the new coach.Phoenix General Manager David Dome expressed his disappointment that it hadn't worked out for the talented Brazilian but also his gratitude."Gui is the type of player every club loves to have, both on and off the field," said Dome. "As our marquee signing, we had very high expectations with Gui."We've been blessed with a wealth of quality attacking midfielders in recent seasons but the club has to focus on balance across the whole playing roster."We've had some big conversations internally at the club in recent weeks and as disappointed as we are to see Gui go, it provides an opportunity to strengthen in areas we're less well-resourced."For Finkler it's a bittersweet moment, but the Brazilian is looking forward to the next chapter of a distinguished sixteen-year professional career."I've really enjoyed my time in Wellington," said Finkler, "when I arrived I felt really welcomed by the playing group, they're a great bunch of boys with good culture – it's not always easy to find this at clubs. LISTEN TO JASON PINE TALK TO D'ARCY AND GORAN- with content from NZ Herald

Gui's gone: Brazilian playmaker Gui Finkler has parted ways with the Wellington Phoenix Football Club.Two weeks after he was substituted and then left Westpac Stadium before the end of his side's A-League loss to the Mariners, Finkler has left the football club altogether.Jason Pine joined D'Arcy and Goran to talk about the matter and analyzed what they meant by "mutual consent", saying it doesn't come as a massive surprise.He also talks about one time when Frinkler left the stadium before the end of the match, which the boys suspect would have annoyed his team mates.The Brazilian, who played 28 games for the club, scoring seven goals, never held down a spot in coach Darije Kalezic's starting XI and struggled to produce his best under the new coach.Phoenix General Manager David Dome expressed his disappointment that it hadn't worked out for the talented Brazilian but also his gratitude."Gui is the type of player every club loves to have, both on and off the field," said Dome. "As our marquee signing, we had very high expectations with Gui."We've been blessed with a wealth of quality attacking midfielders in recent seasons but the club has to focus on balance across the whole playing roster."We've had some big conversations internally at the club in recent weeks and as disappointed as we are to see Gui go, it provides an opportunity to strengthen in areas we're less well-resourced."For Finkler it's a bittersweet moment, but the Brazilian is looking forward to the next chapter of a distinguished sixteen-year professional career."I've really enjoyed my time in Wellington," said Finkler, "when I arrived I felt really welcomed by the playing group, they're a great bunch of boys with good culture – it's not always easy to find this at clubs. LISTEN TO JASON PINE TALK TO D'ARCY AND GORAN- with content from NZ Herald

Westpac Stadium CEO Shane Harmon said he has no concerns over ticket sales for the All Whites' World Cup playoff against Peru, no matter what day or time the match kick offs.But he said his preference is for a return to the 'bygone' era of a Saturday afternoon kick off for the first leg match.LISTEN ABOVE AS SHANE HARMON SPOKE TO THE RADIO SPORT BREAKFAST

Capital Chats talks to All Blacks and Lions fans before and after the clash between the two teams at Westpac Stadium in Wellington.

New Zealand Broadcaster, Stu Frith and American Journalist Victoria Gaither, are at Westpac Stadium in Wellington, NZ for the Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood Ripcord World Tour Concert.

"I do the podcast for my clients, my past clients and my future clients. If they're listening, then I'm happy...I'll unashamedly say it's a lead generation for Sports Geek." In the first ever crossover episode of Makers of Sport, Sean Callanan of Sports Geek joins the show for Part 1 of a two-part series. Sean tells his story of how he went from programmer to notable digital consultant in the global sports business as we discuss the founding of Sports Geek—Sean's consulting company. We chat about our love of podcasting in depth; including the effect starting a podcast has had on both of our services businesses in regards to asserting expertise. Sean also shares the interesting story of how he landed epic guest Mark Cuban on Sports Geek Podcast. We touch on Sean's recent trip to the U.S. at Podcast Movemenent and the SEAT Conference as we discuss the current state of podcasting, its future and sports tech industry. Lastly, Sean gives us some of his thoughts on Snapchat and how it is a great chronological storytelling tool. NOTE: The second part of this crossover where Sean interviews me is on Sports Geek Podcast. Mentions Include: Sean Callanan's Twitter Sports Geek Twitter Sports Geek Pat Flynn, Smart Passive Income The Basketball Jones Podcast Rich Clarke, Colorado Rapids Michael Stelzner, Social Media Examiner Mark Cuban on Sports Geek Podcast CyberDust app Bill Simmons, Every Given Wednesday Malcolm Gladwell Podcast Movement Gimlet Media John Lee Dumas, Entpreneur on Fire Radiotopia SEAT Conference Christine Stoffel, SEAT Founder Shane Harmon, CEO of Westpac Stadium Peter Sorckoff, CCO, ATL Hawks My next guest is Ross Yoshida, Director of Graphic Design for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ross is a vocal voice in the sports design community and is on the board of MLC Connect. Sign up for the weekly email newsletter for updates, discounts on future products and exclusive content for subscribers. You can also show your support for the podcast by joining the community and keeping it sponsor-free. Did you enjoy this episode? Then please rate and/or write a review of the show on iTunes. Also, be sure to follow show host, @TAdamMartin and @MakersofSport on twitter and Dribbble.

On this week’s podcast we chat with Shane Harmon CEO of Westpac Stadium on crowds, stadiums & technology and #sportsbiz. Shane is a sports business lifer and is CEO of Westpac Stadium in Wellington, if you're not following @ShaneHarmon then you just aren't doing it properly.   Later in the podcast I chat with Al Crombie on ABC Grandstand about new sports digital collaboration called 120 sports. Full show notes - https://sportsgeekhq.com/podcast/shane-harmon-sportsbiz/

Westpac Stadium CEO Shane Harmon chats about his experience with Rugby World Cup in 2011 and his new role at Westpac Stadium in Wellington. On Harf Time we look look back at why #WarriorsLive was a success bringing fans into the huddle at a preseason practice. Full show notes - https://sportsgeekhq.com/podcast/sgp-023-shane-harmon-on-digital-venues-and-warriorslive/

Central Coast Mariners vs Wellington Phoenix. Live call from Westpac Stadium, Wellington, NZ. Commentary with Luke and Michael and our NZ commentary team.