Contestable Information Pack - Sport Taranaki

Contestable 

Information Pack 

The purpose of this document is to provide you with information about the KiwiSport Regional Partnership 

Fund (RPF) and to explain the criteria and the application process for applying for investment. A full 

background document on KiwiSport in Taranaki can be found at Sport Taranaki’s website on 

www.sporttaranaki.org.nz 

Sport Taranaki will invest in organisations and schools that demonstrate they are co-operating and forging 

partnerships with a focus on sport for school-aged children aged 5-18 years of age. Priority will be given to 

initiatives that align with the key priorities and operating principles of the Regional Partnership Fund that 

were identified through our community consultation as approved by SPARC. 

What is KiwiSport 

KiwiSport is a fund that is intended to assist parties to provide organized sports to school aged 

children. 

Because it is not a national programme, KiwiSport is expected to respond to regional 

opportunities and therefore it may differ from one region to another. 

KiwiSport has very specific purposes: 

 

 

 

To increase the number of school-aged children participating in organised sport – during school, 

after school and by strengthening links with sports clubs; 

To increase the availability and accessibility of sport opportunities for all school-aged children 

to participate in organised sport; and 

To support children in developing skills that will enable them to participate effectively in 

organised sport. 

Operating Principles 

Strengthening partnerships between Schools and Community Sport 

The KiwiSport Regional Partnership Fund (RPF), as its name suggests, is intended to encourage close cooperation 

between schools and community providers. Projects that can demonstrate collaboration and 

reduce duplication of services, especially competition for athletes and coaches, will be given priority 

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Strategic Alignment 

Priority will be given to projects that are aligned with their Regional associations’ strategic outcomes. 

Impact 

Outcomes from all projects must be measurable and recipients of KiwiSport investment must accept 

responsibility for achieving “promised” outcomes. A baseline of information will be a requirement in order to 

set measures to gauge if investment has been successful. 

Key Messages 

All KiwiSport initiatives will be expected to promote and communicate to parents, children and the wider 

public, the importance of sport and recreation for young people. 

Information 

Projects that address issues surrounding the flow of information (e.g. concerns that families and schools are 

unaware of opportunities) would be considered in a positive manner. 

Opportunities for All 

Projects should consider issues such as disability, social and economic inequalities. 

Financial Contribution 

An expectation of the RPF is that partners will contribute financially or in-kind to their proposal. Consultation 

with the community has indicated that 30% is an amount that provides the best balance model that will not 

create disengagement with potential partner and still provides significant additional investment into the 

sector. 

The Criteria 

Administration and Infrastructure; 

Letter of endorsement from RSO and/or Board of trustees as appropriate 

Recognized RSO 

Sustainable Programme (sound budget, with a plan in place) 

Committed to growth (strategies in place to grow the initiative) 

Capability 

Ability of Deliver 

Focus on safety (history of providing safe events / competitions) 

Regional importance 

Partnerships (ability to contribute funding) 

Participation 

Location 

Statistics (numbers involved) 

Special communities 

Coaching / Officials (programmes in place to support volunteers) 

Competitions (if applicable) 


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Volunteers 

Recognition and reward 

Pathways (local delivery mechanisms of pathways) 

Outcomes, Accountabilities and Measurements 

Outcomes from all projects must be measurable and recipients of KiwiSport investment must accept 

responsibility for achieving “promised” outcomes. A baseline of information will be a requirement in 

order to set measures to gauge if investment has been successful. 

The specific outcomes of the projects will be determined by the applicants themselves. Sport Taranaki 

will be responsible for managing the KiwiSport investment, providing leadership and ensuring all 

accountability and compliance requirements are adhered to. 

It is proposed that summary reports will be prepared and evaluations against objectives conducted 

quarterly in partnership with the applicant to comply with Sport Taranaki reporting requirements of 

KiwiSport. Each applicant will be asked to sign a KiwiSport agreement, specifying the responsibilities 

and requirements of each project. 

Application Information 

The following three types of Contestable Funds are available for organisations to apply for investment 

through the Regional Partnership Fund. Please remember that priority will be given to initiatives that 

align with the key priorities and operating principles of the Regional Partnership Fund. 

Fundamental Skills Programme 

This programme will focus on developing and enhancing key aquatics, movement and manipulative 

fundamental skills for students. 

Identified priorities addressed by project includes: 

Poor basic movement skills 

Lack of expertise in schools to address development of skill levels 

Skill levels of students entering secondary schools and clubs 

Kiwisport Objectives Met: 

‣ Increased availability and accessibility of sport opportunities 

‣ Better developed skills to enable effective participation 

Project and Purpose - This programme will focus on developing and enhancing key aquatics, movement 

and Manipulative fundamental skills for students. 


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Contribution to RPF outcomes – 

‣ Increase skill levels of participating students 

‣ Develop skills that enable them to participate effectively in sport 

‣ Provide students with the confidence and experience to participate in sport 

‣ Creates mandatory participation sessions for selected school aged students 

Partnership Opportunities 

‣ Organisations with the capability to deliver fundamental skill development programmes and 

who meet project criteria. (RSO’s, clubs, commercial orgs, community orgs) 

‣ Schools with a desire to develop their students fundamental movement skills. 

Teacher / Volunteer Development Programme 

The purpose of this is to offer a wide range of sport related professional development opportunities for 

teachers, parents and other volunteers. 


Lack of trained and knowledgeable personnel in the school environment 

Lack of needs based and suitable opportunities to gain skills 

Low confidence in offering peer support 


‣ Increased number participating in organised sport 



Project / purpose: The purpose of this is to offer a wide range of sport related professional 

development opportunities for teachers, parents and other volunteers. 

Contribution to RPF outcomes: 

‣ Ensure that at minimum the current participation opportunities continue to exist and a wider 

range and quality can be provided in the future 

‣ Improve skills that are being taught to students 

‣ Develop opportunities for participation in an increased variety of sports through up skilling the 

school community 

Partnership Opportunities: 

‣ Organisations with the capability to deliver professional development programmes and meet 

project criteria. (RSO’s, clubs, commercial orgs, community orgs) 

‣ Schools with a desire to increase the quantity and quality of sport delivery within their school 

environment. 


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Sport Programme 

This programme will offer, outside the curriculum sport participation opportunities based on seasonal 

sport. 


Lack of resources in schools to deliver coordinated activities 

Lack of structured “fun” sporting participation opportunities 

Opportunity to offer to a “captive” audience 


‣ Increased children participating in organised sport 


Project / purpose: This programme will offer, schools sport participation opportunities. 

Contribution to RPF outcomes: 

‣ Provide new organised and accessible opportunities in a period that reduces the barrier of 

competition for student time 

‣ Increased variety of sport opportunities 

‣ Sport being delivered by those with strong knowledge and ability to develop student skills in a 

fun and informal manner 

Partnership Opportunities: 

‣ Organisations with the capability to deliver sport programmes and meet project criteria. (RSO’s, 

clubs, commercial orgs, community orgs) 

‣ Schools with a desire to create a participation opportunity within their school environment. 

Strengthening School and Sport Organisation Partnerships 

This programme will strengthen partnerships between schools, regional sport organisations and sports clubs 

through providing resources to develop efficient and effective coordination and communication systems. 

Identified priorities addressed by this project include; 

Lack of coordinated approach providing pathways between students and clubs 

Level of support provided by sport organisations in delivering sport in school environment 

Unstructured pathways between school sectors 

Reduce school leavers fallout rates from sport 

Kiwisport Objective Met; 

‣ Increased availability & accessibility of sport opportunities 



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Project / purpose; this programme will strengthen partnerships between schools, regional sport organisations 

and clubs through providing resources to develop efficient and effective coordination and communication 

systems. 

Contribution to RPF outcomes; 

‣ Develop opportunities through greater accessibility for students to sports clubs 

‣ Encourage specialists to support school delivered focused skill programmes to students 

‣ Increase the participation of students by developing clubs ability and structures to recruit and retain 

members 

Partnership Opportunities; 

‣ TSSSA 

‣ Secondary Schools 

‣ Sport Organisations (Club / RSO’s / NSO’s) 

‣ Facility Providers 

‣ Primary and intermediate schools 

Application Rounds 2010 

The funds available in round one (2010) are a pro-rata amount of a full year’s allocation from SPARC. 

The 2 nd round in February 2011 will have the full year’s funds available for initiatives for the 2011 as 

listed in the following table. 

Round Opens Closes 

4.00pm 

One 

Two 

4 September 

2010 

12 March 

2011 

14 October 

2010 

14 April 

2011 

Sport Taranaki 

Kiwisport 

Management 

Board 

Meeting 

18 October 

2010 

18 April 

2011 

Applicants 

notified by 

22 October 

2010 

22 April 

2011 

Fundamental 

Skills 

Programme 

available 

Teacher / 

Volunteer 

Development 

Programme 

available 

Sport 

Programme 

available 

$59,130 $36,450 $21,870 

$80,300 $49,500 

Investment Decision Process 

A receipt of all applications will be acknowledged in writing, and further information may be requested. 

Sport Taranaki Kiwisport Management Board 

Is made up of Sport Taranaki personnel plus; Jenny Gellen, Michael Carr, Garry Carnachan and Roger 

Wells. The Board will have the power to add and replace as and when required. A Board member must 

remove themselves from the process if their school / club is applying. 


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Final Decisions 

The final decision for all KiwiSport Project Investment will rest with the Sport Taranaki Kiwisport 

Management Board. 

The following shows the process: 

REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP FUND - CONTESTABLE PROCESS 

RPF Proposal 

Initial check 

against criteria 

Assessment 

with external 

advice as 

necessary 


Kiwisport 

Management 

Board 

Bi 

All successful proposals will be subject to evaluation and monitoring. 

Final Approval / 

Decline 


Kiwisport 

Management 

Board 

Endorsed by 

Sport 

Taranaki’s 

Board 

How to Apply 

All applications must be submitted on the appropriate Application Forms which are available on our 

website www.sporttaranaki.org.nz. 

If you require any assistance completing the application forms please contact Executive Assistant, Sport 

Taranaki on 06 7590930 ext 716 or hr@sporttaranaki.org.nz. 

Please make sure that they are fully completed and received by Sport Taranaki by 4.00pm on 7 October 

2010 for the 1 st round. 

Please send them to 

KiwiSport Application 


PO Box 5049 

New Plymouth 

Or emailed to hr@sporttaranaki.org.nz 


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Questions and Answer’s for those applying for investment through the RPF 

How many applications from organisations will be accepted per year? 

There are no limits to the amount of applications an organisation can make as long as they meet the objectives of 

KiwiSport however there is of course a limited amount of funds available. That means not everyone can be 

supported in the first year, nor can the support to the first recipients be permanent and ongoing. 

If successful what will be the process to receive the funds? 

An agreement will have to be signed with Sport Taranaki that will outline the project, monitoring process to 

measure the outcomes. Once this is signed off the funds will be paid to the organization directly into their bank 

account 

Is GST included in the amount paid to organisations? 

All figures quoted in this document are GST exclusive, but when the payment is made to the successful applicant 

they will include GST. 

What do we do with any surplus funds? 

All money received must be used as per the project purposes only. You must return any unused funds to Sport 

Taranaki. 

Will we be able to apply in retrospect for projects? 

No all projects must commence after the receipt of the funds. 

When will the 2011 funding round be? 

Applications will close 14 April 2011 to allow for planning for 2011. 

Will late applications be accepted? 

No they will be placed in the next round. 

Are there activities that won’t be funded via the Regional Partnership Fund? 

The following are examples of the types of projects that would not be appropriate for Kiwisport: 

programmes that undermine existing club/volunteer infrastructure; 

programmes that are considered to be “business as usual” for stakeholders or where new investment 

would displace existing funding; 

sport facilities and other capital works; 

projects/programmes that do not have a focus on organised sport; 

event sponsorship; 

retrospective projects; 

social marketing campaigns; and 


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What about existing programmes and activities? 

The Regional Partnership Fund won’t be used to subsidise existing programmes to maintain current levels of 

participation. However, investment in existing programmes will be only considered where the purpose is 

expansion and will result in more school-aged children playing sport. 

Will Sport Taranaki use the fund recover its costs? 

At the direction of the Minister of Sport and Recreation, the RPF cannot be used by Sport Taranaki to cover any 

overhead and administration costs incurred in managing the Kiwisport investment pool. As such Sport Taranaki 

will treat the management of the RPF as “a service to our sports community” and guarantee to provide this 

service at no cost to the fund. 

What is organised sport? 

Organised sport means sporting activities delivered primarily through organised structures – that is, organised 

competitions and activities delivered by clubs, schools and other organisations. It includes sporting activities with 

elements of competition, coaching and skill development. More generally, organised sport is an activity which is 

regular, repeatable and involves an element of supervision. 

Who are school-aged young people? 

The focus of Kiwisport is school-aged young people, 5-18 years of age. 

What sort of partnerships are there? 

There is no definitive list but the Kiwisport initiative places a premium on the value of collaboration. 

Partnerships could be between clusters of schools, between individual schools and clubs (or other community 

sport organizations), or between a school, a sponsor or commercial enterprise. 

What are the reporting and evaluation guidelines? 

Applications that are granted less than $5,000 excluding gst will only report and evaluate the outcomes on 

completion of the contract. Applications over $5,000 excluding gst will have a schedule of times where reports 

and evaluation updates will be required, schedule will be set out in Investment Schedule. 

If you have any other questions that are not answered here please contact Rebecca Cartwright, Sport Taranaki on 

06 7590930 ext 716 or hr@sporttaranaki.org.nz in the first instance. 


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