Aktive Annual Report 2013-2014

Annual Report 

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CONTENTS 

01 Welcome 

02 Our Highlights 

04 Message from Sport New Zealand 

06 The Story So Far 

08 Message from the Chair and CEO 

10 Governance 

12 Our Performance 

22 Financial Statements 

29 KiwiSport 2013/14 Regional Partnership Fund 

VISION 2020 – He whakakitenga 2020 

Auckland – the world’s most active city 

MISSION – Whainga Matua 

To collaborate, set direction and provide 

regional leadership for Auckland’s sport 

and recreation communities. 

Kia mahitahi, kia tau te aronga, kia 

kökiri i ngä häkinakina me te mahi a 

Rëhia mo te rohe o Tämaki Makaurau. 

M 

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Aktive Annual Report 2013/2014 1 

WELCOME 

He Mihi 

Welcome to the first annual report for Aktive – 

Auckland Sport & Recreation, the organisation 

formerly known as Auckland Sport.* 

Formalised as a charitable trust in May 2013, 

Aktive is not only a new organisation but also a 

new model for cooperation across the Auckland 

sport and recreation sector. 

Much has been achieved in these first 12 months 

but even more groundwork has been laid for 

future success as new systems are put in 

place, structures established or realigned and 

relationships created and strengthened. Together 

we are moving towards making Auckland the 

world’s most active city. 

MOVE 

*A recent change for the organisation saw the adoption of a new identity to capture the breadth of our 

work and remove confusion. The Aktive – Auckland Sport & Recreation name officially replaces the 

Auckland Sport moniker in October 2014 and, for the sake of clarity and consistency, the organisation 

is referred to as Aktive – Auckland Sport & Recreation (or shortened to Aktive) throughout this report.

2 Aktive Annual Report 2013/2014 

OUR HIGHLIGHTS 

Ö mätou miramira 

$7M+ 

of Aktive investment in Auckland via our five delivery partners 

286% 

NZ Community Trust investment almost trebled in 2013/14 

239,633 

Estimated number of Auckland children participating in 

KiwiSport-supported projects 

18,000 

children received free swimming lessons 

75,000 

Auckland students participated in secondary school sports 

15,000 

girls will benefit from newly funded Us Girls project 

120 

emerging high performance athletes served by 

Auckland’s new Pathway to Podium hub


8,548 

people participated in He Oranga Poutama ki Tämaki programmes 

970 

secondary school coaches developed by the 

Greater Auckland Coaching Unit 

6,800+ 

children benefitted from Harbour Sport’s professional development 

for teachers and other educators 

2,149 

students in Franklin and Mangere schools received physical 

activity and nutrition education via Counties Manukau Sport’s 

Project Energize 

9,700+ 

students participated in school-based sport through 

Sport Waitakere’s Achieving@Waitakere project 

67,000 

participants in Sport Auckland events delivered by 

community sport coordinators


MESSAGE FROM SPORT NEW ZEALAND 

He pänui nö Sport New Zealand 

Aktive – Auckland Sport & Recreation has 

jumped out of the blocks, and in one year, 

has already added real value to the region, 

sports sector and other stakeholders. 

It has filled the need for a region-wide approach to setting 

sport and recreation strategy and allowed Auckland’s 

regional sport trusts to focus on optimal delivery in their 

local communities. 

Key players in the sector now have a single point of contact 

for dealing with sport and recreation across Auckland, 

making it easier for regional opportunities to be seized. 

Growing investment combined with back office efficiencies 

means more funding flows through to residents in our 

largest city – home to one third of New Zealanders. 

We look forward to continuing our collaborative work 

with Aktive – Auckland Sport & Recreation to achieve 

the goal of getting more people, more active, more often 

across Auckland. 

Peter Miskimmin 

Sport New Zealand 

Chief Executive


THE STORY SO FAR 

Tö mätou körero mohoa moa nei 

M E 

A BIG 

BURST


The story of Aktive – Auckland 

Sport & Recreation began with the 

acknowledgement of a gap in the 

Auckland sport and recreation sector. 

As far back as 2001, the Graham Report on sport and 

recreation found Auckland infrastructure fragmented and 

duplicated and identified the need for regional planning. 

The Auckland Regional Physical Activity and Sport Strategy 

(ARPASS) took up the mantle of attempting to address the 

lack of a regional view, identifying that a number of health, 

sport, and local government organisations worked largely 

independently of the others (with the partial exception of 

regional sports trusts) to support physical activity and sport in 

their own particular community. 

Drawing on various people and organisations delivering sport 

and recreation across Auckland, the final ARPASS report 

in 2005 highlighted the need to establish a new regional 

organisation to connect the dots within a newly unified city. 

It was Auckland’s own solution to the challenges it faced. 

The new organisation would provide the regional leadership 

needed to take advantage of national opportunities at the 

Auckland level and improve consistency of delivery in Auckland’s 

four regional sports trusts (RSTs). It would also provide a single 

shared voice for the sector and offer a single point of contact 

for sport and recreation stakeholders across Auckland that 

would in turn help to leverage investment opportunities. 

The new organisation could also streamline some back office 

services of the combined RSTs to put more money back 

into the sector. 

Fast forward to October 2012, when the four Auckland 

RSTs, Sport New Zealand and Auckland Council signed a 

Heads of Agreement document laying the foundation for the 

establishment of Auckland Sport and a commitment to the 

need for a separation of regional and local roles. 

From there, respected sport and business leader Sir John 

Wells headed an Auckland Sport Establishment Board (ASEB) 

to guide the formation of what would become Aktive, with a 

Relationship Agreement in September 2013 further establishing 

roles of the new organisation and the existing RSTs. 

Because of its strategic importance, Sport New Zealand and 

the four RSTs made significant financial contributions to get 

Auckland Sport off the ground and in August 2013, Dr Sarah 

Sandley was appointed the organisation’s first CEO. A sixmember 

permanent board replaced the ASEB in October that 

year and recruitment for key positions began. 

While still small, Aktive has absorbed three staff from the Greater 

Auckland Coaching Unit with Greater Auckland Aquatic Action 

Plan and He Oranga Poutama staff set to transfer from Sport 

Auckland and Sport Waitakere respectively in the next year. 

Three new staff members have hit the ground running delivering 

regional initiatives, including two staff members running the 

Auckland hub of Sport New Zealand’s Pathway to Podium 

programme for emerging high-performance athletes. The first 

shared services staff are also in place and beginning to achieve 

alignment across the five organisations, beginning with finance. 

Aktive has been quick to establish itself as the single point 

of contact and - through this reduction of complexity and its 

regional strategic overview - has already been able to increase 

investment into the Auckland sport and recreation sector.


MESSAGE FROM THE 

CHAIR AND CEO 

He pänui nö te Heamana me 

te Kaiwhakahaere Matua 

Aktive – Auckland Sport & Recreation, has been established 

in a region of opportunity. 

Auckland is growing, diverse and with a sport and recreation 

sector that contributes $1.6 billion per annum to its GDP. 

Our new organisation capitalises on 12,000 employees and 

212,000 volunteers working in more than 2,000 formal and 

informal settings. 

For all that, we are faced with the challenges of a complex 

sector grappling with structural and economic issues, declining 

activity and participation rates, and rising levels of obesity. 

Aktive is Auckland’s own response to these issues. 

Our vision is for Auckland to become the “world’s most active 

city”. We will achieve this by encouraging more Aucklanders 

to be more active, providing stakeholder alignment and sector 

development services, promoting and celebrating sporting 

excellence and helping Aucklanders to access better spaces 

and places. 

We were formed in agreement with Auckland’s four RSTs 

(Harbour Sport, Sport Waitakere, Counties Manukau Sports 

Foundation and Sport Auckland), Sport New Zealand and 

Auckland Council, all of whom have generously invested time, 

money and resources in to our establishment. We have received 

wide-ranging support from national and regional sporting 

organisations, tertiary institutions and other sector organisations. 

The establishment board, which was chaired by Sir John 

Wells and included the chairs of the regional sports trusts 

(RSTs) and independent members from the sector, oversaw 

the formation of Aktive. Following the selection of a CEO and 

the appointment of the permanent board in October 2013, the 

organisation immediately embarked on strategic planning which 

involved wide sector and stakeholder consultation. 

We are now building a staffing structure to deliver against our 

strategies. Three senior leadership roles were in place by 

June 30 2014, supplemented by three transferred roles from 

the former Greater Auckland Coaching Unit and two new 

Pathway to Podium roles. 

Aktive is a major funder of sport in Auckland, investing more 

than $7m last year through our local RST, College Sport and 

sporting code partners. Our funding levels will change in 

2014/15 as we take on responsibility for Auckland Council 

and Water Safety New Zealand funding for community 

delivery, along with the existing Sport New Zealand and other 

major funders’ investment. Our investment is results-focused 

and includes reducing the cost of the sector’s back office 

through our shared services function. 

Aktive is a major funder of sport 

in Auckland, investing more than 

$7m last year through our local 

RST, College Sport and sporting 

code partners. 

Sarah Sandley 

CEO – Aktive


We are establishing a new way of working with local RSTs that 

sees Aktive responsible for regional strategy, programmes, 

funding, stakeholder management and shared services. This 

approach allows Auckland RSTs to focus on optimal delivery to 

their communities, and is reaping early rewards for the region: 

• Increased partner investment in the Greater Auckland 

Coaching Unit to develop a new “sideline behaviour” 

project, and to increase the capability of selected coaches 

through intensive education and mentoring (Performance 

Coach Advance) 

• Increased investment by major regional funders such as 

the New Zealand Community Trust 

• New investment in a Pathway to Podium programme, 

serving 120 athletes from 13 targeted sports 

• New investment in Us Girls, a project targeting 15,000 

inactive teenage girls 

• Shared services set up to deliver back office efficiencies 

for local RSTs and other organisations in the sector 

• New regional KiwiSport and tertiary advisory groups 

established to bring a sector-wide view in to the heart of 

our business 

• Coaching and talent development and national sports 

organisation advisory groups will be set up in 2014. 

The creation of Aktive represents the most significant change 

to RSTs in their more than 20 year history. We would like to 

take this opportunity to thank the Auckland RSTs’ chairs, 

boards, CEOs and staff, who have invested time and money 

to help us get underway. We would like to acknowledge and 

thank Sir John Wells, chair of the establishment board, and 

all establishment board members, along with staff at Sport 

New Zealand and Auckland Council. 

We are also grateful to our partners, funders and advisory 

group members who support the hard-working Aktive 

board and staff. 

Aucklanders want to live in the world’s most active city and 

these are Aktive’s first steps on that exciting pathway. 

Raewyn Lovett 

Chair – Aktive


GOVERNANCE 

Mana whakahaere 

Aktive is governed by a six-member board that took over full 

responsibility from the Auckland Sport Establishment Board 

on October 23, 2013. 

Chair Raewyn Lovett is joined by trustees Graham Child, 

Eru Lyndon, Peter Meehan, Helen Robinson and Jo Wiggins 

who all bring a wealth of sport, business and governance 

experience to the table. 

Strategy 

The board has been heavily involved in setting Aktive’s strategic 

direction, participating with a broad range of stakeholders 

across the health, education, sport, recreation and local 

government sectors. A key tool in this engagement was a 

strategy workshop with senior decision-makers from these 

sectors. Informed by this workshop, a strategy sub-committee 

of Aktive’s full board, Aktive’s senior leadership team, and 

delegates from each Auckland RST plotted the organisation’s 

direction in the first strategic plan (2015-2020). 

Risk 

Aktive’s board takes seriously its obligation to identify and 

manage potential risk to the organisation or the wider sector. 

A risk register and a health and safety report form part of every 

meeting agenda and Aktive has taken a lead role in issuing a 

health and safety policy that meets the requirements of the 

draft new Health and Safety Reform Bill. 

Communication 

The Aktive Board believes in fostering relationships and 

engagement through transparent communication with 

stakeholders and delivery partners. 

Regular meetings are held with the chairs of local RSTs while at 

a broader level major stakeholders such as Sport New Zealand 

and Auckland Council regularly attend Aktive board meetings. 

Supplementing these two primary channels are one-on-one 

meetings with stakeholders along with the creation and 

distribution of papers and memoranda. 

Trustees and Registered Interests 

Raewyn Lovett, Chair 

Chair of Partners: Duncan Cotterill 

Chair: Netball NZ (until May 2014), TTNL (until May 2014), 

Obex Medical Ltd, Netball High Performance Advisory Group 

(Until May 2014) 

Deputy Chair: Quotable Value Ltd 

Trustee: CHT 

Graham Child 

Trustee: Alfriston School Board of Trustees 

Director: Flo Holdings Ltd, IMED Financial Solutions Ltd, 

Sports Distributors NZ Ltd, NZ Think Limited, 

Qualityarns NZ Ltd 

Eru Lyndon 

Independent Director: Tamaki Redevelopment Company 

Regional Commissioner (employee): Ministry of Social 

Development 

Committee Member: AUT Business School Industry Advisory 

Committee 

Peter Meehan 

Director: BAGPADD No 8 Ltd, PEDAL Properties Ltd 

Board Member: Auckland Sport and Recreation Reference 

Group (until April 2014) 

Associate Fellow: New Zealand Institute of Management 

Fellow: Financial Services Institute of Australasia 

Trustee: Meehan Family Trust 

Helen Robinson 

Chair: The Network for Learning Ltd (N4L), CLOUD M Ltd, 

Mondiale Technologies Ltd, Valens Group 

Director: Auckland Tourism, Events & Economic Development 

Ltd (ATEED), National Institute of Water & Atmospheric 

Research (to 30 June 2014), Penguin Consulting Ltd, 

KND Investments Ltd, Markets Registry Ltd 

Council Member: Open Polytechnic of New Zealand 

Strategy Committee: New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) 

(from Sept 2014) 

Trustee: Robinson Family Trust 

Jo Wiggins 

Director: Morvern Group Ltd 

Trustee: NZCT Auckland Reference Group 

Consultant: Auckland Sport and Recreation Strategic Action 

Plan (SARSAP) – through Auckland Council (until May 

2014); Netball New Zealand Whole of Sport Plan – Netball 

New Zealand (as of June 2014)

TEAM UP 

Kia tü takitini 

We succeed by 

trusting and 

playing to each 

other’s distinctive 

strengths. 

RELENTLESS 

Kia manawa piharau 

We have the passion 

and perseverance 

to achieve our goals. 

GUTSY 

Kia maia 

We make transparent, 

bold decisions in 

pursuit of our vision 

for Auckland. 

PLAY IT 

STRAIGHT 

Kia täkaro tötika 

We deal with the 

facts, focus on 

solutions, and treat 

everyone fairly and 

with integrity. 

GO HARD 

Kia kaha 

We work with 

intensity, urgency 

and vigour.


OUR PERFORMANCE 

Tö mätou mahi 

M E 

A BIG 

PLAY


Aktive serves a large, diverse region 

that’s strategically important to the 

New Zealand sport and recreation sector 

as well as to Auckland’s economy. 

Naturally, achieving progress towards our two primary strategic 

aims - more Aucklanders more active and stakeholder 

alignment & sector development - requires an orchestrated 

effort across a number of key partners with whom our strategic 

priorities are closely aligned. 

With Aktive providing leadership and advocacy for the Auckland 

sport and recreation sector, Auckland’s RSTs and other delivery 

partners have built on their existing records and reputations 

with their communities. 

MORE AUCKLANDERS MORE ACTIVE 

Allocation of Investment Funds 

Aktive invests in partners for community sport delivery that lines 

up with a number of interlinking strategies. These include the 

sector’s Auckland Sport & Recreation Strategic Action Plan, 

Sport New Zealand’s community sport strategy and Aktive’s 

own strategic priorities. We also manage regional programmes 

or services such as the Greater Auckland Coaching Unit 

(GACU) and Pathway to Podium. From next year we will take 

over responsibility for the Greater Auckland Aquatic Action Plan 

and He Oranga Poutama. 

In the 2013/14 year, Aktive invested just over $7m into 

Auckland, deploying Sport New Zealand’s community sport and 

KiwiSport funds, as well as grants from major funders through 

five delivery partners: College Sport, Counties Manukau Sport, 

Harbour Sport, Sport Auckland and Sport Waitakere. 

Aktive’s investment will change in the 2014/15 year, when we 

take on responsibility for the oversight and management of 

Auckland Council and WaterSafety New Zealand’s contracts in 

the Auckland region. 

To follow are highlights of the important work being done for 

Auckland’s communities and the sport and recreation sector 

by Aktive and our delivery partners.


HIGHLIGHTS FROM DELIVERY PARTNERS 

Counties Manukau Sport 

Counties Manukau Sport’s key achievements July 2013 

– June 2014 using Sport New Zealand/Aktive funding 

Project Energise 

Working in collaboration with Sport Waikato, 10 schools in the 

Franklin district formed the Project Energize pilot in Counties 

Manukau at the beginning of 2013. The success of the project 

in Franklin led to the programme’s expansion into five Mangere 

schools during 2013-2014. Total school rolls were 2,149 with 

19% Maori and 73% Pacific. Baseline data indicated children 

in Mangere took 30 seconds longer to run the 550m distance 

compared to Waikato children. It was identified that education 

around nutrition and physical activity were key factors in the 

time differences between the Mangere and Waikato children. 

It highlighted a need to continue a push to expand the program 

further into schools within the Counties Manukau region. 

“Project Energize has been an 

exciting and engaging initiative. 

Our children continually talk about 

health lessons delivered by fun and 

friendly staff” 

Leanne Dodd Valley School sport coordinator 

Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) 

In 2013-2014 our two FMS advisors delivered FMS to 40 

centres area-wide. The second year of a partnership with 

the National Heart Foundation saw a growth in Healthy Heart 

Awards achieved by Pasifika early childhood centres. This 

successful dual delivery model of FMS in conjunction with the 

Heart Award delivered improved skills and increased physical 

activity for children and staff, and healthy eating options for the 

whole community. The Counties Manukau Sport Fundamental 

Skills Resource is acknowledged by teachers as filling a gap. 

Teachers used the skills and games not only in PE but for 

co-curricular activities such as lunchtime or house sport, “have 

a go” type opportunities, sport mentoring programmes and a 

range of fitness activities. 

Secondary Schools 

In secondary schools, our organisation is 100% focussed 

on leadership – educating sports coordinators to work at a 

more strategic level. A secondary school sport coordinator 

advisory group has been set up to lead ideas around personal 

development and best practice. Cluster groups have also 

been set up for area strategy plans. Secondary school census 

data has been compiled and presented at senior management 

level with sport assessments and sport plans filtered down to 

operational level. 2013-2014 saw quality competitions being 

delivered by Counties Manukau Sport at localised [zone], 

regional and national level. Intra-school sport continue to 

provide further opportunities to increase participation. 

Schools highlights include: 

• Pakuranga College – NZ Secondary Schools Girls Softball 

Champions 

• Saint Kentigern College: 

- NZ Secondary Schools Girls Team Time Trial 

Champions 

- NZ Secondary Schools Boys Football Champions 

- NZ Secondary Schools Girls & Boys Tennis Champions 

- NZ Secondary Schools Team Tag Triathlon Champions 

• Tangaroa College - NZ Secondary Schools Co-Ed Rugby 

Union Champions 

• Alfriston College - NZ Secondary Schools Touch 

Mixed Champions. 

KiwiSport 

KiwiSport investment to clubs, primary and secondary schools, 

and RSOs enabled delivery of basic sports skills into primary 

and secondary settings with over 160 projects covering 

27 sports. Counties Manukau Sport has been integral to 

the facilitation and promotion of these projects. Data from 

KiwiSport projects shows that junior numbers have increased 

when school and club links are formed. Sport New Zealand’s 

Young Persons Survey highlighted sports that students would 

like to try and this information also influenced some of Counties 

Manukau Sport’s KiwiSport decisions. 

In a new KiwiSport initiative this year a Counties Manukau 

touch development officer introduced touch rugby to over 

12,500 students delivering 560 hours of coaching. 

Harbour Sport 

Each year, Harbour Sport has become more adept at targeting 

our focus to make an impact in participation in our region, so 

that those not currently participating in sport and recreation 

have every motivation and opportunity to do so. 

Our major highlights in 2013/14 included seeing our 

ActiveAsian programme expanded into primary schools; 

reaching close to 7,000 children via professional development 

for teachers and other educators; and continuing our advocacy, 

research and collaboration across the sector. 

Other highlights include: 

Cycling 

• Delivered cycle skills training to 546 5-13 year olds 

• Completed research into ‘Does cycling prepare young 

people for driving through the acquisition of transferable 

skills?’ attracting local print and national radio coverage. 

Fundamental Movement Skills 

• Professional development delivered into ECEs, primary 

schools and to student teachers impacting over 300 

participants and over 6,800 children 

• 100% satisfaction regarding content (including ease of use) 

• Over 50% of Funskills students (children who have never 

been involved in sport before) are remaining active.


Club Development 

• Club development workshops – 25% of all 300 

clubs represented 

• 88% satisfaction regarding content (including ease of use) 

• In depth strategic planning with eight clubs. 

Schools 

• Strong relationships developed with over 80% of schools 

• Whole of Sport plans with 75% of those schools 

• Quarterly meetings for sports co-ordinators – 

80% attendance. 

RSOs 

• Successfully facilitated quarterly meetings with 

11 MOU sports 

• Strategic plan process and development with RSOs 

and major North Shore facility. 

Auckland Council Collaboration 

• Led development of State of Play documents 

• Provided conflict resolution for sports clubs and RSOs 

related to leases, facilities and high performance 

• Made significant contributions to local board plans and 

Unitary Plan, informing and updating RSOs and clubs 

• Sports partnerships – successfully progressed Metro Park 

Consortium, Shepherds Park Consortium, Bowls Regional 

Project and Community Sports Village 

• Advocacy – supported North Harbour Sports Council, 

updated local boards on national and regional research. 

ActivAsian 

• Fun Skills ActivAsian project delivered to primary schools 

with up to 29% Asian population 

• ActivAsian Volunteers Group formed with over 35 members 

– and growing – providing training for volunteers of Asian 

descent and linking to volunteers at sports events. 

Sport Auckland 

Our work in the community has focused on delivering 

intervention programmes that increase participation in sport 

and recreation; increase basic sports skills and fundamental 

movement skills across our region; increase the quality and 

quantity of community coaching; help build club, school and 

RSO capability whilst playing strong advocacy and influencing 

roles to increase investment in sport and recreation. 

Strategy & Alignment 

At a strategic level we helped contribute to the shaping of 

Aktive’s strategic plan and the Auckland-wide Sport and 

Recreation Strategic Action Plan. We seconded key staff 

to Aktive and New Zealand Rugby League. Our senior 

management team sits on regional sport organisations’ 

boards. We made submissions to Auckland Council on 

unitary plans and worked very closely with our local boards 

on projects that increased sport and recreation opportunities 

for our communities. 

With the emergence of Aktive as our new regional leader and 

key funder in the sector, our board and senior management 

team grasped the opportunity to refine our focus of work. 

With Aktive mandated to concentrate on regional leadership 

and programmes we have been able to focus on taking our 

programmes deeper into our communities, clubs and schools. 

We have adapted our delivery models to have a community 

sport advisor and community sport coordinator in each of our 

local board areas allowing us to gain far greater penetration 

and reach into these communities. The move has avoided 

duplication and fragmentation between ourselves and Aktive. 

Our coaching work focuses on the community and the 

foundation level of coaching; leaving the Greater Auckland 

Coaching Unit to leverage off and complement that work by 

focusing on the development, performing and high performing 

levels of coaching. 

This refinement has allowed us to seamlessly align our work with 

Aktive, Sport New Zealand and Auckland Council outcomes. 

Youth and Community 

Our youth team’s work in schools continues to grow. We 

extended our community sport coordinator model into a 

third cluster this year delivering 67 events or programmes to 

a total of over 67,000 participants in Waitemata, Tamaki and 

Mt Roskill. 

Investment of over $660,000 was channelled into 30 new 

local Kiwisport projects. We continued to take on the regional 

leadership and delivery of the Get Set Go programme on behalf 

of Athletics New Zealand and project-managed the GAAAP 

programme on behalf of the Regional Sports Trust Alliance 

(RSTA). We partnered with Auckland Transport, Bike On, two 

local boards and board of trustees to bring the Bikes in Schools 

programme to Freemans Bay and Tamaki primary schools 

which will see bike tracks laid in the two schools for community 

use as well. We worked closely with our 30 secondary schools 

supporting directors of sport and sport coordinators ensuring 

all schools had opportunities to increase participation in sport 

and recreation; and that all had school sports plans that 

connected with their respective school strategic plans. 

Coaching 

We delivered over 30 coaching programmes to our community 

and had over 300 participants. We worked in depth with 30 

clubs on club capability build and continued our work with the 

University of Auckland’s Sport and Recreation department in 

this area. Several RSOs sought our support with governance 

and strategic planning work. The Sport Development Capability 

team instigated our Volunteer Management programme 

with clubs and partnered with Volunteer Auckland to deliver 

a governance mentoring programme to clubs. Generic 

workshops were held during the year for our stakeholders that 

covered topics such as governance, funding and volunteer 

management. We were the region’s administrator for the 

Auckland Sports Coalition that feeds into the Auckland 

Council’s One Voice Advisory Group. Our staff continued to 

play key roles in the Active Community Investment pilot projects 

Connect2Sport, Sport Partnerships and Sport Beyond School.


Sport Waitakere 

Sport Waitakere continue to put our community at the 

forefront of our thinking and have responded strongly to 

the changing demands of the sport and recreation sector 

by providing leadership and delivering quality programmes 

that achieve positive outcomes. Our work typically crosses 

over our inter-connected strategic pillars – Young Westies, 

Community Capability, Active Communities and He Oranga 

Poutama – which drive our intent to make a difference 

through sport and recreation. 

Our community sport work involves building stronger connections 

and sharing knowledge across the sector; working alongside 

sporting organisations, schools, clubs and council to strengthen 

the groundwork. Sport Waitakere has focused on working 

together with organisations to drive growth in sports, particularly 

the identified priority sports through capability and capacity 

building initiatives. Regionally, Sport Waitakere has continued to 

support the implementation of community sport plans. 

Sport Waitakere plays a vital role connecting sports, clubs 

and coaches to Greater Auckland Coaching Unit and 

regional coach initiatives. We work in targeted settings to 

build capability, and provide clubs/schools with a variety of 

tools to recruit, retain and reward coaches and volunteers. 

The Growing Coaches initiative in Waitakere operates across 

seven settings and has seen 162 students participate. 

Achieving@Waitakere aims to increase student engagement 

with learning and raise academic achievement in Waitakere 

secondary schools by improving access to and participating 

in school-based sport. This involves nine secondary schools 

with 32+ projects for 9,700+ students which resulted in an 

8% increase in student participation across Waitakere over 

three years. 

Other highlights of our work include: 

• Seven Push Play events across seven parks in three West 

Auckland local board areas attracted 1,490 participants. 

Each event was tailored to meet local community need 

• Replay – A sports equipment donation scheme was held 

with over a 1000 items being sold to community at low cost 

• A range of opportunities and localised events were offered 

across three ‘Neighbourhoods Move it’ communities in 

Whau, Henderson-Massey and Waitakere Ranges resulting 

in improved community engagement and local involvement 

in activities. 

College Sport 

Aktive funds College Sport through the Regional Sport Director 

investment. The outcomes are: 

• More secondary school children participating in sport 

through clubs and organised events 

• Influencing key stakeholders to enhance sport and 

recreation opportunities 

• Improving ability of regional sporting organisations to deliver 

sport in secondary schools 

• More secondary school children participating in organised 

sport through schools. 

This funding assisted College Sport to provide a range of 

services for 45 sanctioned secondary school sports that are 

offered to our 107 member schools, including: 

• College Sport managed 28 full-service portfolios 

[administer entries, competition format, competition 

communications and information, draws and results, 

and event manage the competition] 

• College Sport provided administration and management 

services for 12 premier sports codes 

• College Sport managed and administered approximately 

500 draws. 

Improve ability of regional sporting organisations to 

deliver sport: 

Cricket – College Sport worked with Auckland Cricket to 

develop a MOU. This allowed Auckland Cricket to take over 

the competition management of secondary schools cricket. 

This has allowed cricket to have direct contact with Auckland 

schools with the aim of increasing participation numbers. 

Hockey – College Sport worked with the three regional hockey 

associations to develop a plan for secondary schools hockey 

across the region from premier through to participation grades. 

Football – College Sport worked with Auckland Football to 

provide referees to all Counties Manukau Premier matches. 

This resulted in reduced misconduct incidents. 

Squash – In 2013, College Sport trialled a new initiative 

supported by Squash New Zealand. All students participating 

in our competitions were allocated a Squash New Zealand 

player code. This allows them to play in club tournaments. 

We registered over 550 new squash players to the Auckland 

Secondary School Club. 

Sport Beyond Schools 

College Sport continued to work alongside Auckland University 

and the regional sport trusts on the steering committee. 

1.6 billion dollars 

contributed to the 

Auckland economy from 

sport & recreation


Snapshots 

Increase in participation in secondary school sport 

Auckland 

2% increase 

Counties Manukau 

Waitakere 

North Harbour 

3 new sports 

Archery 

Snow sports 

Ultimate frisbee 

2 new schools 

Vanguard Military School 

Hobsonville Point Middle School 

1% increase 

2% increase 

Static 

108 individuals 



He Oranga Poutama ki Tāmaki 

He Oranga Poutama (HOP) ki Tämaki has been co-leading the 

development of a Mäori sport and recreation plan alongside 

Auckland Council. The draft plan has been presented to a 

number of Mäori communities throughout Auckland and the 

final draft will be ready by November 2014. 

HOP ki Tämaki transitions from Sport Waitakere to Aktive 

in January 2015 and Sport Waitakere management and the 

Roopu Manaaki (Mäori Advisory group) have provided solid 

strategic direction and advice heading into the transition phase. 

Of the 8,548 people that participated in HOP ki Tämaki 

programmes from July 2013 - July 2014: 

• 4,481 were of Mäori ethnicity, 2,214 were non-Mäori with 

1,853 providing no data 

• 620 participants were 0-4 years old, 1,249 5-12 years, 

2,342 13-15 years, 1,396 16-19 years, 1,641 20-39 years, 

849 40-59 years and 44 were 60 years or more with 

397 non-respondents. 

Kōhanga Reo and Puna Reo 

“He Pï Ka Rere” is HOP’s flagship programme for delivery into 

Köhanga Reo and Puna Reo (Mäori immersion early childhood). 

He Pï Ka Rere uses Atua Mäori (Mäori Gods) as a means of 

providing fundamental movement skills to tamariki (children). 

The delivery model has changed slightly and now provides a 

two-day workshop for kaiako (teachers): 

• 727 participants including 55 kaiako took part in the 

programme in Auckland. 

Taiohi and rangatahi 

Making up the majority of the HOP ki Tämaki programme 

participants were 1,249 taiohi (5-12 year olds) and 

3,738 rangatahi (13-19). 

Activities for this age group varied from participating in 

wharekura specific triathlon events, to the development of 

Mäori leaders through a partnership with Water Safety NZ 

and Active Post. 

Some of the highlights for this age group in the past 

12 months include: 

• 4,218 participated in traditional Mäori sports and activities 

• 7 HOP leadership rangatahi were selected as part of the 

“Youth Speak Sport” forum facilitated by Auckland Council 

• 695 attended “Te Whare Tapere o Matariki” event supported 

by Auckland Council 

• 245 participated in mau räkau (Mäori weaponry) 

• HOP invited to provide advice and support to 

Te Mahepohepotanga (collection of 10 Kura Kauapa 

Mäori who organise and run their own sports days). 

Marae / Iwi 

A total of 45 iwi and 45 marae were represented at HOP 

activities and programmes throughout the year: 

• 343 people from 27 iwi participated in the Iwi of Origin event 

held in partnership with Unitec in October 2013 

• All HOP staff currently have very good relationships with 

marae within their respective regions 

• New physical activity project being organised for late 2014 

alongside Auckland-based marae committees. 

Māori sports organisations 

HOP facilitated the first ever Auckland-based “Mäori Sport 

Organisation” hui. It is the first in an ongoing series of hui to 

identify and address issues of concern or importance to those 

organisations and saw: 

• 50 participants in attendance 

• 17 Mäori sports clubs represented 

• Opportunity to provide feedback into the Mäori sport and 

recreation plan “Te Whaioranga”.


AUCKLAND-WIDE PROGRAMMES 

Greater Auckland Aquatic Action Plan 

The Greater Auckland Aquatic Action Plan (GAAAP) is a 

collaborative project that coordinates professionally delivered 

swimming lessons to primary school children in the greater 

Auckland region, ensuring the development of fundamental 

swimming and water safety skills. GAAAP targets schools in 

decile one to six and children in years three to six. 

Over the past 12 months, GAAAP has continued to deliver a 

comprehensive swim and survive programme that increases 

the swim ability of all participants. 

A total of 112 schools were involved in 2013/2014 with over 

18,000 kids participating in lessons. There was a 118% increase 

in kids swimming 25 metres; a 268% increase in kids achieving 

100 metres and a 400% increase in kids achieving 200 metres – 

the benchmark for being able to swim and survive. 

July 2014 marked a change in leadership of the programme 

with Aktive assuming that role from Sport Auckland who had 

admirably managed the programme since its inception in 

2011. GAAAP would not be possible without the generous 

support of ASB Community Trust, KiwiSport and Water Safety 

New Zealand. 

Programme highlights: 

• 18,358 kids received GAAAP funded lessons from 

112 schools 

• Swim ability increased against all nine measures 

• Aquatic sector collaboration to teacher professional 

development 

• Water Safety New Zealand re-invested into the initiative 

and identified Aktive as the lead agency for swim and 

survive programmes in Auckland 

• Half a million lessons delivered to be celebrated in 

late 2014. 

KiwiSport 

KiwiSport is a national initiative, launched in 2009 by the 

Prime Minister, which aims to: 

• Increase the number of school-age children participating 

in organised sport – during school, after school and by 

strengthening links with sports clubs; 

• Increase the availability and accessibility of sport 

opportunities for all school-aged children; and 

• Support children in developing skills that will enable them 

to participate effectively in sport at both primary and 

secondary level. 

It consists of two funds: 

1. A Direct Fund to all primary and secondary schools 

(public and private) through operating grants. The amount 

allocated to each school is based on a per capita formula 

and is funded directly by the Ministry of Education through 

operational funding; and 

2. The Regional Partnership Fund, administered by Aktive 

and local RSTs in Auckland and allocated on a per capita 

student basis. The investment is directed to community 

groups to support sport participation for children aged 

5-18 years. 

In Auckland, the Regional Partnership Fund has been 

split into a local KiwiSport investment administered by 

individual Auckland RSTs, and a regional KiwiSport investment 

administered in 2013/14 by the four Auckland RSTs under the 

Regional Sports Trust Alliance. 

The inclusion of a regional investment fund, which is unique 

to Auckland, supports organisations that deliver across 

greater Auckland. 

It is estimated that KiwiSport investment in the Auckland region 

supported 239,633 young people to participate in sport in 

2013/14. A summary of the regional and local distributions that 

were made in 2013/14 follows on pages 29-33. 

970 

secondary school 

coaches developed by 

the Greater Auckland 

Coaching Unit


LOOKING AHEAD 

KiwiSport 

When regional KiwiSport investment transferred from Auckland 

RSTs to Aktive, there was an opportunity to review the 

management and distribution of this contestable funding. The 

resulting changes, effective in the 2014/15 year, have improved 

impact and transparency, and streamlined the regional 

application process. 

Decision-making is now overseen by a Regional KiwiSport 

Advisory Group. Headed by Mike Stanley as an independent 

chair, it has representation from: 

• Aktive 

• Auckland Council 

• College Sport 

• Counties Manukau Sport 

• Harbour Sport 

• Primary school representative 

• Sport Auckland 

• Sport Waitakere. 

“Every elite athlete as a child had 

the chance to try their sport for 

the first time. KiwiSport extends 

this opportunity to thousands of 

Auckland children. As independent 

chair, my role is to ensure that 

regional KiwiSport investment 

is made wisely, by supporting 

applications from codes that 

introduce – and keep – the maximum 

number of children into sport.” 

Mike Stanley Independent chair, Auckland Regional 

KiwiSport Advisory Group 

Us Girls 

Aktive has secured investment of $630,000 over a three-year 

period towards a project with the working title of Us Girls. 

The project seeks to develop an holistic approach to ‘growing 

and retaining’ difficult-to-reach girls aged 13-18 years in sport 

and recreation via formal and informal opportunities, working 

within targeted low-decile communities including Papakura, 

Manurewa, Manukau, Otara, Mangere, Green Bay, Lynfield, 

Blockhouse Bay and Mount Roskill. The project has set a target 

of positively impacting the lives of 15,000 girls within those 

communities during this three-year period. 

Confirmed project partners include Aktive, Sport New Zealand, 

Auckland Council, Sport Waitakere, Sport Auckland, AUT, 

Aktive Coaching, College Sport and Netball New Zealand. 

To achieve our target, on-the-ground emphasis will be 

placed on: 

• Youth-led development work that informs the design phase 

including product development 

• Connecting, up-skilling and mobilising a network of 

providers across the region to develop services and 

programmes informed by the design phase. Providers will 

include NSOs, RSOs, schools, facility providers, community 

groups and others 

• Developing leaders 

• Identifying employment opportunities in sport and recreation 

• Championing a culture of it being ‘cool for girls to be active’ 

• Resource development 

• Identifying best practice 

• Development of empirical research 

• Volunteering/coaching 

• Use of technology. 

15,000 

girls will benefit 

from newly funded 

Us Girls project


STAKEHOLDER ALIGNMENT 

& SECTOR DEVELOPMENT 

The formation of Aktive was Auckland’s own response 

to the challenges facing the region’s sport and recreation 

sector, and there has certainly been support for our 

whole-of-region approach. 

We have harnessed the power of providers, funders and 

potential funders to achieve more than what was possible 

under the old model. A unified Auckland both demanded it 

and made it possible. 

A December 2013 workshop with Auckland RSTs set priorities 

for 2014 applications to regional funders and that same 

month 50 delegates from sport, recreation, health, education 

and council contributed to a strategy workshop to guide 

Aktive’s priorities. 

Installing Aktive as a single point of contact has simplified 

the interface for regional and national sporting stakeholders, 

enabling consistency whilst supporting local best practice. 

We are providing a strong voice for Auckland sport and 

recreation on regional and sector bodies, always pushing for the 

region to get its fair share of investment, while streamlining back 

office services to create greater efficiencies across the sector. 

Back office alignment (shared services) 

Aktive and the four Auckland RSTs have agreed to operate 

as a single organisation with respect to administration. One 

of Aktive’s early areas of focus is to reduce back office costs 

by providing shared services that include finance (accounting, 

procurement, payroll and reporting) as well as policies, systems 

and procedures. 

The shared services project kicked off in January 2014 

and a major milestone was achieved by June, when all five 

organisations moved on to the same master general ledger 

structure and financial software. This migration has gone 

smoothly, and will be followed in the 2014/15 year with payroll, 

reporting, procurement, policies, legal and marketing. 

The shared services model is attracting interest from outside 

users. In providing a professional service for regional and 

national sporting organisations the model gains an additional 

revenue stream and improves the economy-of-scale gains 

already being realised. 

Aktive Coaching and Talent Development 

The Greater Auckland Coaching Unit (GACU) continues to 

be acknowledged as a national leader for coaching and the 

first point of call for Auckland sports organisations requiring 

up-to-date coaching research, best practice and coach 

development support. GACU led the development of a 

number of world-class initiatives including: Talent + Leadership 

+ Character (TLC) culture pilot, Coach Sport Initiative (CSI) 

secondary school pilot, Females in Coaching pilot, side-line 

behaviour project and a pilot Coach Advance project that led 

to the implementation of the national Performance Coach 

Advance (PCA) programme in 2014. 

GACU provided coach support to 22 sports at NSO, RSO and 

club levels. This support included workshops and conference 

delivery, coaching reviews, planning support, website support, 

mentoring, resource development, advisory groups and 

interview panels. 

GACU delivered a programme of 500 formal and informal 

development and networking opportunities to 6,000 

community coaches. 

Through Aktive, Auckland was one of six regions selected by 

Sport New Zealand to lead the delivery of the new national 

PCA initiative introduced in 2014 to improve the quality of 

coaching provided to pre-elite emerging coaches. Aktive’s 

PCA programme launched in June at AUT Millennium and 

received 50 nominations for its 24 allocated positions. Some 

of Auckland’s most promising coaches represent 20 different 

sporting codes in the programme. 

Aktive was successful in securing Sport New Zealand Active 

Communities Investment for a new pilot project that aims to 

provide more appealing sporting environments for children. 

The project will provide education and support to help adults to 

make more informed decisions in relation to the building blocks 

for healthy development through sport for children. 

GACU transformed their coaching website into an up-to-date 

knowledge hub for coaches who now have access to the latest 

coaching information specifically catering for their needs. The 

website is proving popular for coaches with 8,200 unique visits 

in its first nine months. Integrating social media in the form of 

Facebook, YouTube and Twitter has broadened the scope and 

source of information and sparked a 500% growth in social 

media followers in the past 12 months. 

“Triathlon New Zealand has chosen 

to be part of Aktive’s shared 

services. We’ll be saving 50% of 

the cost of the accountant we’d 

have had to replace, money which 

will go back into our sport. It’s a 

no-brainer.” 

Craig Waugh Chief Executive, Tri NZ 

212 thousand people 

volunteer their time 

to sport & recreation 

in Auckland


Sport New Zealand’s Growing Coaches student coach 

development programme continues to expand in Auckland; 

GACU has supported 15 secondary schools with the 

development of more than 500 student coaches. A new 

student coach award was introduced into the College Sport 

awards to acknowledge the valuable role student coaches play 

in community sport in Auckland. 

The Harbour Sport-led Coach Support Initiative (CSI) continues 

to thrive across 14 North Harbour Secondary Schools. 

Sport Waitakere introduced a similar model in 2013 across 

nine Waitakere schools. This year, 970 coaches have been 

developed, 150 new coaches have been recruited and 8,950 

students have received improved coaching as a result of 

increased coaching support. 

A Woman in Coaching Community (WCC) advisory group 

was established which includes representatives from GACU, 

four local RSTs, AUT and Auckland Football Federation. The 

WCC vision is to help create learning opportunities for women 

that will raise the standard, participation and profile of female 

coaches working with athletes at every level. 

The future 

Coaching and talent development have been identified as key 

Sport New Zealand priorities over the next three years. Given 

the increase in priority of coaching and talent development, 

and the development of Aktive and the local RSTs as a 

single network, it was timely that a review be undertaken to 

accommodate short term requirements and prepare for future 

proofing of the coaching and talent development space. As 

a result of the review, a new structure will be implemented 

which provides key regional and local focus areas for coach 

development. The new structure will provide the benefit of an 

aligned model of coaching and athlete development in which 

pooling human resources, finances and expertise will provide 

more and improved services for our stakeholders. 

“The Bruce Pulman Park Trust 

commends Aktive – Auckland Sport 

and Recreation for the leadership 

role it has taken in the development 

of its coaches programmes.” 

Bruce Pulman QSO 

Advisory Groups 

Integral to Aktive’s leadership role is making sure Auckland’s 

voice is heard and echoed in decisions that affect the sport and 

recreation sector in our region. 

Similarly, the voice of stakeholders – aligned with research 

and quality data – are crucial to sustaining an evidence-based 

strategy and making sure we are responsive to those we serve. 

Our regional KiwiSport advisory group, tertiary advisory group 

and the Auckland Sports Coalition already help us maintain 

deep connections with some of the communities we serve, and 

more groups are on the way. 

An aquatics advisory group and a coaching and talent 

development advisory group will be set up by the end of 2014, 

and in 2015 we will establish both a NSO advisory group and 

a new Mäori advisory group to build on the previous work of 

Te Roopu Manaaki. 

Additionally, Aktive is represented on OneVoice and at a CEOs 

forum, both of which include Sport New Zealand and Auckland 

Council, where we advocate for solutions in the best interests 

of the whole of the Auckland sport and recreation sector. 

“Through their programmes and 

initiatives, GACU is changing the 

culture of sport in New Zealand. 

Their model is cutting edge because 

it targets coaches, athletes, school 

leaders, and parents. All four groups 

must work together to create 

positive environments that result 

in the development of sport skills 

and life skills.” 

Dr Ralph Pim International coaching consultant, 

speaker & author

22 Aktive Financial Statements 2013/2014 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

For the period ended 30 June 2014 

CONTENTS 

23 Statement of Financial Position 

24 Statement of Movements in Equity 

24 Statement of Financial Performance 

25 Notes to the Financial Statements 

28 Independent Auditor’s Report 

DIRECTORY AS AT 30 JUNE 2014 

Purpose 

To collaborate, set direction and provide 

regional leadership for Auckland’s sport 

and recreation communities. 

Location 

Level 1, Beca Building, 21 Pitt Street, 

Auckland 1010 

Postal Address 

P O Box 68 506, Newton, Auckland 

Chief Executive Officer 

Sarah Sandley 

Board of Trustees 

Graham Child 

(appointed 23 October 2013) 

Raewyn Lovett (Chair) 

Eru Lyndon 


Peter Meehan 

Helen Robinson 


Joanne Wiggins 

ESTABLISHMENT BOARD 

OF TRUSTEES 

(Establishment Board ceased 

23 October 2013) 

James Doyle 

(resigned 23 October 2013) 

Anthony Ford 


David Kennedy 


Andrew McKenzie 


Raewyn Lovett 

Peter Meehan 

Joanne Wiggins 

Sir John Wells (Chair) 


Auditor 

Hayes Knight Audit NZ 

Auckland 

Bankers 

BNZ 

Registered Charity Number 

CC49335

Aktive Financial Statements 2013/2014 23 

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 

As at 30 June 2014 

2014 

$ 


$ 

TOTAL EQUITY 72,907 0 

Represented By: 

Current Assets 

Prepaid Expenses 21,687 0 

BNZ - Cheque 78,355 0 

BNZ - Savings 460,079 0 

BNZ - Greater Auckland Coaching Unit 307,559 0 

Accounts Receivable 150,280 0 

Sundry Debtors 8,000 0 

1,025,960 0 

Less Current Liabilities 

Accruals 53,833 0 

Income in Advance (Note 8) 924,703 0 

GST to be paid to IRD 9,629 0 

Accounts Payable 7,868 

Finance lease obligations (Note 3) 23,982 

1,020,015 0 

Working Capital 5,945 0 

Plus Non Current Assets 

Property, Plant and Equipment (Note 7) 132,914 0 

Less Non-Current Liabilities 

Finance Lease Obligations (Note 3) 65,952 0 

NET ASSETS 72,907 0 

Raewyn Lovett 

Chair 

Sarah Sandley 

Chief Executive Officer 

Date: 30 September 2014 Date: 30 September 2014 

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements. 

To be read in conjunction with the attached Notes and Audit Report.


STATEMENT OF MOVEMENTS IN EQUITY 



$ 


$ 

Opening Equity 0 0 

Reserve fund for continued operations (Note 10) 20,000 

Operating Surplus / (Deficit) for the period 52,907 0 

CLOSING EQUITY 30 JUNE 2014 72,907 0 

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 



$ 


$ 

Income 

Grants & Donations 205,161 0 

Interest Received 6,144 0 

Other Income 21,338 0 

Programme Income 29,978 0 

RST Contributions 200,000 0 

Sport New Zealand (Note 9) 7,631,007 0 

Total Income 8,093,628 0 

Expenses 

Audit Fees 6,000 0 

Board Expenses 65,838 0 

Contractor Costs 28,415 0 

Depreciation 9,541 0 

Distributions (Note 9) 7,011,239 0 

Interest and Finance Costs 2,339 0 

Marketing & Communication 78,032 0 

Operating Costs 66,184 0 

Programme Costs 111,530 0 

Project Management 92,393 0 

Recruitment 41,481 0 

Rent 6,000 0 

Staff Costs - Administration 275,387 0 

Staff Costs - Establishment 58,249 0 

Staff Costs - Programme 172,498 0 

Vehicle Expenses 15,595 0 

Total Expenses 8,040,721 0 

OPERATING SURPLUS / (DEFICIT) 52,907 0 

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements. 

To be read in conjunction with the attached Notes and Audit Report.


NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 


1. STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES 

Reporting Entity 

Auckland Sport is a Charitable Trust incorporated under the Charitable Trusts Act 1957 and a registered Charity under the 

Charities Act 2005. 

Measurement Base 

The Trust has chosen to adopt generally accepted accounting practice as defined by Financial Reporting Standards and applicable 

Statements of Standard Accounting Practice. The accounting principles recognised as appropriate for the measurement and 

reporting of earnings and financial position on a historical cost basis are followed by the Trust. 

Specific Accounting Policies 

The following specific accounting policies which materially affect the measurement of financial performance and financial position 

have been applied. 

Fixed Assets and Depreciation 

Fixed Assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation has been based on the estimated useful life of the 

asset. Fixed Assets are being depreciated at the following straight line rates: 

Office Equipment - 10-40% 

Computer Equipment - 10-40% 

Vehicles - 20% 

Income Recognition 

The Trust received funding from Sport New Zealand, Auckland Council and various funding bodies. Income is recognised when it 

is received except where income relates to activities to be carried out in a future period (income in advance) in which case income 

is carried forward and recognised in the period to which it relates. 

Treatment of GST 

The financial statements are prepared on a GST exclusive basis except for Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable. GST is 

accounted for on an invoice basis. 

Taxation 

The Trust has been granted exemption from income tax as it is a registered charity with the Department of Internal Affairs - 

Charities (Number CC49335). 

Debtors 

Debtors are recorded at estimated realisable value. 

Differential Reporting 

The Trust qualifies for differential reporting as it is not publicly accountable and it is not large in terms of the Framework for 

Differential Reporting. The Trust has taken advantage of all available differential reporting exemptions. 

Leased Assets 

Leases under which the Trust assumes substantially all risks and rewards incidental to ownership have been classified as finance 

leases and are capitalised. The asset and the corresponding liability are recorded at inception at the fair value of the leased asset. 

Interest charges under finance leases are apportioned over the terms of the respective leases. 

Capitalised leased assets are depreciated over their expected useful lives in accordance with rates established for similar assets. 

Accounting Period and Changes in Accounting Policies 

Auckland Sport was incorporated on 14 May 2013 and commenced operations on this date. Accordingly this initial financial period 

covers the period from 14 May 2013 to 30 June 2014. 

As this is the first period of operation there have been no changes in accounting policies. All policies have been consistently 

applied throughout the period.


2. OPERATING LEASE OBLIGATIONS 

The operating lease relates to the office rental at 21 Pitt Street. 


$ 


$ 

Current 3,000 0 

Non-current 0 0 

3,000 0 

3. FINANCE LEASE OBLIGATIONS 

Finance leases are secured over 4 motor vehicles. Interest paid on finance leases during the period was $2,339. 

Finance lease obligations payable after the period end are: 


$ 


$ 

Current 23,982 0 

Non-current 65,952 0 

89,934 0 

4. CAPITAL COMMITMENTS 

There were no capital commitments at balance date (2013:$nil). 

5. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES 

There were no contingent liabilities at balance date (2013:$nil). 

6. TRUSTEES REMUNERATION 

The total value of Trustees fees was $63,000 (2013:$nil). 

7. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT 

2014 Cost 

Accum 

Depn 

Book 

Value 

Depn 

Charge 

Office Equipment 18,126 3,049 15,077 3,049 

Computer Equipment 12,874 920 11,954 920 

Vehicles 111,456 5,573 105,883 5,573 

Total 142,456 9,542 132,914 9,542 

2013 Cost 

Accum 

Depn 

Book 

Value 

Depn 

Charge 

Office Equipment 0 0 0 0 

Computer Equipment 0 0 0 0 

Vehicles 0 0 0 0 

Total 0 0 0 0


8. INCOME IN ADVANCE 


$ 


$ 

Auckland Council 89,000 0 

Sport NZ – KiwiSport Regional Partnership 233,227 0 

Sport NZ – Other 298,353 0 

New Zealand Community Trust* 29,384 0 

GACU – Sport NZ and transfer balances 274,739 0 

*The total received from New Zealand Community Trust in the period by Auckland Sport was $200,000. 

924,703 0 

9. RELATED PARTIES 

Sport New Zealand has provided funding to Auckland Sport to enable Auckland Sport to undertake its regional leadership role 

in promoting active and on-going participation in sport and recreation. Grant funding of $7,631,007 was received from Sport 

New Zealand (2013:$nil). 

A portion of this funding ($6,935,989) (2013:$nil) has been distributed to the four Auckland regional sports trusts (Counties 

Manukau Sports Foundation, Harbour Sport Trust, Sport Waitakere Trust, and Auckland Central Sports Trust) to deliver and 

administer various sport and recreation promotion and participation activities in their communities. The four Auckland regional 

sports trusts also provided establishment funding to Auckland Sport. At the year end, $57,600 was receivable from Counties 

Manukau Sports Foundation (2013:$nil). 

10. RESERVE FUND 

The continued successful operation of the Trust is dependent upon ongoing funding from a variety of sources. As responsible 

managers of the funds entrusted to it, the Trust seeks to maintain a minimum level of funds to enable the Trust to continue its 

operation should there be a short term interruption to usual funding levels. 

11. POST BALANCE SHEET EVENTS 

Subsequent to the balance date, Auckland Sport has received $50,000 from the Lion Foundation and entered into contracts 

with Sport New Zealand. 

The Greater Auckland Aquatic Action Plan was transferred to Auckland Sport from 14 July 2014.


INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT 

TO THE TRUSTEES OF AUCKLAND SPORT 

We have audited the financial statements of Auckland Sport on pages 23 to 27 which comprise the statement of financial position 

as at 30 June 2014 and the statement of financial performance, and statement of movements in equity for the period then ended, 

and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information. 

Board of Trustees’ Responsibility for the Financial Statements 

The trustees are responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with generally 

accepted accounting practice in New Zealand and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the 

preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. 

Auditor’s Responsibility 

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in 

accordance with International Standards on Auditing (New Zealand). 

Those standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance 

about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement. 

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. 

The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of 

the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control 

relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are 

appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal 

control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting 

estimates, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. 

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion. 

Other than in our capacity as auditor we have no relationship with, or interests in, Auckland Sport. 

Opinion 

In our opinion, the financial statements on pages 23 to 27 present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Auckland 

Sport as at 30 June 2014, and its financial performance for the period then ended in accordance with generally accepted 

accounting practice in New Zealand. 

Hayes Knight Audit Nz 

Auckland, New Zealand 

30 September 2014


KIWISPORT 2013/14 REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP FUND 

REGIONAL KIWISPORT FUNDING 


Funding received in period 85,943 

Carried forward to next period -8,443 

Total funding for distribution 77,500 

Application of regional Kiwisport funds 

Greater Auckland Aquatic Action Plan 77,500 

Total regional KiwiSport distributions 77,500 

Harbour Sport 




Application of regional Kiwisport funds 


Total regional Kiwisport distributions 37,500 





Application of regional KiwiSport funds 


Total regional Kiwisport distributions 85,000 





Application of regional KiwiSport funds 


Auckland Cricket 2,125 

Auckland Rowing 6,250 

Waka Ama 16,200 

Netball NZ 17,280 

Touch NZ 10,800 

North Harbour Rugby 25,200 

Tennis Northern 7,664 

AFL NZ 18,000 

Prior Period Programmes 8,881 

Total regional Kiwisport distributions 162,400


LOCAL KIWISPORT FUNDING 



Brought forward funds utilised 4,755 



Application of local KiwiSport funds 

Activator Pods 

Green Bay Pod 26,068 

Pomaria Pod 24,566 

Kelston Pod 22,004 

Te Atatu Pod 14,334 

Henderson Pod 11,094 

Henderson Valley Pod 13,488 

Massey Pod 19,065 

130,620 

Local Fund Projects 

Surfing NZ - Proj 2 8,121 

Surf Lifesaving Northern 9,555 

17,676 

FastFund Projects 

The Jambalaya Education Charitable Trust 2,295 

Kelston Girls College 2,170 

4,465 

Secondary School Fund Projects 

CSI 44,088 

44,088 

Whau Fund Projects 

Auckland Softball - PROG 1 5,200 

Auckland Softball - PROG 2 1,440 

Auckland Softball - PROG 3 480 

Touch NZ - PROG 1 10,435 

Touch NZ - PROG 2 3,625 

Touch NZ - PROG 3 600 

Auckland Tennis 9,770 

31,550 

Total local KiwiSport distributions 228,398 

239,633 

estimated number 

of Auckland children 

participating in 

KiwiSport-supported 

projects



Harbour Sport 


Brought forward funds utilised 417,015 



Application of local Kiwisport funds 

Funding applied in period 

Equipped 26,155 

Bike Projects 25,000 

ActivAsian Funskills 33,000 

Rangitoto College Active Asian 33,000 

North Shore West MultiSport Cluster 26,504 

Hibiscus Coast Cluster 40,000 

Play AFL Pathway - Primary Schools 5,000 

Play AFL Pathway - Secondary Schools 6,000 

Rugby League 5,000 

Sustainability of Sport A ASHS 6,000 

Secondary School Athletics 1,000 

Kick Start Basketball Programme 3,000 

Basketball Programme 7,500 

Cricket Club Development 20,000 

Birkenhead College 7,900 

Glenfiled Schools Cluster 33,301 

Underwater Hockey 5,000 

Sprocket Rocket 2,700 

Northcote Cluster 38,360 

CSI Coaching Programme 215,000 

Flipp n' Fun 3,000 

Girls in Football 20,000 

Football in Schools - Club Link 8,000 

College Futsal Programmme 6,295 

College Futsal Programme - Extension 11,000 

OnBoard Skate Ltd - Snells Beach 1,950 

SNAG Golf 5,269 

Rangitoto College 10,000 

Snowplanent - Albany School 4,630 

Super Sport Collective 30,000 

Surf Life Saving in Schools 10,137 

Surfing 4 Schools 11,261 

Monday night Tennis 525 

Tennis Hot Shots 17,000 

The First Tee 4,018 

Mahurangi Community and School Sports 30,000 

Westlake Girls High School: Stay n' Play 2,000 

Moving Mahurangi College Forward 16,642 

Total local KiwiSport distributions 731,148





Interest / other funds for distribution 87 



Kickstart 

Bayside Westhaven Club (Baseball) 5,000 

Boccia NZ (Boccia) 5,000 

Surfing NZ (Surfing) 5,000 

Auckland Orienteering (orienteering) 5,000 

Athletics NZ (Get Set Go) 5,000 

There’s a Better Way Foundation (Baseball) 5,000 

Auckland Bowls (Bowls for Intermediate Schools) 5,000 

Auckland Football Federation (Football) 5,000 

Auckland Netball (Netball) 5,000 

Baseball NZ (Baseball) 5,000 

Pasadana Intermediate (Orienteering) 3,600 

SNAG Golf 5,000 

58,600 

Primary School (Contestable) 

Tristars Gymnastics (Kiwigym) 33,184 

International TKD (Taekwondo) 30,000 

Auckland Football Federation (Football) 53,000 

Auckland Badminton Association (Badminton) 39,396 

Athletics NZ (Get Set Go) 49,500 

Akarana Golf Club (SNAG Golf) 48,000 

AFL NZ (Aussie Rules) 55,000 

Auckland Hockey (Hockey) 45,000 

353,080 

Secondary School (non Contestable) 

Onehunga High School (netball) 30,000 

Tamaki College (Basketball) 30,000 

Waiheke Island College (Basketball) 31,200 

Marist College (Basketball) 15,000 

Marist College (Tennis) 15,000 

Western Springs College (Football) 22,500 

Marcellin College (Tennis, Bowls, Football) 27,000 

One Tree Hill (Basketball) 21,000 

191,700 

Total local KiwiSport distributions 603,380 

67,000 

participants in 


events delivered by 

community sport 

coordinators





Interest / other funds for distribution 55,795 



Prior year applications funded 

Bucklands Beach Yacht Club 21,895 

Counties Manukau Zone of NZRL 45,000 

Eastern Basketball Club 23,400 

First Tee of New Zealand 17,850 

International Taekwon do 32,000 

Mangere Principals Association & PRIMMO 35,000 

Manurewa High School 20,000 

Papakura Netball Centre 30,000 

Perry Outdoor Education Trust 45,000 

Water Safety NZ 23,500 

293,645 

Current year applications funded 

AFL 20,000 

Auckland Basketball Services 19,440 

Bike NZ and Pedal Power 40,000 

Counties Manukau Cricket 40,000 

Counties Manukau Hockey 40,000 

Manurewa, Otahuhu & Mangere Principals Assoc'n & PRIMMO 200,000 

Otahuhu College 25,000 

Papatoetoe Cricket Club 18,333 

Squash Auckland Primary Schools 16,800 

Squash Auckland Secondary Schools 6,690 

Touch NZ 35,000 

Youthtown 100,000 

Te Puru 16,578 

577,841 

Fast Fund 

Addison Touch Club 4,700 

Auckland Blind Sport & Rec Club 5,000 

Boccia New Zealand 2,000 

Bridge Park Tennis Club 5,000 

Edgewater College 3,500 

Howick Softball Club 4,240 

Manukau Canoe Club 5,000 

Manukau Outriggers 4,900 

Maraetai Bowling Club 1,000 

Otahuhu Softball Sports Club 4,050 

Papakura Athletic & Harrier Club 4,340 

Parafed Auckland 4,320 

Rod Dixon KIDSMARATHON 5,000 

Southern Cross Campus 3,960 

Squash Auckland 5,000 

62,010 

Total local KiwiSport distributions 933,496

Proudly supported by 

Aktive gratefully acknowledges 

the support of Auckland 

Council, the ASB Community 

Trust, the New Zealand 

Community Trust and the 

Lion Foundation.

Aktive Annual Report 2013-2014

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