As you roll through life from the land Aotearoa, every scenario presents two paths where you can either dwell in negativity or bask in positivity and if you've been tuned into Black Sticks Women news of late, it seems many kiwis love cuddling up to that negative vibe.

Another week, another round of FIH Pro League hockey and surely by now you've got to agree that this Pro League thingy is awesome for international and kiwi hockey.

The results may not be all the way there, however the start to the FIH Pro League has been fairly decent for Aotearoa's Black Sticks and after another tough round vs Belgium, it's time to face Great Britain in Christchurch.

The first round of FIH Pro League 2019 went somewhat better than expected, although both Black Sticks Men's and Women's teams suffered defeats to Netherlands.

After what can only be described as an almighty kerfuffle, Black Sticks Women's coach Mark Hager has made the move to coach Great Britain/England.

Even though Aotearoa's Black Sticks Men rolled out their best performance of the pool stage at the Men's World Cup in the 2-2 draw with Spain, they had to come back from 2-0 down in the 4th quarter and then watch as France upset Argentina 5-3 to snatch 2nd place in pool A.

Aotearoa's Black Sticks made some much needed improvements from their opening win over France in their second game vs Argentina, although a few lapses in concentration saw the classy South Americans walk away with a 3-0 win.

All that really matters from Aotearoa Black Sticks' first game vs France at the Men’s Hockey World Cup, was that they grabbed a win and 3 points.

Creeping in under the radar to wrap up an ... 'interesting' 2018 for Aotearoa Hockey is the Men's World Cup and while much of the spotlight has been on the women for much of this year, the Black Sticks Men are gearing up for the premier hockey event in Bhubaneswar, India.