Annual Report 2019

ABOUT US
Sport Auckland is a Regional Sports Trust that was established in 1992. We are a Registered Charity, CC23631. Our vision is to
“Inspire our Communities to Live Healthy and Active Lifestyles.”
As a change agent, connector and system builder we play a large advocacy and influencing role on behalf of our local
communities. We focus on ensuring there is quality sport and active recreation experiences for our communities; and ensuring
our communities have the knowledge and support to live healthy, active lifestyles. We foster locally-led community programmes.
Wellness is at the core of what we do.
You will find us:
• helping to build a system that ensures quality opportunities exist for our young people in sport, active recreation and
physical activity along with positively addressing inequality, diversity and inclusion issues;
• helping to build the capability of sports clubs and other organisations that require our help so as to be able to deliver
quality experiences to their membership;
• working on opening up more spaces and places for sport and active recreation to take place within our community;
• upskilling and increasing participation in volunteer coaching and volunteer work.
As a charitable trust with a finite set of resources and funding we take a targeted approach to our work. We focus on community
need. We listen to our community to connect and help.
This financial year most of our community sport work has centered in the local board geographical areas of Maungakiekie-
Tamaki, Puketapapa, Albert-Eden, Howick, and Waitemata. Some of our community sport work did take place in our wider
communities.
Currently our Health and Wellness programmes, delivered on behalf of the ADHB and CMDHB, are situated in Glen Innes,
Mt Albert, Mt Roskill, Otahuhu, Onehunga, Avondale, Inner City, Waiheke Island, Great Barrier Islands, Highland Park, Otara,
Mangere, Manurewa, Papatoetoe, Papakura, Franklin and Waiuku communities.
“Staff felt more confident and comfortable coaching netball which resulted
in an increase in participation at netball cluster day and more opportunities
for students to play netball at school”
Teacher, Tamaki Cluster
“My balance has improved and I no longer get hip pain when I am standing
for long periods of time. The classes that Sport Auckland staff takes and
exercises that she gave me has really helped”
Graduate, Highland Park Green Prescription
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