Welcome to the seven edition of Coaches Kōrero for 2025!

For someone who didn’t set out to become a coach, Scotsman Murray Buchan is now well and truly ensconced, his destined career path eventually landing him in New Zealand and into a veritable field of dreams. Plying his trade initially for Snowsport Scotland and GB (Great Britain) Snowsport, Buchan has quickly added his lustre to […]

When Jenny Armstrong was three days old her parents brought a boat for the family and named it “Jenny”.  What began was a life of sailing that has taken Armstrong all over the world and back to her beloved Dunedin where she now lives with her family.   “I guess my fate was sealed as a […]

As he turns 70 years of age, Kevin Smith shows no sign of slowing down. In fact, quite the opposite; in some respects he’s just getting started. Smith has been involved in lawn bowls since he was 17 years old, when he watched his brother pick up a national title. Since then he’s done pretty […]

Somewhat quietly, Gary Stead has put together an impressive record as Blackcaps coach over the past six and a half years. And that’s just the way he would want it. “I like to win but don’t let the results define me,” he says. “The results happen because of a group of people you have around […]

When a struggling young track cyclist reached out to Elyse Fraser for coaching a few years ago, it unexpectedly set Fraser on a new path. The former elite track cyclist and police officer didn’t have cycling coaching on her horizon and now she’s forging a pathway for female cycling coaches. “I was taken aback because […]

Becoming an athletics coach was never part of the plan for primary school teacher Nuree Greenhalgh. Despite coming from a family of coaches and having competed nationally in the 400m and 800m, Greenhalgh was content supporting her daughters from the side lines—until a pivotal moment changed everything seven years ago. Judy Revell-Lewis, the mother of […]

Welcome to the sixth edition of Coaches Kōrero for 2025!

Welcome to the fifth edition of Coaches Kōrero for 2025!

Welcome to the fourth edition of Coaches Kōrero for 2025!

Welcome to the third edition of Coaches Kōrero for 2025!

A determined focus as an athlete, sharpened considerably by a constantly enquiring mind where he delved deeply into the process of performance, ultimately led Gordon Walker to becoming the famed coach he is today. In tandem with canoe racing queen Dame Lisa Carrington, “Gordy’’ as he is affectionately addressed by those who know him best, […]