D'Arcy Waldegrave
Host of Newstalk ZB's Sportstalk and the All Sport Breakfast
Host of Newstalk ZB's Sportstalk (7pm-8pm Tuesday to Friday) and the All Sport Breakfast (7am-9am Saturdays)
D'Arcy Waldegrave lives and breathes sport. He loves motorsport and revels in the torment of being a Warriors and Black Caps fan. Whatever the sport, big or small, he’s got a view. His non-stop enthusiasm sees him battle it out with a diverse selection of armchair commentators resulting in a sometimes explosive, but always compelling show.
Check out D'Arcy’s latest content
D'Arcy Waldegrave: Here's to the Fifa World Cup losers
Losers are the beating heart of competition. The defeated brought glory to the World Cup.
All Blacks v Ireland: The Fozzie Horror Picture Show - D'Arcy Waldegrave
It's astounding. Time is fleeting in the All Black's horror show
D'Arcy Waldegrave: Why loving these Black Caps is so damn hard
Opinion: Relationship was already on the brink, but second test was too much to handle.
D'Arcy Waldegrave: The grotesque acceptance of greed in the sporting world
Opinion: The sporting world's acceptance of the Saudi regime is grotesque.
D'Arcy Waldegrave: The 'tough love' solution to rugby's red-card mess
OPINION: Maybe a hard as nails, tough as boots method might pay dividends.
D'Arcy Waldegrave: Change All Whites' name? Why NZ Football should let it go
Opinion: It's a brave move, but football bosses best let this one sail over the bar.
D'Arcy Waldegrave: Why every Kiwi should be proud of Laurel Hubbard
OPINION: She failed spectacularly on Monday night, yet still won.
D'Arcy Waldegrave: What punishment befits the crime for Ollie Robinson's racist tweets?
COMMENT: What Ollie Robinson has gone through serves as enough punitively.
D'Arcy Waldegrave: Why Naomi Osaka should be applauded
Opinion: Osaka planned her protest and executed it, but the reaction was not empathetic.
D'Arcy Waldegrave: Now's the time for female sport stars to make a racket
OPINION: The rise and acceptance of female team sport shows no sign of abating.
D'Arcy Waldegrave: Silver Lake myths and murky narratives are helping no one
Opinion: NZR must ask themselves how this came to pass on their watch.
D'Arcy Waldegrave: Super Rugby's gimmicky solution is fool's gold
Opinion: Golden point rugby is a chaotic construct that at worst is downright dangerous.
D'Arcy Waldegrave: After years of thankless struggle, Black Caps on cusp of delivering
Opinion: It's worth reflecting on the size of the mammoth mountain NZ has scaled.
D'Arcy Waldegrave: How the Highlanders tried to sell us a dummy
Opinion: No, Tony Brown. Not everyone has moved on.
D'Arcy Waldegrave: How my serious head knock changed my outlook on concussion
Newstalk ZB host took seven weeks with head injury, and started seeing things differently.
D'Arcy Waldegrave: Why Shane van Gisbergen is better than Lewis Hamilton
Opinion: Nine wins in five months in four different categories. Can anyone stop Kiwi ace?
D'Arcy Waldegrave: Is this the beginning of the end for our national game?
Opinion: Sport has a moral obligation to inform, but the risk lies with individuals.
D'Arcy Waldegrave: NZ's best cricket commentators are sorely missed
Opinion: Smith and Waddle's loss to NZ's summer of cricket has been keenly felt.
'Astonishingly arrogant': Time to make an example of Pakistani cricketers
Opinion: Lets make example of anyone playing fast and loose with our border generosity.
D'Arcy Waldegrave: Lets celebrate an All Blacks captain with an opinion
Opinion: Sam stood proudly, told us his truths and showed us who is hurting the most.
D'Arcy Waldegrave: It's time for NZ to wholly reject Aussie sport
Opinion: We're not Australia's little brother in any way. Let's stop acting like it.
D'Arcy Waldegrave: Dead rubber? More like most important test Wallabies will play
Opinion: Aussie rugby is in desperate need to claw back a modicum of respect.
D'Arcy Waldegrave: America's Cup squabbling a huge turn-off for casual fans
Opinion: Super egos, powered by super wallets, cling to the event like barnacles.
D'Arcy Waldegrave: Sorry South Africa, but Super Rugby's better off without you
OPINION: Don't mourn the falling of a once great comp, but revel in future's potential.
D'Arcy Waldegrave: Adesanya doesn't care what you think about him, but I do
Comment: Adesanya is a modern-day sporting hero who expresses uncomfortable truths.
D'Arcy Waldegrave: Payten showed us how Warriors need to be coached
Comment: We were given a timely reminder of how Warriors need to be coached.
D'Arcy Waldegrave: Will history remember how unpopular Djokovic has been?
Comment: Will we really remember how unpopular Novak Djokovic has been?
D'Arcy Waldegrave: Angst misguided over North v South 'branding'
Comment: Why the angst over North v South branding? It doesn't matter what it's called.
Comment: Why World Rugby was right on ban
Rugby players have no right to use the platform of game day to tell us what they think.