Aktive Annual Report 2014/15
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21 <strong>Aktive</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2014</strong>/20<strong>15</strong><br />
New Zealand is emphasising as part of their new Community<br />
Sport Startegy. Our Community Cluster Partnership models<br />
involve our staff asking participants what they want, taking<br />
those insights directly to principals and decision-makers<br />
and implementing programmes that satisfy those insights.<br />
To date we have seen the introduction of new initiatives<br />
that include age-appropriate programmes such as boxing,<br />
children’s bootcamps and dance. We continue to manage<br />
all the KiwiSport programmes that are delivered into primary/<br />
secondary schools and have added other programmes such<br />
as Kiwi Gym Fun and Bike. We “delivered” on our Bike in<br />
Schools programmes (three years in the making) at Freeman’s<br />
Bay (track opened by Minister Nikki Kaye) and Tamaki Primary<br />
(with Angela Gattung from Ministry of Education).<br />
So ends another successful year for us as we continue to<br />
deliver what our communities need; align ourselves with<br />
our funder’s outcomes and values; and continue to embed<br />
ourselves as one of <strong>Aktive</strong>’s preferred delivery partners<br />
in Central Auckland.<br />
Sport Waitakere<br />
Sport Waitakere’s strategic framework is centred on four<br />
interconnected pillars, all working together to achieve our<br />
vision – Everyone, healthy, connected and active.<br />
Schools<br />
The Achieving @ Waitakere sports plan involves 10 secondary<br />
schools and aims to raise academic achievement through<br />
participation in school-based sport. The Coach Support<br />
Initiative has seen seven coach coordinators employed who<br />
have provided coach development opportunities to 341 school<br />
coaches. Seven schools have implemented cross-curricula<br />
projects e.g. Green Bay High School used the World Series<br />
Softball tournament as the context to engage students in<br />
maths, social sciences, technology and physical education.<br />
The KiwiSport fund has provided over $400,000 investment<br />
into community projects. This has directly supported the<br />
participation of over 70,000 5-18 year olds. This investment<br />
has in turn leveraged over $420,000 additional investment from<br />
sector partners. Two examples of hugely successful projects<br />
are the “Activator Model” in the primary space and the “Play<br />
AFL” project which was run for ages 11 and up.<br />
We partnered with three rugby clubs to provide 120<br />
intermediate students a skills session with the Under-20<br />
All Blacks. In addition, we worked with Auckland Rugby<br />
and the New Zealand Rugby Union to bring the All Blacks<br />
to the Trusts Arena to work with 200 year 8-13 students<br />
from 20 schools.<br />
As a result of this we are now working with junior committees<br />
of Waitakere and Waitemata Rugby to establish better<br />
relationships with our schools.<br />
Sport<br />
We have worked with 29 clubs to build capability and<br />
strengthen delivery on the ground. An example of our work is:<br />
Waitemata Football Club were provided advice, feedback<br />
and best practice examples in a restructure of their<br />
committees. Several RSOs and key clubs have engaged us to<br />
provide leadership and facilitation on governance issues and<br />
strategic planning e.g. Netball Waitakere, Starling Park Sports<br />
Club.<br />
Sport Waitakere is facilitating the sport partnership project at<br />
Parrs Park which will see five codes working together in the<br />
development of the park including a new multi-sport facility.<br />
We instigated the inclusion of Get Set Go into the Waitakere<br />
Athletics Club programme. Twenty three parent coaches were<br />
trained by Athletics New Zealand and we worked alongside<br />
these coaches to provide role model delivery over a four-week<br />
period.<br />
Community<br />
Six Push Play events in Waitakere parks were held with over<br />
1400 participants enjoying a range of activities from lawn bowls<br />
to biking and frisbee. At the Ranui event, Waitemata Seagulls<br />
Rugby League provided a skills and drills session followed by<br />
a mini tournament and from this five new junior teams<br />
registered for the season.<br />
Move It Youth Holiday Programmes were delivered throughout<br />
all four holiday breaks with an average of 100 youth attending<br />
the programme every day. A wide range of sports and games<br />
were provided such as touch, tag, Australian rules football,<br />
basketball and ultimate frisbee. This free programme attracts a<br />
high percentage of youth from Pacific and Māori communities.<br />
Healthy Families Waitakere<br />
In August <strong>2014</strong>, Sport Waitakere was selected as the lead<br />
provider for the new Healthy Families New Zealand initiative for<br />
Waitakere. Healthy Families is a new focus for Sport Waitakere<br />
encouraging families to live healthy lives by making good food<br />
choices, being physically active, sustaining a healthy weight,<br />
being smokefree and drinking alcohol only in moderation. The<br />
aim is to improve people’s health where they live, learn, work<br />
and play in order to prevent chronic disease. Healthy Families<br />
governance and prevention partnership groups have been set<br />
up with over 40 organisations engaging in these forums.
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