Stacey Fluhler News Today

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.

Three exciting world cups on New Zealand soil have boosted coverage of women's sport stratospherically – and women are now far more visible in public life. When can we say these 'firsts' are normal?

Hosting three women's world cups was considered a boost for women's sport in New Zealand but are Aotearoa's female athletes any better off?

The first day of the Vancouver Sevens at BC Stadium saw both the All Blacks and Black Ferns Sevens play two of their three pool matches.

It's up to Super Rugby Aupiki players to emulate the heroics of the Black Ferns and make sure people keep watching, Jamie Wall writes.

The New Zealand men's and women's sevens teams have booked quarter-final berths after strong starts to the Hamilton leg of the world series.

The Black Ferns Sevens produced outstanding displays of defence to keep their line intact when completing three wins from three on day one of the HSBC World Series Sevens in Hamilton on Saturday.

Sevens world series co-leaders Samoa failed to reach the men's quarter-finals in the biggest shock on the opening day of the tournament in Hamilton on Saturday.

From next season New Zealand will not be hosting a leg of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. It will be the first time, except for Covid disruption, New Zealand hasn’t hosted an event since 2000.

The World Cup-winning Black Ferns have scooped most of the major prizes at the annual New Zealand Rugby awards.