Aktive Full Annual Report 2017/18
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8 <strong>Aktive</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2017</strong>/20<strong>18</strong><br />
MESSAGE FROM AUCKLAND COUNCIL<br />
He pānui nō te Kaunihera ō Tāmaki Makaurau<br />
Our vision is for Tāmaki Makaurau to be a world-class city where parks,<br />
leisure facilities, sports and recreation programmes are widely available<br />
to everyone. We want people to have access to<br />
a wide range of activities that contribute to healthy, active lifestyles.<br />
Auckland Council provides 43 leisure and recreation facilities<br />
and 240 sports parks from Rodney to Franklin, often partnering with<br />
community networks and sport and recreation organisations.<br />
In the past year, we’ve confirmed the Auckland Plan 2050,<br />
our guiding document for the next thirty years. It recognises<br />
the important contribution that sport and recreation make<br />
to our quality of life, health and general wellbeing.<br />
At the same time, we’ve refreshed our 10-year Budget.<br />
We’ll be investing heavily in infrastructure over the<br />
next decade, and sport and recreation are no<br />
exception. A new investment fund will see $100<br />
million more invested into sport and recreation<br />
facilities, and $900 million has been allocated<br />
for active transport infrastructure. <strong>Aktive</strong><br />
played a significant role in advocating for the<br />
importance of sport and recreation during our<br />
consultation on the Auckland Plan and the<br />
10-year Budget.<br />
We have a close working relationship<br />
between Auckland Council and <strong>Aktive</strong> to<br />
achieve the outcomes of The Auckland<br />
Approach to Community Sport, including<br />
sector development, more support for<br />
coaching and talent, and improved<br />
spaces and places. In the last year<br />
<strong>Aktive</strong> also worked in partnership with<br />
the council to complete the Auckland<br />
Sport Sector: Facility Priorities Plan. The<br />
plan endorses a unified approach to<br />
prioritising new sport facilities for the first<br />
time, and has the backing of the collective<br />
voice of the sport sector.<br />
Auckland Council has renewed a $552,000<br />
strategic partnership grant to <strong>Aktive</strong> to<br />
assist them in delivering outcomes locally<br />
and regionally over the next three years.<br />
These grants are awarded to organisations<br />
with a clear track record of achievement<br />
and who deliver the highest levels of quality<br />
and service in their sectors. We’re pleased to<br />
continue supporting <strong>Aktive</strong>’s work to improve<br />
sport and recreation in Tāmaki Makaurau.<br />
Stephen Town<br />
Chief Executive<br />
Auckland Council