Brooke Neal provides an update on how the Black Sticks Women are truckin' along in Hawke's Bay, plus we've got a Black Sticks Men's squad to head over to Malaysia.
New coach, new caddy, new clubs and the same problems for Lydia Ko as she battles to keep up with the LPGA Tour.
There's not much footage of the Hawke's Bay Festival floating around the web, so we briefly touch base there before enjoying a trip around the hockey world (full replays Canada vs Switzerland anyone?).
Mark Hunt and Dan Hooker are both down to fight in Auckland on June 11 in a fights that'll have major implications for their respective futures.
Pakistan took a 2-1 series win and left Aotearoa for Australia, while the Black Sticks Women finished a series against USA and now focus on the Hawke's Bay Festival of Hockey.
Catch the replays of the first three Black Sticks Men's games against Pakistan, read captain Arun Panchia's thoughts and enjoy the usual service of hockey funk.
Less hockey news, more hockey funk from the Free Man.
Pop in to see who has been named in the Black Sticks Men's squad to face Pakistan, then sit back and watch Jamie Dwyer work his magic ... or Christopher Ruhr ... or Carla Rebecchi.
Mark Hunt got dropped by some knees from Alistair Overeem and Robert Whittaker is set for the biggest fight of his career thus far.
We got match replays from the Black Sticks Women vs Argentina (sans Mark Hager) and a Black Sticks Men's squad, plus your weekly dose of hockey funk.
Lydia Ko announced that Gary Gilchrist would be her new coach, so who is this bloke?
Matt Duffie is approaching his second Super Rugby season after returning to rugby union from the NRL, so he answered some questions for El Niche Cache.
After a strong season with Counties Manukau, So'otala Fa'aso'o found himself in Paris where he now plays for Racing 92.
Be it from the voice of some highly paid commentator in broadcast, a coach or a player spilling breathless/guarded clichés to the media or just a few folks sinking beers in front of the telly, sports chat is like an open gallery for the sly art of the euphemism.
Lydia Ko's given her caddy and coach the flick #drama.
Colin Batch is off to coach Australia and the Black Sticks Men need a new coach, while Mark Hager is back to try do what he's been unable to do with the Black Sticks Women.
Black Stick midfielder James Coughlan was part of the Rio heartbreak and then led a young kiwi team through an impressive run to end of 2016, so he answered some questions for us.
Black Stick and Canterbury Cavaliers' Dominic Newman does the hockey thing very well, so he answered some questions for El Niche Cache.
Robert Whittaker absolutely destroyed Derek Brunson to put himself in the UFC middleweight mixer, representing Aotearoa and Australia admirably in the process.
The Black Sticks Men went down 3-1 to Australia in the final of the International Festival of Hockey, no dramas as we keep moving forward.