Dana Johannsen

New Zealand, San Francisco

Sports correspondent at Radio New Zealand (RNZ)

Sports correspondent for @radionz In Depth. Interested in sports biz, governance, athlete welfare and integrity issues.

Articles

42 South Island schools join fight against exclusive rugby competition

1 week ago | nzherald.co.nz | Dana Johannsen

Schools are required to ensure a safe and inclusive environment and to eliminate discrimination - and that includes participating in sport. Photo / FileBy Dana Johannsen of RNZA group of South Island principals is rallying against what it claims are “discriminatory and unlawful” plans for a breakaway first XV rugby competition played exclusively among boys’ schools.
Co-ed school principals fight ‘deeply unethical’ boys school-only rugby competition

1 week ago | rnz.co.nz | Dana Johannsen

A group of South Island principals is rallying against what it claims are "discriminatory and unlawful" plans for a breakaway first XV rugby competition played exclusively among boys' schools. A collective of South Island boys' schools last month confirmed talks were under way to launch a new first XV competition as part of wider collaborative efforts to improve educational outcomes for young men.
Eligibility row erupts over five ‘year 14s’ in controversial Marlborough Boys’ College first XV

2 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Dana Johannsen

The Marlborough Boys' College First XV is again attracting controversy. Photo / Sky SportBy Dana Johannsen of RNZThe schoolboy rugby team that made international headlines last month over a controversial try is facing further claims of dubious tactics by rivals. RNZ has learned Marlborough Boys’ College, one of the top rugby schools in the South Island, has five “year 14” students in its first XV team this season.
What will the changes to Sport New Zealand actually mean?

3 weeks ago | rnz.co.nz | Dana Johannsen

Explainer: The news landed with a thud within, and outside, the walls of Sport New Zealand. When the then-minister for sport and recreation, Chris Bishop, ordered an independent rapid review of the crown agency in November last year, the nervous rumblings were felt immediately across the sector. The purpose of the review, according to a statement from the minister's office, was to "provide assurance and visibility… that the use of public funding by the Sport NZ Group is efficient and effective".
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1 month ago | stuff.co.nz | Dana Johannsen
Top New Zealand rower arrested in the US following post-regatta incident

1 month ago | nzherald.co.nz | Dana Johannsen

The national team were in Seattle for the Windermere Cup. Photo / PhotosportRowing NZ has launched an investigation into a recent tour to the United States, after a top New Zealand rower was arrested for assault following an incident at a post-regatta celebration. RNZ has learned Zack Rumble, a member of the New Zealand men’s elite team, missed his flight home from the US tour as he was in police custody following his arrest on suspicion of assault on May 3.
Top New Zealand rower arrested in the US following post-regatta incident

1 month ago | rnz.co.nz | Dana Johannsen

[Thursday am]Rowing NZ has launched an investigation into a recent tour to the United States, after a top New Zealand rower was arrested for assault following an incident at a post-regatta celebration. RNZ has learned Zack Rumble, a member of the New Zealand men's elite team, missed his flight home from the US tour as he was in police custody following his arrest on suspicion of assault on 3 May.
Why US rugby star Ilona Maher is unafraid to take up space

1 month ago | radionz.co.nz | Dana Johannsen

Black Ferns v USAKick-off: 3:35pm Saturday 24 MayNorth Harbour Stadium, AlbanyLive blog coverage on RNZ SportBefore each game on the World Rugby Sevens circuit, the same choreographed pre-match routine is rolled out. A key component of the pomp and pageantry is what is known to those in the business as "the tunnel shot".
Why US rugby star Ilona Maher is unafraid to take up space

1 month ago | rnz.co.nz | Dana Johannsen

Before each game on the World Rugby Sevens circuit, the same choreographed pre-match routine is rolled out. A key component of the pomp and pageantry is what is known to those in the business as "the tunnel shot". It's when the two teams line up side by side at the end of the tunnel and do their best to ignore one another as they stare out at the field before them with grim-faced determination. Then, when the signal is given, the players charge out onto the pitch to a fate unknown.
Into the light: Why Nicholle Bailey and Jess Massey waived suppression to tell the truth about Olympic cyclist Olivia Podmore’s tragic death

1 month ago | radionz.co.nz | Dana Johannsen

Once adversaries, Nicholle Bailey and Jess Massey found themselves united in a shared goal following the suspected suicide of a Olympic cyclist Olivia Podmore: to tell the truth for their friend. Dana Johannsen reports. Nicholle Bailey rounded the corner of the grocery aisle at Cambridge Countdown and stopped in her tracks. She thought about reversing course, but she had already been spotted. Inwardly, she cursed the poor timing of her evening supermarket run. Soon she was cursing out loud.