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Almost a third more Kiwi eyeballs were glued to women’s sport in the past year, proving the worth of hosting three World Cups in NZ. But how do sports maintain the momentum? Suzanne McFadden reports.

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The flow on effect is a period game-changer

It's time to normalise conversations around periods to help young women feel comfortable playing sport - the goal of the Flow on Effect initiative. Suzanne McFadden talks to wāhine aiming to make a difference in athletes' health and wellbeing.

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Getting girls to use online for good

On International Women's Day, we look at the good digital technology is doing for female athletes, how it can right its own wrongs, and how it's helping young women be physically active. Suzanne McFadden writes.

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Sport NZ’s transgender guidelines are a good start – but can they filter up from grassroots to elite competition?

The release this week of Sport NZ’s new Guiding Principles for the Inclusion of Transgender People in Community Sport caused a minor and predictable controversy. One former parliamentarian called the guidelines “woke ideology”. Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson responded that such opposition was “petty and small-minded”.

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Big leap for NZ women's sport coverage

A surge in women's sport in NZ media, but a fall in female bylines, highlight the latest Sport NZ study - which also shows where LockerRoom leads the pack.

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How do we protect kids from abuse in sport without creating a ‘culture of suspicion’ that ruins it for everyone?

Although sport is often touted as a vehicle for positive experiences, many investigations into sporting cultures – particularly high performance sport – have highlighted how predatory or abusive behaviour by coaches can emerge and be tolerated.

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More eyes on women's sport, more girls See the Possible

An upsurge in viewers watching female sport backs up Sky's new commitment to do more to highlight and support Kiwi women in sport.

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A milestone day for women in sport in Aotearoa

As UN International Women’s Day dawns in Aotearoa, it’s a moment to reflect on all that's been achieved for women in sport in the last five years, writes WISPA's Rachel Froggatt.

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