InterAktive Mar16

A message
from the CEO
Young
People
A hundred or more sporting
leaders gathered at a recent event
on the waterfront (refer p.12)
to talk about a range of topics,
including new research on adult
participation in Auckland. Good
news - 78% of Auckland
adults take part in sport
and recreation in any
given week, compared to
74% nationally, and Aucklanders
are more likely to try something
new. Fuelling these numbers is the
huge $81m investment Auckland
Council poured in to new sport
and recreation facilities last year,
and Sport NZ’s investment in
Aktive, to oversee initiatives that
increase participation.
On the surface, it looks
good. But these statistics are
counterbalanced by some
worrying facts: 63% of
South Auckland’s adults
are obese, and Asian
participants - whilst
much more interested
than average in trying
a new activity - are
actually taking part in
significantly fewer than
the norm. These are ticking
time bombs for the sector in
Auckland and “same old, same
old” just won’t cut it. It will take a
combined effort across the sport
and recreation sector, with support
and involvement from education
and health, to change these
statistics.
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In this issue, we’re pleased to give
you a snapshot of some of the
ways in which Aktive is playing
its part to address the issues,
working closely with Sport NZ
and Auckland Council, along with
local RSTs and other partners like
the Tertiary Advisory Group (p.15).
It includes information on
a ground breaking new
programme targeting
inactive 13-18 year-old
girls, called HERA –
Everyday Goddess (p.11),
an account of recent
regional KiwiSport
investment (p. 3), and an
outline of our research
and development unit
AktiveLab (p.8) which
is currently developing
a regional volunteer
action plan, overseeing
an Auckland Masters
Games feasibility study
and conducting research
in to how to encourage
targeted ethnic groups
to be more active.
Many of you will have a particular
interest in coaching, so we’ve
provided an update of
coaching and talent
development (p.6-7),
including the pilot
programme Good Sports
(p.9) which targets parents and
is being trialled across Auckland.
Finally, we include an account
of Sport NZ’s collaborative
community-based pilot Play.
sport which has been launched
in West Auckland, in partnership
with Aktive and Sport Waitakere,
amongst others.
Thank you to all those who
are joining with us to help to
make Auckland the world’s
most active city, with particular
acknowledgement of our funders
Sport NZ, Foundation North, The
NZCT, Auckland Council, the
Lion Foundation and WaterSafety
NZ, along with sponsors Holden,
2Degrees, Simpson Grierson
and Fairfax Media.
Best wishes
Sarah Sandley
CEO, Aktive
KiwiSport
The Auckland Regional KiwiSport Fund is contestable and distributed
by Aktive-Auckland Sport & Recreation. One funding round was held in
2015 with $300,615.00 distributed to seven regional projects managed by
Athletics NZ, Auckland Badminton, Hockey NZ, Northern and Auckland
Football Federations, Softball NZ, Special Olympics NZ, and Tennis Auckland.
Example of Regional projects:
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Auckland Cricket delivered
2239 sessions to 12,320
primary students & 512
secondary students – in total
50,000+ opportunities were
provided to Auckland children
through the Cricket Blitz project.
“Blitz was great for us. It got girls who were
reluctant to play cricket involved and then
we poached them for 1st XI. But they would
never have otherwise joined cricket.”
Lydia Rasmussen, Glendowie College.
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International Taekwondo Do
Foundation of NZ provided
48 sessions to 180 primary
schools students with 1300
sport opportunities given to
Auckland children through
Kiwi TKD in Schools.
The Let’s Play SNAG Golf project managed by New Zealand Golf
has delivered 100 sessions to 591 secondary school students
with 2364 sport opportunities provided to students.
Details of the Regional KiwiSport
fund can be found at www.aktive.org.nz
KiwiSport Funding
Available in 2016
$361,855.45
Auckland Regional KiwiSport fund
distributed by Aktive
$270,000.00
Counties Manukau Sport Local
Community Fund
$139,449.20
Harbour Sport Local Community Fund
$209,530.46
Sport Waitakere Local Community Fund
$425,000.00
Sport Auckland Local Community Fund
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