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New online gambling laws could deal a bad hand to NZ’s grassroots sports clubs

A proposed new law won’t require online casinos to pay back a share of profits to community organisations, with potentially dire consequences.

04.09.2025 10

The Conversation

Blake Bennett

Where have all the coaches gone? The volunteer crisis hitting grassroots sport in NZ

Community sport depends on volunteers showing up. But as numbers fall and pressures rise, who’s left to guide the next generation?

11.08.2025 20

The Conversation

Blake Bennett