Trailblazers with Rikki and Kirstie
SENZ's Kirstie Stanway and Rikki Swannell focus on New Zealand female athletes and administrators who have helped shape women’s sports. Each week Rikki and Kirstie will take listeners behind the scenes of the NZ sporting industry and interview female athletes from all codes.
Sports
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Trailblazers - Luuka Jones (15/10/21)
44 min
27
Trailblazers - Emma Twigg (28/09/21)
44 min
28
Trailblazers - Emma Gilmour (21/09/21)
38 min
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Trailblazers - Annabel Anderson
44 min
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Trailblazers - Kayla Whitelock (7/9/21)
45 min
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Trailblazers - Honey Hireme-Smiler (31/09/21)
43 min
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Trailblazers - Julia Ratcliffe (24/08/21)
Olympic hammer thrower Julia Ratcliffe optimises the word "overachiever". She's got a degree from Princeton University, works for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, and also happens to be an Olympian. Hammer throw is certainly not a traditional Kiwi sport and she's got a great backstory on how she got into the sport.
43 min
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Trailblazers - Portia Woodman (17/08/21)
A Trailblazer in the truest sense of the word, Portia Woodman is one of New Zealand's (and the world's) most iconic female rugby players. In this episode, she goes in-depth with Kirstie Stanway on whānau, her upbringing, a prolific career in netball, and how rugby led her another way. Portia gets honest about the heartbreak of Rio 2016, the vindication of Tokyo, and why family goes above everything else.
44 min
34
Trailblazers - Yvonne Willering (03/08/21)
Former Silver Ferns stalwart and coach Yvonne Willering joins Trailblazers and chats to Rikki Swannell about her storied career and some tales from all the highs and lows of the Silver Ferns over the past 40 years.
43 min
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Trailblazers - Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (27/07/21)
Winter Olympics bronze medalist Zoi Sadowski-Synnott joins Trailblazers and chats to Rikki Swannell about her rapid journey to Olympic glory and what's ahead for the prolific youngster.
43 min
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Trailblazers - Sophie Devine (20/07/21)
White Ferns captain Sophie Devine joins Trailblazers and chats to Rikki Swannell about her storied career and the challenges she's faced.
43 min