Jaime CunninghamMultimedia Journalist, Newstalk ZB·Newstalk ZB·10 Aug, 2026 05:00 PM4 mins to read‌Christchurch City Council has been looking at the possibility of a new NRL team for two years, new documents show. Christchurch City Council has been looking at the possibility of a new NRL team for two years, new documents show. Christchurch City Council’s push for an NRL team has moved beyond talk – with the council now working with the league on the nuts and bolts of a potential 20th club.

New documents released to Newstalk ZB show the council has been working with the NRL for almost two years,