Did you enjoy watching the Paralympic Games as much as we did? We're taking you behind the scenes with TVNZ Paralympic Presenter Dan Buckingham.⁠ A former Wheel Black and gold medal Paralympian himself, Dan presented the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games from home - with an 18 month toddler running around no less.  We caught up with Dan to hear about his experiences as a Para athlete, his career in the media industry, and his experience presenting the Games. Read on for more.  

A day out at the beach means spending a lot of time in the sand - so why not play a game or two? Here’s six to choose from.

The beaches are still sparkling, but some of us would rather stay on land than take to the crispy waves. It could be the jellyfish, the sharks, or the cholera, but the ocean isn’t always as nice as it looks. If you’re staying sand-side for the day, don’t forget to cover yourself in sunscreen - and then bust out one of these games to be

As Aucklanders slowly make their way home after New Year festivities, and life starts to settle down again, the ASB Classic is just getting started.

Previously held in the very first days of the year, New Zealand’s biggest tennis tournament will now begin on Monday, January 6th, which means you have a few days to prepare.

The 2020 draw boasts the strongest and most glamourous line-up in the tournament’s history. Head along in the first week to watch the GOAT,

To get a black belt you kick the bejesus out of a bunch of people, right? Jump around a lot, bust out some hiya? Hardly. 

Sensei Rick Harding (52) knows a fair bit about the hallowed black belt and what it takes to earn one. Harding became a black belt in 1989 and now runs the Seido Karate club in Tauranga, in an effort to give back to the martial art that is his passion. While training others, he has kept moving up the advanced ranks himself. Last year he

The best part of any match at Kiwitea Street in Sandringham, Auckland, is the five minutes after the referee blows the final whistle, before the volunteers come down from the clubrooms and start taking down the goals.

That’s when the kids in replica shirts – Barcelona, Chelsea, Auckland City FC – swarm the pitch, hell bent on experiencing the thrill of booting the ball into the back of the net, a proper net,

Alan Stroud is really good at smashing golf balls really, really hard. The 27 year-old, based on Auckland’s North Shore, is the New Zealand long drive champion and has just competed in the world champs, in Oklahoma.

He, erm, tanked. But the competition fired him up to come back “bigger, better, faster and stronger”.

Stroud tells 1972 about the sport of long drive, how he got into it - and how you can,

With the 2018 NBA finals completed in the most predictable way imaginable, we went looking for unpredictable style moves from basketball’s best dressed. From relaxed off-duty looks to suited-and-booted at some of the world’s plushest events, these players demonstrate that, besides money and height, they also have plenty of style.

Russell Westbrook

The OKC point guard has had a clean sweep of the NBA Award for

In the latest issue of 1972 magazine, Madeleine Chapman talks to author and scholar Prof Damon Salesa about the lack of Pacific players in New Zealand cricket.

It doesn’t make sense. Rugby, league, netball, basketball. All have a large number of Pacific athletes representing New Zealand at the highest level and all have seen a rise, or at least consistency, in both participation and world standings.