Jamie Wall (Te Rarawa) is a freelance writer and sports journalist for The Spinoff, Māori Television and RNZ.
To the Line examines what it's like for New Zealand high school kids with hoop dreams, but needs more time to truly score.
Jamie Wall reviews 2nd Chance Charlie, where lower grade rugby players compete for their second chance at rugby stardom and success.
The arrival of Dan Carter is far from the first time the ever-struggling Auckland team has hoped to turn around its fortunes with a star signing.
Yesterday Ian Foster was announced as the new coach of the All Blacks, having already spent eight years as part of the coaching setup.
By changing the logo, the Super Rugby side is admitting that the brand is problematic – but they haven't actually changed the crucially problematic bit.
As quality candidates drop like flies, the process to appoint the next coach looks not just silly, but preordained.
Jamie Wall reviews Jonah, the two-part Three telefeature that follows the life of our most famous All Black, and finds it an effective but mixed retelling of the legend.
Fred and Kawhena both wore the black jersey 40-odd years ago, and now their achievements have been outdone by the next Woodman generation
A Hurricanes true believer on a massive Super Rugby shift.
This week Trevor McKewen wrote of his epiphany about Real Men Wear Black, the bestseller he wrote in 1992. It didn't sound like the book I read.
In the wake of the terrorist attacks on Friday, people are aruging that the Crusaders name is now problematic, writes Jamie Wall for RNZ. Let's face it, though: it always was.
Who are the runners and riders to call Beaudy’s World Cup winning drop goal in Japan, asks Jamie Wall
God Defend New Zealand is terrible. It got exactly what it deserved, argues Jamie Wall for RNZ.
If someone pitched you the idea of using a contentious event in New Zealand history that resulted in land confiscations, hundreds of deaths and years of intergenerational trauma as a marketing idea, what would your response be?
The All Blacks launched their ad campaign to boost the June test series with France this week, labelling it The Battle For The Gallaher Cup. But 'battle' is the wrong word for the wrong situation, writes Jamie Wall.
What’s in a name? Once again not much, if you’re an NRL commentator.
A resurgent New Zealand pro wrestling scene is seeking another shot at TV stardom. Jamie Wall heads to Mt Roskill to watch the return of the Bushwhackers, and the generation they’ve inspired.
NZ rugby needs to act, and act fast. While it is financially the most dominant code in New Zealand, it could lose the attention of potential athletes fast if they can see that there’s money to be made elsewhere.
Police conducted a 'major operation' in the aftermath of Tonga's loss to England in the RLWC. Jamie Wall was there, and reports on what many in the community felt like overkill.
The success of Tonga and Fiji in the Rugby League World Cup is a marker of what might happen if clubs gained more power in rugby, writes Jamie Wall.
The best rugby team in the world facing down Australia's league team in Tokyo? All it takes for the ‘might’ to turn into a ‘will’ is someone to stump up with the cash, writes Jamie Wall.
New Zealand's favourite alternative flag made a magnificent comeback at the All Whites vs Peru match on Saturday. Jamie Wall talked to one of the dedicated fans behind it.
Billy Idol's bizarre 2002 performance in Sydney was a seminal moment in NRL grand final history. Now, 15 years on, a Sydney journalist has commemorated the event by having Idol’s hovercraft performance tattoed onto his leg.
Despite media reports concentrating on sporadic violence, the Tonga-Samoa RLWC international on Saturday was one of the best live sporting atmospheres in recent New Zealand history.
There are plenty of reasons why the Wallabies scored an upset, none of them involving random sexist slurs, writes Jamie Wall.
Jamie Wall chats to Manu Samoa veteran Dan Leo about unfairness, welfare and the myth of ‘poaching’ in Pacific Island rugby.
