Weekend Sport with Jason Pine

After the turmoil of the last six months, there’s some good news for netball.
The ANZ Premiership will be available on free-to-air TV, with TVNZ taking over the broadcasting of the competition.
Head of Sport at TVNZ, Melodie Robinson told Piney they got some really good results when they experimented with it last year, and they’ve seen year on year growth with their previous experiments.
“What that’s saying to us is if you put it on free to air, you make it accessible. You schedule it the right way, then Kiwis are gonna come and watch.”
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On the Weekend Sport with Jason Pine Full Show Podcast for 11th April 2026, Amateur Sport Association Chair Gordon Noble-Campbell offers his insight on the shortage of grassroots sport volunteers.
Graeme Agars breaks down all the action from the Masters, where Rory McIlroy holds a commanding lead.
And the ANZ Premiership is about to get underway, hoping to provide a welcome distraction from the struggles the sport has faced. GM of the Netball Players Association Pippa Moore joined Piney to discuss what she hopes to see in the upcoming season.
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Rory McIlroy has opened up a huge lead at the Masters – a stunning six shots to the good at the halfway mark.
The defending champion has birdied six of his last seven holes with a seven-under 65 for the day to be 12-under overall.
Golf Correspondent Graeme Agars told Piney that if McIlroy continues to play with this aggressive, devil may care attitude, he can’t see anyone beating him.
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Hopes a tough few months at Netball New Zealand can begin to be consigned to the past as the 2026 ANZ Premiership gets underway in Wellington this afternoon.
The first game between the Pulse and Magic follows an offseason with more headlines coming from boardroom than the court, with some questions still unanswered.
Netball Players Association GM Pippa Moore told Piney it’s been a tough time for the players, as they don’t know what will happen next year, and that uncertainty is unsettling.
“I think the players are in a pretty difficult position ... they’ve had to take a cut, but they’re optimistic.”
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The Black Foils expect they'll likely be out for at least three more regattas on the Sail GP calendar.
Having already missed round three of the season in Sydney after their high-speed crash with France at the Auckland event in February, the New Zealand team remain out of action for this weekend's racing in Brazil.
Wing trimmer and co-CEO Blair Tuke has told Jason Pine that financial and logistical constraints mean their new boat probably won't be ready for next month's events in Bermuda or New York, either.
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