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Coco Sports Talk with Penina and Ashley - covering all things sports from a Pasifika female lens!

#CocoSportsTalk looks at the many stories of Pasifika people involved in sports of…more

We chat with Samoan/Maori UFC fighter Carlos Ulberg after his UFC debut at UFC259 in Las Vegas.

He talks about his UFC debut, the connection he has to his walkout…more

Coco Sports Talk catches up with Samoan rapper Lisi who was in NZ doing some promo for his upcoming NZ tour next week.

DID YOU KNOW?!  He's a bit of…more

Coco Sports Talk with Penina and Ashley - covering all things sports from a Pasifika female lens!

#CocoSportsTalk looks at the many stories of Pasifika people involved in sports of…more

Aaron Leha'uli, John Vake, Sione Sika & Tiger-Lily Cocker-Lemalie were part of the Tongan Wrestling team that competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

The team made history as it was also…more

Coco Sports Talk with Penina and Ashley - covering all things sports from a Pasifika female lens!

#CocoSportsTalk looks at the many stories of Pasifika people involved in sports of…more

Coco Sports Talk catches up with a couple of young men representing Niue at the Commonwealth Games - boxers Duken Williams & Deniro Pao-Clarke - at their fundraising event in Grey…more

Coco Sports Talk with Penina and Ashley - covering all things sports from a Pasifika female lens!

#CocoSportsTalk looks at the many stories of Pasifika people involved in sports of…more

Coco Sports Talk with Penina and Ashley - covering all things sports from a Pasifika female lens!

#CocoSportsTalk looks at the many stories of Pasifika people involved in sports of…more

Coco Sports Talk with Penina and Ashley - covering all things sports from a Pasifika female lens!

#CocoSportsTalk looks at the many stories of Pasifika people involved in sports of…more

Coco Sports Talk with Penina and Ashley - covering all things sports from a Pasifika female lens!

#CocoSportsTalk looks at the many stories of Pasifika people involved in sports of…more

Samoan UFC Heavyweight fighter Justin Tafa joined our Coco Correspondent Suluafi Brianna for a Tiny Mic interview at his Junior Rugby League club in Auckland.

He gives us his UFC287…more

New Zealand Rugby League Wellbeing team - Cliff Thompson (Wellbeing manager) + Rugby league legend & current wellbeing officer Ali Lauitiiti, are launching a new podcast on Thursday the 20th of…more

Coco Sports Talk with Penina and Ashley - covering all things sports from a Pasifika female lens!

#CocoSportsTalk looks at the many stories of Pasifika people involved in sports of…more

Coco Sports Talk with Penina and Ashley - covering all things sports from a Pasifika female lens!

** This episode was filmed entirely on our iPhone. Apologies if sound quality…more

On Sunday 16th October, Titi Motusaga will walk out into the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on the undercard of the Devin Haney vs George Kambosos Jnr rematch.

The 31yr…more

Coco Sports Talk with Penina and Ashley - covering all things sports from a Pasifika female lens!

#CocoSportsTalk looks at the many stories of Pasifika people involved in sports of…more

City Kickboxing head coach Eugene Bareman breaks down what goes into a UFC Fight Camp for his team when they're preparing for a fight event.

He talks about how important…more

Coco Sports Talk with Penina and Ashley - covering all things sports from a Pasifika female lens!

#CocoSportsTalk looks at the many stories of Pasifika people involved in sports of…more

"The documentary is pretty much about my lifes journey up until this point, about adversity, overcoming adversity and about life in general as a Pacific Islander & New Zealander growing up…more

Coco Sports Talk with Penina and Ashley - covering all things sports from a Pasifika female lens!

#CocoSportsTalk looks at the many stories of Pasifika people involved in sports of…more

The Coconet TV's Destiny Momoiseā takes a tour around the Toa Samoa team camp ahead of their Pacific Championship game against the Kiwis at Eden Park 🏉

The boys talk…more

Former WBO heavyweight world champion Lupesoliai Joseph Parker will fight live on New Zealand free-to-air television for the first time on January 22, with Warner. Bros Discovery ANZ having secured…more

The 2023 NFL draft went down this weekend from the 28th - 30th April NZT and it was a historic weekend for Pasifika players with ten players of Pasifika heritage…more

"Growing up there was always that stigma that we didn't really talk about our feelings, we weren't as open and ... the majority of islanders don't really show our feelings…more

"I think it should be celebrated, I think that to be able to play at the top shouldn't just be for people who have to put their families on hold,…more

Congratulations to Heavyweight Boxer Hemi "The Heat" Ahio who won his fight against Mohammed Ali Bayat for the WBC Middle East Championship Heavyweight title.

Hemi who fights out of City…more

"Growing up there was always that stigma that we didn't really talk about our feelings, we weren't as open and ... the majority of islanders don't really show our feelings…more

NFL legends and founders of the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame were back down under with their Goodwill Mission for the first time since Covid closed borders in 2020.

They've…more

* Trigger warning:  This video contains discussions about mental health issues & suicide. Viewer discretion and parental guidance is advised.

"I guess it's the side of me that no-one really sees…more

The 2023 Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands are currently in full swing with 24 Pacific Island & Oceania nations competing.

For many of the athletes, the Pacific Games gives them…more

City Kickboxing owner & coach Eugene Bareman talks to Combat TV about Junior Fa, Joseph Parker and Kevin Barry.

Memphis Grizzlies newest member Steven Adams joins Chris Vernon during Memphis Grizzlies Media Day to talk about the Pelicans trade for Jonas Valanciunas, address the beef with Zach Randolph in…more

Tai 'Bambam' Tuivasa talks to ESPN sports commentator Ariel Helwani on his MMA show.

He talks training with Daniel Cormier at AKA in San Jose, Covid interruptions, fighting for his…more

Mark Hunt discusses if his legal issues with the UFC are over, his return to fighting, getting into bare-knuckle boxing, his current weight, getting offered to take a dive for…more

Coach and players of the Tongan national rugby team talk about the difficulty in choosing a team and preparing for a massive test match against New Zealand in Auckland's Mt…more

Fletch & Hindy interview John Hopoate & Steve Menzies and talk to them about some interesting incidents/moments in their rugby league careers.

Roman Reigns talks with Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon about his family’s wrestling history, Triple H’s impact on his career and what it's like to have blood in your eyes.

Dwayne talks to guest host Kerry Washington about his eldest daughter Simone making her WWE debut, buying his Mum a house, his friendship with Kevin Hart, adopting a dog, playing…more

Brian To'o suprises his girlfriend Sala Moesha Chrichton-Ropati with the big question following his NRL premiership win.

NRL legend Cameron Smith talks to the couple after the Penrith Panthers win…more

Of the six New Zealanders currently signed to the UFC, five train out of City Kickboxing including Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya. Australian Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski also fights out of…more

WWE superstar Roman Reigns goes Sneaker Shopping with Complex's Joe La Puma at Solefly in Miami and talks wearing Jordans in the ring, admiring Ken Griffey Jr. and having the…more

* PG recommended - coarse language 

UFC Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and his coach Eugene Bareman interview each other at City Kickboxing in Auckland. 

They share their backgrounds and how…more

Tongan Heavyweight boxer Junior Fa sits down with us to talk preparations for his upcoming fight against Cuban fighter Frank Sanchez at the 'Day of Reckoning' PPV, and his picks…more

Mwea was one from a handful of deserving athletes from the Pacific to head to the Tokyo 2020 games.

He is a track and field competitor with a bright future…more

Watch some of New Zealand's most revered sportsman talk straight from the heart and remind us all to let kid be kids when they are playing sports #letkidsbekids

All Blacks…more

Rugby League Legend and NRL Hall of of Famer Ruben Wiki sits down with the 'Asking for a Mate' team and talks growing up in Otara, his work with White…more

Tyson & Tai chop it up with the boys in their Thailand camp leading up to their UFC Adelaide fights.

In between a lot of roasting and jokes they talk to…more

Tyson is flying solo with Tai Tuivasa away but Mate Ma'a Tonga & Cronulla Sharks star Andrew Fifita comes through to have a chat.

They talk injury, rehab, NRL pre-season, visiting…more

Unbeaten MMA fighter Carlos Ulberg is heading to fight island with a good chance of becoming a UFC fighter by the time he returns home.

The Samoan/Maori fighter along with…more

Steven Adams (The New Orleans Pelicans) finally joins The Old Man and The Three hosted by JJ Redick and Tommy Alter 

He talks about the exhausting pace of this NBA…more

On The Rise basketballer Pafe Momoisea talks about growing up in Manurewa, South Auckland, getting a scholarship to play basketball for a US university in South Carolina and his dream…more

Black Caps Batsman Luteru Ross Poutoa Lote Taylor in Samoa promoting the game of cricket at a fundraiser event in 2017 celebrating Samoan cricket.  

He talks career paths in cricket…more

On the Rise MMA fighter Justin Tafa talks the fight game, starting off in Kickboxing before transitioning into MMA, what he loves about Avondale, his family of fighters (Team Tafa),…more

Mate Ma'a Tonga & Brisbane Broncos star Joe Ofahengaue and partner Sofi Leota share her private battle to fight breast cancer with League Life.

The original story was filmed back in…more

Jerome Kaino talks us through the All Blacks official welcome to Rugby World Cup 2015 at the Tower of London.

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“For every story like mine, and in New Zealand there’s not many, trust me there’s a thousand fighters that have been before me whose names aren’t in the record books.”…more

Stepping Stone House ambassador Ronaldo Mulitalo – NRL player for the Cronulla Sharks - features in this moving tribute to his childhood, growing up poor but surrounded by love, and to…more

The Big Baller Brand CEO and entrepreneur LaVar Ball (you may also recognise him as NBA/NBL stars Lonzo, LaMelo & LiAngelo's father) is in Samoa at the moment to run basketball…more

UFC Fighters Tyson Pedro & Tai Tuivasa host their own podcast - the 'Halfcast Podcast' and have a special guest with them on their 3rd episode.

They talk to Mate Ma'a…more

The Big O by Patrick Skene is the story of Olsen Filipaina, a New Zealand Hall of Fame rugby league legend who was a pathfinder for the Maori and Pasifika…more

Coco Exclusive:  The Coconet is the only media that has been allowed inside Joseph Parkers Las Vegas training camp.

He shares how it's all going and how he plans to…more

Earlier this evening on Monday Night Raw, the WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns revealed that he was battling leukaemia and would be stepping away from the ring & relinquishing the Universal…more