Raelene Castle returns home to get kiwis moving

Published: Dec. 20, 2020, 9:07 p.m.

Raelene Castle is a top sports administrator with a string of firsts to her name. She was the first woman Chief Executive of the Australian rugby league club the Canterbury Bulldogs and the first woman CEO of Rugby Australia. Now she is back in New Zealand as the first female Chief Executive of Sport New Zealand - the body charged with improving physical activity and sport, as well as improving high performance sport. She talks with Kathryn about her varied career and what motivates her to take on her latest role.