Aktive Annual Report 2016/17

Aktive Annual Report 2016/2017 9
parts of the system and partners.
Making a tangible benefit for
communities, we are committed to
complete transparency to where this
and all monies are spent, as shown
in the funding allocation summary
available on our website.
Aktive’s Shared Services and Procurement continues to go
from strength to strength, now having taken over $1 million
back office savings out of the sector. This is money that can
be and is reinvested back into the grass roots of sport and
recreation.
The launch of a new service for the sector, the Chairs’
Roundtable series, focuses on improving governance
capability. There has also been strong progress with innovative
programmes such as Good Sports, HERA – Everyday
Goddess, TLC (Talent, Leadership & Character) and Coach
Evolve, along with the ongoing facilitation of Sport New Zealand
programmes Pathway to Podium and Performance Coach
Advance.
This performance has been acknowledged in the stakeholder
survey of Aktive’s operations, noting greater access to
resources, improved performance and increased sector
support and collaboration as key highlights. We look forward to
building on this with further engagement with our stakeholders.
Partnerships are invaluable to the work of Aktive. We are
pleased to have signed three Regional Sports Trusts to deliver
The Auckland Approach to Community Sport – Harbour Sport,
Sport Auckland and Sport Waitakere, now joined by CLM
and College Sport who in 2017/18 will roll out the strategy for
the benefit of the communities and high schools of Counties
Manukau. We are working collaboratively with these partners to
support them to empower their respective local communities.
We also work closely with other partners on projects such as
the ‘Believe You Can’ Leadership Day with iSport Foundation
– we are proud that this event was recognised as joint winner
of the New Zealand Recreation Association Outstanding Event
Award 2016. Another significant partnership is the Greater
Auckland Aquatic Action Plan (GAAAP) managed by Aktive and
Water Safety New Zealand and funded by Sport New Zealand,
Foundation North and Water Safety New Zealand. Since its
inception in 2011, GAAAP has provided 840,000 free Swim
& Survive lessons to 87,632 young people, targeted towards
decile 1-6 schools.
Aktive is privileged to have a seat
on the advocacy groups OneVoice
and Healthy Auckland Together
(HAT). Our partnerships are further
underpinned by working groups
in the vital strategic focal areas of
Young People, Spaces & Places,
Targeted Populations, Sector
Development, and Coaching & Talent
Development, all backed by insights.
Aktive is supported by strong, stable governance. This was
further strengthened over this period with the Selection and
Performance Committee’s appointment of David Tse as a
new board member. The Board and Executive has also been
supported by Subcommittees and the Aktive Māori Advisory
Group, Coaching & Talent Development Advisory Group,
Regional KiwiSport Advisory Group, Tertiary Advisory Group,
Aquatics Advisory Group and project-specific steering groups
for Good Sports and HERA – Everyday Goddess. These groups
have helped to introduce a whole new series of connections
across community and sporting organisations in Auckland.
A crucial feature of Aktive is its
people – a group small in number,
but big on talent, expertise and
commitment. We would like to
acknowledge and thank them for
all their hard work. We would also
like to thank all our commercial
partners from the past year – Holden,
2Degrees, Fairfax Media, Simpson
Grierson, Sheffield and Ricoh; as well
as our sector partners – AUT, AUT
Millennium Institute of Sport, Massey
University, Unitec, Bruce Pulman Park
and the iSPORT Foundation. Like
us, these partners are committed to
improving participation levels
in Auckland.
Furthermore, we would like to express sincere thanks to the
up-stream stakeholders who show such confidence in Aktive
and our approach to Auckland. These include Sport New
Zealand, High Performance Sport New Zealand, Auckland
Council, Water Safety New Zealand, Foundation North, the
New Zealand Community Trust and the Lion Foundation. We
would also like to recognise our much-valued delivery agents
and sector partners – driving results in local communities is
dependent on their input. Finally, we would like to acknowledge
the Aktive Board for its strategic guidance – as always this is
much appreciated and respected.
*This figure covers investment into community
sport programming and administration