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My Net Worth: Marc Mitchell, investor and NZ Breakers owner
The Life

My Net Worth: Marc Mitchell, investor and NZ Breakers owner

"Everybody wants to know about all the successes, but sometimes things don't work."

Victoria Young 20 Apr 2025
Wow. It’s all basketball!
Finance

Wow. It’s all basketball!

US investment in basketball is lapping at our shores in more ways than one.

Pattrick Smellie 25 Mar 2025
Breakers basketball sale: Who are the Grice brothers?
Investments

Breakers basketball sale: Who are the Grice brothers?

Meet the siblings behind the ownership change at the franchise.

Pattrick Smellie 21 Mar 2025
Potential sale of SailGP's NZ team could break records
Investments

Potential sale of SailGP's NZ team could break records

Teams are now trading above US$50m.

Scott Chipolina 21 Feb 2025
SailGP is pushing the boat out on sports tech
Boats

SailGP is pushing the boat out on sports tech

Ben Moore 22 Jan 2025
Auckland FC scores big on kit sales
Retail

Auckland FC scores big on kit sales

Gregor Thompson 02 Dec 2024
'Now, fast ... very fast'
Opinion

Simon Robertson: 'Now, fast ... very fast'

Simon Robertson 26 Oct 2024
Craig Fenton abruptly leaves NZ Rugby
News in Brief

Craig Fenton abruptly leaves NZ Rugby

Staff reporters 22 Oct 2024
Blues axe Du Val partnership
Property

Blues axe Du Val partnership

John Anthony 23 Sep 2024
America’s Cup charts a course to net zero for shipping sector
Technology

America’s Cup charts a course to net zero for shipping sector

The Wall Street Journal 21 Sep 2024
Golden lessons from our elite athletes
Opinion

Peter Griffin: Golden lessons from our elite athletes

Peter Griffin 15 Aug 2024
Giving broadcasters a sporting chance
Markets

Paul McBeth: Giving broadcasters a sporting chance

Paul McBeth 13 Aug 2024
Boats, guns and swords: how cumbersome gear gets to Games
World Paris Olympics

Boats, guns and swords: how cumbersome gear gets to Games

The Washington Post 21 Jul 2024
It’s crazy to ride the Tour de France but crazier to drive it
World

It’s crazy to ride the Tour de France but crazier to drive it

The Wall Street Journal 21 Jul 2024
Rugby NZ can’t ruck up profits for second year running

Rugby NZ can’t ruck up profits for second year running

Gregor Thompson 25 Jun 2024
Rugby’s a ball, pass it on
Opinion

Paul McBeth: Rugby’s a ball, pass it on

Paul McBeth 04 Jun 2024
Shoe giants look to Paris Olympics for a runaway success
Style & fashion

Shoe giants look to Paris Olympics for a runaway success

Bloomberg 11 May 2024
Manuka Doctor owner backs the Breakers
Editor's Picks

Manuka Doctor owner backs the Breakers

Daniel Dunkley 04 Apr 2024
Fair play? The beautiful game belongs to the accountants now
Bloomberg

Fair play? The beautiful game belongs to the accountants now

Bloomberg 11 Feb 2024
NZ Open tees up $2m in prize money
The Life

NZ Open tees up $2m in prize money

Staff reporters 28 Jan 2024
NZ Thoroughbred Racing trots out home 'world championship'

NZ Thoroughbred Racing trots out home 'world championship'

Staff reporters 22 Jan 2024
Meet the CEO who gave 60,000 employees his cellphone number
The Wall Street Journal Leadership

Meet the CEO who gave 60,000 employees his cellphone number

The Wall Street Journal 21 Jan 2024
Silver Lake: New Zealand Rugby board approves landmark capital raise
Investments

Silver Lake: New Zealand Rugby board approves landmark capital raise

Staff reporters 22 Dec 2023
US design giants join team Tank Farm for national stadium option
Opinion

Trevor McKewen: US design giants join team Tank Farm for national stadium option

Trevor McKewen 15 Dec 2023
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