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INTER<br />

TIVE<br />

AKTIVE’S E-MAGAZINE<br />

TŪ MANAWA<br />

ACTIVE AOTEAROA<br />

SHOWCASE<br />

2020-<strong>2024</strong> Wrap<br />

<strong>2024</strong>-2028 Next Steps


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CONTENTS<br />

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03 Kia Ora and welcome ><br />

05 Let’s Talk Tū <strong>Manawa</strong> Active<br />

Aotearoa 2020-<strong>2024</strong> ><br />

07 Case Studies ><br />

08 Junky Monkeys ><br />

11 New Zealand Police ><br />

14 Circability Trust ><br />

17 Bowls Auckland ><br />

20 Roll on Tū <strong>Manawa</strong> Active<br />

Aotearoa <strong>2024</strong>-2028 ><br />

22 Application process update ><br />

23 Here to help ><br />

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KIA ORA<br />

Welcome to the latest issue of <strong>InterAktive</strong>, which sees us<br />

celebrate four years of Tū <strong>Manawa</strong> Active Aotearoa, look<br />

at the difference it’s making in communities and share the<br />

details for the next phase of this funding, including how to<br />

make an application.<br />

With Jennah Wootten<br />

Chief Executive Aktive<br />

Tū <strong>Manawa</strong> Active<br />

Aotearoa is an activation<br />

fund provided by Sport New Zealand that<br />

supports tamariki (aged 5 to 11 years)<br />

and rangatahi (aged 12 to 18 years),<br />

particularly those that are less active, to<br />

access quality play, active recreation, or<br />

sport opportunities of their choice in their<br />

community or school and kura.<br />

The meaning behind the words is<br />

Tū – ‘to stand’ and <strong>Manawa</strong> –<br />

‘breath.’<br />

In the context of play, active recreation<br />

and sport, the name calls all New Zealanders<br />

to live Sport New Zealand’s vision - ‘Every<br />

Body Active.’ In Tāmaki Makaurau, the fund<br />

is carefully and proudly managed, on Sport<br />

New Zealand’s behalf, by Aktive, CLM<br />

Community Sport, Harbour Sport, Sport<br />

Auckland and Sport Waitākere.<br />

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KIA ORA AND WELCOME<br />

Since its introduction in July 2020,<br />

Tū <strong>Manawa</strong> Active Aotearoa has benefited<br />

many communities across Tāmaki Makaurau.<br />

In this issue of <strong>InterAktive</strong>, we share key<br />

numbers from 2020 - <strong>2024</strong> and some<br />

interesting and very different case studies<br />

which showcase the impact of this funding.<br />

We also share details around the next<br />

phase of Tū <strong>Manawa</strong> Active Aotearoa,<br />

including the introduction of a registration<br />

form to make the application process<br />

easier and a multi-year funding option.<br />

As we look to the next phase of Tū <strong>Manawa</strong><br />

Active Aotearoa funding, there is a clear<br />

connection with Aktive’s <strong>2024</strong>-2028<br />

Strategic Plan >. Our mahi continues to<br />

be underpinned by an equity approach<br />

to ensure our investment and efforts are<br />

centred on people and communities that<br />

are missing out, specifically tamariki and<br />

rangatahi who are under-active or where<br />

historic inequities exist.<br />

Tū <strong>Manawa</strong> Active Aotearoa will continue<br />

to make an encouraging difference and<br />

represents a significant opportunity<br />

for community organisations to have<br />

a positive impact on the wellbeing of<br />

tamariki and rangatahi through the<br />

provision of quality sport and physical<br />

activity opportunities.<br />

We again thank Sport New Zealand for<br />

its vision and support of this unique fund,<br />

and acknowledge our partners CLM<br />

Community Sport, Harbour Sport, Sport<br />

Auckland and Sport Waitākere who help<br />

bring Tū <strong>Manawa</strong> Active Aotearoa to life<br />

across Auckland. As we often say, we are<br />

stronger and can achieve more for Tāmaki<br />

Makaurau and Aucklanders when we work<br />

with others.<br />

Ngā mihi<br />

Jennah Wootten<br />

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LET’S SHOWCASE<br />

TŪ MANAWA ACTIVE AOTEAROA<br />

2020-<strong>2024</strong><br />

From its launch in July 2020 to June<br />

<strong>2024</strong>, Tū <strong>Manawa</strong> Active Aotearoa was<br />

all about providing quality opportunities<br />

that were accessible and creating a lifelong<br />

love of being active.<br />

This saw us welcome applications from a wide<br />

range of organisations that provide play, active<br />

recreation and sport opportunities for tamariki<br />

and rangatahi, particularly for those that are<br />

less active. These groups included:<br />

• Children and young people in higher<br />

deprivation communities<br />

• Girls and young women (aged 5 to 24 years)<br />

• Disabled children and young people (aged 5<br />

to 18 years).<br />

TŪ MANAWA ACTIVE AOTEAROA<br />

2020-<strong>2024</strong> SNAPSHOT<br />

$20,569,448.00<br />

distributed across Tāmaki Makaurau<br />

1,258 approved projects<br />

Over 560,000<br />

participants<br />

Over 500 organisations supported<br />

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LET’S SHOWCASE TŪ MANAWA ACTIVE AOTEAROA 2020-<strong>2024</strong><br />

Tū <strong>Manawa</strong> Active Aotearoa<br />

2020-<strong>2024</strong> in action<br />

Click here to see how Tū <strong>Manawa</strong> Active<br />

Aotearoa made a positive difference across<br />

communities in Auckland over this period ><br />

Participants<br />

Let’s have a closer look at our Tū <strong>Manawa</strong><br />

Active Aotearoa 2020-<strong>2024</strong> participants*:<br />

Tamariki<br />

401,354<br />

Rangatahi<br />

227,269<br />

Young women and girls<br />

(aged 5 to 24 years)<br />

75,508<br />

Disabled tamariki<br />

and/or rangatahi<br />

97,820<br />

Māori<br />

206,617<br />

DELIVERY<br />

These participants were involved<br />

in a range of delivery activities:<br />

Play<br />

189<br />

15%<br />

Active<br />

Recreation<br />

628<br />

50%<br />

Sport<br />

441<br />

35%<br />

*These figures are based on expected participant numbers.<br />

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CASE STUDIES<br />

Some of our Tū <strong>Manawa</strong> Active Aotearoa 2020-<strong>2024</strong><br />

funded organisations have shared their experience<br />

JUNKY MONKEYS ><br />

NEW ZEALAND POLICE ><br />

CIRCABILITY TRUST ><br />

BOWLS AUCKLAND ><br />

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PLAYING WITH JUNK<br />

IN TĀMAKI MAKAURAU<br />

TŪ MANAWA ACTIVE AOTEAROA<br />

CASE STUDY:<br />

JUNKY MONKEYS<br />

In today’s world of highly structured<br />

learning and technology-driven<br />

entertainment, fostering creativity<br />

and imagination in children through<br />

free play is more crucial than ever.<br />

The team at Junky Monkeys is on a mission<br />

to make this a reality across Tāmaki Makaurau<br />

Auckland, with support from Tū <strong>Manawa</strong> Active<br />

Aotearoa funding and Aktive to help young<br />

people play with…junk.<br />

Junk play involves using every day, discarded<br />

objects – known as ‘loose parts’ – to inspire<br />

imaginative play, offering a refreshing balance<br />

to the structured activities and screen time that<br />

dominate many children’s lives.<br />

Children have been discovering and playing<br />

with discarded junk for centuries. However,<br />

the term ‘loose parts’ was coined by architect<br />

Simon Nicholson in the 1970s. While designing<br />

a playground, Nicholson established that<br />

incorporating more open-ended resources<br />

provided greater opportunities for creativity,<br />

innovation, and problem-solving skills.<br />

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Junky Monkeys has been running open-ended<br />

play experiences in schools and community<br />

events and supporting schools in activating their<br />

own loose parts programmes since 2017.<br />

Kate Webber, a director and play coach at<br />

Junky Monkeys, says her organisation provides<br />

opportunities for rangatahi and tamariki to play<br />

“like kids used to play, before screens and busy<br />

schedules got in the way.”<br />

Think back to climbing trees, making go-carts,<br />

building huts, having stick fights, and creating<br />

make-believe shops. It’s the kind of play that is<br />

active, creative, and collaborative.<br />

Loose parts can include anything from natural<br />

materials like rocks, shells and branches, to<br />

household items (empty boxes and fabric scraps)<br />

or building materials (wood, PVC pipes and<br />

tiles). There are no limits – it’s all about letting<br />

imaginations run free.<br />

Kate says kids spend their time in the Kickstarter<br />

programme free playing. “Lots of kids build huts<br />

or enclosures or get dressed up and pretend<br />

to be anything from soldiers to insurance sales<br />

people.”<br />

“We’re an open-ended programme,” says Kate.<br />

“We don’t say, ‘you’ve got to do this, or you got<br />

to make that.’ We really want the kids to have<br />

the freedom to move around when and where<br />

they want. Our number one rule is creating an<br />

open space that the kids can have fun in.”<br />

Junky Monkeys offers schools and community<br />

groups the opportunity to take part in oneoff<br />

play days, or a ‘Kickstarter’ programme for<br />

schools that are ready to kickstart their own<br />

loose parts offering or breathe life into the one<br />

they already have.<br />

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“The feedback we receive through the school<br />

community is that the kids have had such a great<br />

day at school, and they’ve been talking about<br />

Junky Monkeys non-stop since our sessions,<br />

which is great.”<br />

Aktive supported Junky Monkeys through the<br />

process of applying for funding through Tū<br />

<strong>Manawa</strong> Active Aotearoa, including encouraging<br />

the organisation to extend the programme from<br />

one-off play days which it previously funded to<br />

introducing the Kickstarter programme to more<br />

schools.<br />

The kids also take part in ‘risky’ play, Kate<br />

continues. “There are lots of benefits to risky play.<br />

[Society has] gone a bit too far in stopping our<br />

kids taking safe risks, so they don’t know what a<br />

good risk is versus a bad risk.<br />

“We’re creating a safe environment for them to<br />

take little risks, so that when they get older, they<br />

can recognise those physical cues of a good risk<br />

versus a bad risk.”<br />

Funding through Tū <strong>Manawa</strong> Active Aotearoa<br />

was provided via Aktive and has allowed Junky<br />

Monkeys to extend its Kickstarter programme<br />

across Auckland. This funding has allowed the<br />

organisation to visit 20 schools across Auckland<br />

and run sessions for around 6,000 kids.<br />

Kate says: “[Tū <strong>Manawa</strong> Active Aotearoa funding]<br />

has allowed us to go to schools that haven’t<br />

been able to afford for us to run the programme<br />

and helped us go back to schools that have had<br />

sessions previously and want to embed their own<br />

loose play programmes.”<br />

“I’m crossing my fingers that we might be able<br />

to get more funding to keep it going for some<br />

schools in the future and introduce [loose parts<br />

play] to new schools. I’m really grateful for what<br />

Tū <strong>Manawa</strong> Active Aotearoa and Aktive have<br />

enabled us to do.”<br />

Junky Monkeys works with teachers to help<br />

them prepare for the programme, providing<br />

support and advice so the programme runs<br />

smoothly on the day, and resources to help<br />

teachers implement loose parts play in their<br />

schools and keep the momentum going on<br />

their own.<br />

“The majority of kids adore the programme,” says<br />

Kate. “We get lots of them asking ‘are you coming<br />

back tomorrow? Can you come back every day?’<br />

They get so much creative freedom, and it’s<br />

outside the norm of sitting in a classroom.”<br />

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BACK IN THE GAME<br />

EMPOWERING YOUTH<br />

THROUGH SPORT<br />

TŪ MANAWA ACTIVE AOTEAROA<br />

CASE STUDY:<br />

NZ POLICE<br />

Sport is a powerful way of helping<br />

young people to realise their potential,<br />

giving them a positive outlet to use<br />

their energy and time.<br />

Inspector Aron McKeown, Waitematā Youth<br />

and Community Manager, NZ Police knows this<br />

better than most.<br />

Aron has spent the last two years leading the<br />

Waitematā District response to ‘at risk’ youth,<br />

where he’s seen the power of sport and<br />

recreation in preventing crime and reducing<br />

reoffending first-hand.<br />

“Many young people in Auckland and across<br />

New Zealand, particularly those in socioeconomically<br />

disadvantaged areas, face challenges<br />

that increase their risk of engaging in criminal<br />

activities,” says Aron. “They have limited<br />

opportunities, and a lack of positive role models.”<br />

“I’ve always been a really big advocate for getting<br />

kids back into sport. It teaches important skills<br />

like discipline, teamwork, and perseverance. By<br />

being involved, young people are less likely to<br />

get into trouble, and more likely to build strong<br />

relationships and a healthy lifestyle.”<br />

To help harness the positive benefits of sport,<br />

NZ Police has formed an innovative partnership<br />

with Aktive and Tū <strong>Manawa</strong> Active Aotearoa,<br />

promoting sports participation to help young<br />

people develop themselves and stay out of trouble.<br />

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This initiative sees NZ Police in partnership<br />

with iwi, the community and other government<br />

agencies working directly with at-risk youth<br />

and their whānau who have recently offended<br />

to identify opportunities for them to become<br />

involved in sport.<br />

A successful application to Aktive for funding<br />

through Tū <strong>Manawa</strong> Active Aotearoa, has seen<br />

Aktive helping administer the funding on NZ<br />

Police’s behalf. Aron says this funding has been<br />

used to pay fees or provide the gear young<br />

people need to take part in sport.<br />

“We have to listen to what the whānau needs are<br />

and meet those needs as best we can. Listening<br />

creates trust and respect: we have amazing<br />

stories from sergeants who have told us that<br />

previously whānau didn’t want anything to do<br />

with them, and now they’re being invited into<br />

their homes.”<br />

The programme has provided participants with<br />

skills to be physically active, improved their<br />

access to culture and language, and improved<br />

their confidence and sense of belonging in their<br />

communities.<br />

“We’re in a really cool space to be able to identify<br />

youth that desperately need support, that aren’t<br />

being picked up by anybody else,” says Aron.<br />

“It doesn’t take much to give young people a<br />

mouthguard, a rugby ball and pay their fees – it<br />

has a great impact on their whānau too, who<br />

often get involved as well.”<br />

The role of whānau in this programme is vital<br />

Aron continues, with NZ Police working with<br />

whānau to identify what activities will have the<br />

biggest positive impact for their rangatahi.<br />

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The results are impressive: since the programme<br />

was founded in 2022, 45 young people have<br />

been assisted to take part in sports including<br />

waka ama, equestrian, kick boxing, basketball,<br />

football, boxing and rugby. To date, 82% of<br />

these participants haven’t re-offended.<br />

One of many success stories created through this<br />

programme has seen NZ Police working with a<br />

start-up programme to help reduce offending,<br />

based around gym sessions run by mentors and<br />

NZ Police youth aid officers.<br />

“We started with eight high risk young people,<br />

one of which was facing over 40 active charges<br />

in the Youth Court including serious offending,”<br />

says Aron. “The [young people] have been on the<br />

program for five months now and none of them<br />

have reoffended.<br />

“Several of them have re-engaged in school and<br />

joined the school rugby team. The funding has<br />

been invaluable to support the programme and<br />

the [young people] into a more positive lifestyle,<br />

away from anti-social behaviour and crime.<br />

“The figures speak for themselves and the stories<br />

like these, of which there are many, speak for<br />

themselves.”<br />

Aron concludes that “If Tū <strong>Manawa</strong> Active<br />

Aotearoa funding wasn’t there, we’d have real<br />

trouble getting these kids back into sport. This<br />

programme has transformed lives and built<br />

healthier, more resilient communities.”<br />

“It’s empowered at-risk youth to reach their full<br />

potential and contribute to society, and we would<br />

love to expand this initiative New Zealand wide.<br />

We’re empowering young people through sport,<br />

getting them back in the game.”<br />

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A SOCIAL CIRCUS<br />

FOR EVERYONE<br />

TŪ MANAWA ACTIVE AOTEAROA<br />

CASE STUDY:<br />

CIRCABILITY TRUST<br />

The magic of the circus has captivated<br />

audiences, young and old, for<br />

generations. That magic has now<br />

extended across Tāmaki Makaurau<br />

Auckland and other regions thanks to<br />

a world-leading circus play programme<br />

that encourages active play and the joy<br />

of discovery for all.<br />

Since 2012, Circability Trust has been using<br />

circus arts for social good, spreading the<br />

enchantment of the circus across schools and<br />

community organisations in Auckland, Northland,<br />

Bay of Plenty and Canterbury.<br />

Circability Trust uses traditional and adapted<br />

circus props to engage students of all abilities<br />

in fun, inclusive activities that build confidence,<br />

teamwork, and a love for physical activity.<br />

Benefits for participants include fitness, health,<br />

strength, balance, and coordination.<br />

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Activities include object manipulation (such<br />

as juggling, spinning plates, poi), body balance<br />

(unicycle, tightrope walking, rollabola), and the<br />

art of performing. Cultural inclusivity is also a<br />

priority, with tutors incorporating Matauranga<br />

Māori and starting and finishing classes with<br />

karakia.<br />

Thomas says that after settling on a programme<br />

– which can be changed at short notice to<br />

suit the “mood of the room” on the day –<br />

experienced tutors and facilitators teach classes<br />

using a “three step process.”<br />

“We start with the individual, with everybody<br />

learning the same activity and seeing how others<br />

are doing it. Then [young people] team up with<br />

somebody, working in a small group. And then in<br />

the end, we do something as a whole – playing,<br />

engaging, and performing as a group.”<br />

With support from Tū <strong>Manawa</strong> Active Aotearoa<br />

and Aktive, the Circability Trust’s programmes<br />

have been able to reach an even wider audience<br />

of budding circus performers.<br />

Thanks to this support, Circability has been<br />

able to work with a range of disabled and nondisabled<br />

school age students, from primary<br />

through to high school. Classes have also been<br />

held in schools in low decile areas or areas of<br />

financial or social deprivation.<br />

Activities are designed to be accessible, making it<br />

possible for every participant to achieve success.<br />

Classes are about inspiring fun and laughter, and<br />

encouraging young people to try new things<br />

in a safe, supportive environment.<br />

Mark Williams, Circability Auckland’s Hub<br />

Manager, says Tū <strong>Manawa</strong> Active Aotearoa and<br />

Aktive’s support has helped the Trust “deliver ten<br />

sessions in schools each week for the first two<br />

terms of the school year, ramping up to 14 per<br />

week in the second half of <strong>2024</strong>. We’ve been<br />

able to do more thanks to this help.”<br />

Thomas Hinz, Circability Trust’s Programme<br />

Director, describes the Trust’s work as being a<br />

“social circus” where tutors tailor activities to the<br />

needs and abilities of participants.<br />

“First, we identify the social needs of the people<br />

we’re teaching, which are different for each<br />

group. Then we match those needs with the best<br />

activities to create a programme that will benefit<br />

[the student] most, as well as their communities.”<br />

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This support has also helped Circability Trust to<br />

develop training and employment opportunities<br />

for individuals who are passionate about social<br />

circus – particularly those with lived experience<br />

in disability and high needs communities.<br />

“We match our circus tutors with community<br />

engagement facilitators, who are people coming<br />

out of our classes that we can see are born<br />

performers,” adds Thomas. “They have lived<br />

experience with the groups we’re working with,<br />

and they’re also passionate about making things<br />

work. We thought, ‘why not create a pathway for<br />

them to join our team?’, so that’s what we did.”<br />

Thomas says the feedback from the Circability<br />

Trust’s programmes have been “amazing. Our<br />

hope is that kids gain an increased love of being<br />

active, become healthier, stronger, and fitter,<br />

and are more receptive to trying other forms of<br />

activity or exercise beyond our programmes.<br />

“The purpose is for participants to have an<br />

opportunity to be active through play, in a fun,<br />

non-competitive, yet challenging way.”<br />

Circability Trust’s commitment to inclusivity<br />

and adaptability means that every participant,<br />

regardless of their background or abilities, feels<br />

valued and capable. This approach not only<br />

builds physical skills, but also fosters a sense of<br />

community and belonging – proving that the<br />

magic of the circus can transform lives and create<br />

lasting positive change.<br />

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RANGATAHI ROLL UP!<br />

ON AND OFF-GREEN<br />

EXPERIENCES<br />

IN TĀMAKI MAKAURAU<br />

TŪ MANAWA ACTIVE AOTEAROA<br />

CASE STUDY:<br />

BOWLS AUCKLAND<br />

Getting involved in sport and recreation<br />

helps young people stay active and<br />

connected with others in their<br />

community, which is important for their<br />

health and happiness. Sometimes kids<br />

might not know what opportunities are<br />

out there though – unless they get to try<br />

something new.<br />

This is a challenge that Bowls Auckland has<br />

eagerly accepted, rolling out opportunities for<br />

rangatahi to take aim, find their balance, and join<br />

in the game of bowls through its Rangatahi Roll<br />

Up! Programme, with support from Tū <strong>Manawa</strong><br />

Active Aotearoa and Aktive.<br />

Rangatahi Roll Up! offers quality on and offgreen<br />

lawn bowls experiences for rangatahi<br />

across Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, says<br />

Leah Chan, Bowls Auckland’s Club Partner -<br />

Engagement.<br />

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“Bowls is a sport for everyone. We introduced<br />

this programme to get secondary school-aged<br />

children involved in bowls either during school<br />

or after school, showing them something that is<br />

different.<br />

“We’re trying to change the perception of bowls,<br />

which isn’t a mainstream sport currently, so that<br />

the next generation [of bowlers] come through.”<br />

Thie fun and impactful programme includes<br />

interactive taster sessions to introduce bowls in a<br />

social atmosphere, organised during lunch breaks,<br />

during PE lessons or after school hours. Sessions<br />

can take place on school grounds or at local<br />

bowling clubs, based on preference.<br />

Bowls Auckland works with its member clubs<br />

to deliver Rangatahi Roll Up!, says Leah. “Not<br />

all clubs possess the resources to engage with<br />

schools. Our mission is to support all our clubs,<br />

whether to fill a gap to create connections and<br />

deliver opportunities or to support clubs who<br />

already run a programme.”<br />

Leah says the Rangatahi Roll Up! programme<br />

has been very well received. “Schools have been<br />

surprised that bowls is a sport that is coming into<br />

schools, but we’ve been received really well.”<br />

Each 45 minute session provides a broad<br />

introduction to bowls with all necessary<br />

equipment provided, with rangatahi able to come<br />

and go as they please. Bowls Auckland also leaves<br />

behind tools for teachers to keep the students<br />

interested and involved.<br />

“Students can come along at lunch time and<br />

try bowls in the hall or on the courts at school.<br />

We modify the equipment to suit the venue. Kids<br />

can come and have a roll-up and see how the<br />

bowls work.”<br />

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Leah says that Tū <strong>Manawa</strong> Active Aotearoa<br />

support has enabled Bowls Auckland to run<br />

Rangatahi Roll Up! on a bigger scale. “We’ve been<br />

able to hire an activator to have another pair of<br />

hands on the ground to see more students, and<br />

purchase equipment, which has helped us as well.”<br />

According to Leah, the feedback from rangatahi<br />

taking part in Rangatahi Roll Up! has been very<br />

positive. “They say that they don’t know why they<br />

haven’t heard of it before, especially the schools<br />

who haven’t participated previously. You’re not<br />

gonna get super sweaty and go back to class like<br />

feeling super-hot. It’s much more casual.”<br />

Bowls Auckland applied for support through<br />

Tū <strong>Manawa</strong> Active Aotearoa, working with Aktive<br />

to secure funding to help expand the programme<br />

to more schools, says Leah. “We worked through<br />

the application process together, and got great<br />

support [from Aktive] to make sure we were<br />

providing the information needed to get funding.”<br />

Bowls Auckland aims to engage 5,000 students<br />

across Auckland in <strong>2024</strong> – a big step up from<br />

previous years – and is already well down the<br />

path to achieving this goal.<br />

“In 2023, we saw about 700 kids across our<br />

programme and engagement that our clubs<br />

are doing. This year, we’ve already seen 2,500<br />

kids take part. In term one of this year, we had<br />

sessions almost every day of the week, so we’re<br />

making great progress.”<br />

Bowls Auckland’s next step is to look at how<br />

it can best support people with disabilities to<br />

take part, Leah continues. “We want to make<br />

sure every young person in Auckland has<br />

opportunities to try bowls, and hopefully find<br />

their place at a local bowling club.”<br />

“I think Tū <strong>Manawa</strong> Active Aotearoa is a great<br />

funding pool that can help organisations across<br />

Auckland to get people involved [in sport and<br />

recreation]. If you’re looking to do something<br />

across the Auckland region, Aktive can support you,<br />

or if you’re looking to do something in one part of<br />

Auckland [Aktive’s system build partners] can help.”<br />

“We wouldn’t have been able to run Rangatahi<br />

Roll Up! to the scale we have without their<br />

support of Tū <strong>Manawa</strong> Active Aotearoa and<br />

Aktive, and we’re looking forward to continue to<br />

work together to get more rangatahi involved.”<br />

“We have a secondary schools pairs day, which<br />

is an annual day where rangatahi plays as pairs<br />

in five ends each. In 2022 we had 18 pairs, but<br />

that’s risen to 75 pairs taking part this year. The<br />

kids are coming from across south, central, east<br />

and west Auckland.”<br />

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ROLL ON<br />

TŪ MANAWA ACTIVE AOTEAROA<br />

<strong>2024</strong>-2028<br />

Tū <strong>Manawa</strong> Active Aotearoa has evolved over<br />

the years and the <strong>2024</strong>-2028 period sees some<br />

exciting changes set to benefit communities even<br />

further.<br />

Tū <strong>Manawa</strong> Active Aotearoa<br />

<strong>2024</strong>-2028 overview<br />

Tū <strong>Manawa</strong> Active Aotearoa <strong>2024</strong>-2028 is<br />

an activation fund that supports tamariki and<br />

rangatahi, particularly those that are less active,<br />

to access quality play, active recreation, or sport<br />

opportunities of their choice in their community<br />

or school and kura.<br />

Priority groups<br />

This fund supports sport and physical activity<br />

opportunities for all tamariki and rangatahi but<br />

particularly aims to address challenges of access<br />

for those that are less active. For the <strong>2024</strong>-<br />

2028 period, Sport New Zealand is focusing on<br />

two priority groups that are less active:<br />

• Girls and young women (aged 5 to 18 years)<br />

• Disabled tamariki and rangatahi (aged 5 to 18<br />

years); and including those in schools up to the<br />

age of 21 years.<br />

In addition to Sport New Zealand priority<br />

groups, Aktive is focused on supporting<br />

tamariki and rangatahi who are underactive<br />

or where historic inequities exist. This sees us<br />

working with and for tamariki and rangatahi<br />

who are:<br />

• Māori<br />

• living in low socio-economic areas<br />

• disabled<br />

• young women and girls<br />

• from Pacific, Indian and Asian communities<br />

• from the Rainbow community.<br />

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ROLL ON TŪ MANAWA ACTIVE AOTEAROA 2020-<strong>2024</strong><br />

Keen to understand the types of funding<br />

available?<br />

• Fast fund (Central, East, North, South, or West):<br />

up to a maximum of $10,000<br />

• Local Fund (Central, East, North, South, or West):<br />

over $10,000 and up to a maximum of<br />

$50,000<br />

• Regional Fund (Auckland Wide): over $10,000<br />

and up to a maximum of $50,000.<br />

A <strong>2024</strong>-2025 snapshot<br />

For the first year of the <strong>2024</strong>-2028 period<br />

(from 1 July <strong>2024</strong> to 30 June 2025), Aktive,<br />

CLM Community Sport, Harbour Sport, Sport<br />

Auckland and Sport Waitākere have $5,142,362<br />

to distribute across Tāmaki Makaurau.<br />

Fund details<br />

This funding split by area is as follows:<br />

Area<br />

Distribution<br />

Auckland Wide $989,271<br />

South $1,697,785<br />

North $531,312<br />

Central/East $1,021,716<br />

West $902,279<br />

Thinking about applying for Tū <strong>Manawa</strong> Active<br />

Aotearoa funding but not sure which region of<br />

Tāmaki Makaurau you should apply under?<br />

• Aktive (Auckland Wide) is responsible for<br />

projects that are delivered in more than one<br />

of the below regions<br />

• CLM Community Sport (South) is responsible<br />

for projects delivered only in Counties<br />

Manukau (excluding Howick – Pakuranga)<br />

• Harbour Sport (North) is responsible for projects<br />

delivered only in the North Harbour area<br />

• Sport Auckland (Central/East) is responsible<br />

for projects delivered only in central<br />

Auckland and the Howick community<br />

• Sport Waitākere (West) is responsible for<br />

projects delivered only in West Auckland.<br />

For <strong>2024</strong>-2025, Aktive, CLM Community<br />

Sport, Harbour Sport, Sport Auckland and<br />

Sport Waitākere will accept applications for<br />

multi-year funding (maximum of two-years).<br />

Here are the guidelines:<br />

• Multi-year funding is available in <strong>2024</strong>-2025<br />

(up to 30 June 2025)<br />

• Applications for multi-year funding will be<br />

reviewed using the same assessment criteria as<br />

single-year funding<br />

• If an application is not approved for multi-year<br />

funding it may be approved for single year<br />

• Applications for Fast Fund (under $10k) are not<br />

eligible for multi-year funding<br />

• Applications for multi-year funding must<br />

include a budget that outlines the cost for<br />

two-years of delivery<br />

• Applications for multi-year funding are for a<br />

maximum of two-years (24-months) from the<br />

start date identified in the application.<br />

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ROLL ON TŪ MANAWA ACTIVE AOTEAROA 2020-<strong>2024</strong><br />

<strong>2024</strong>-2025 round dates<br />

Fund Type Opening Date Closing Date<br />

Fast Funds 5 <strong>Aug</strong>ust <strong>2024</strong> Closes when funds are<br />

exhausted for each area<br />

Round One<br />

- Local and Regional Funds<br />

Round Two<br />

- Local and Regional Funds<br />

19 <strong>Aug</strong>ust <strong>2024</strong> 16 September <strong>2024</strong><br />

1 March 2025 31 March 2025<br />

APPLICATION PROCESS<br />

UPDATE<br />

We’re keen to make the<br />

application process as<br />

simple as possible!<br />

Organisations wanting<br />

to apply for Tū <strong>Manawa</strong><br />

Active Aotearoa will<br />

first need to submit a<br />

registration form.<br />

By submitting a registration form, each<br />

organisation will be sent a unique application<br />

link to be able to apply for Tū <strong>Manawa</strong> Active<br />

Aotearoa funding. The link will mean the<br />

application form will auto-save for up to 20<br />

days from when it is first opened. This means<br />

if you accidentally close the web browser,<br />

the information you have inputted will have<br />

automatically saved.<br />

CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT<br />

A REGISTRATION FORM ><br />

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HERE TO HELP<br />

For regional enquiries, please email funding@aktive.org.nz ><br />

For local enquiries, please contact:<br />

• CLM Community Sport (South) ><br />

• Harbour Sport (North) ><br />

• Sport Auckland (Central/East) ><br />

• Sport Waitākere (West) ><br />

We also have some tools that may assist with your application:<br />

• Sector Support toolkits ><br />

• Understanding Evidence of Need ><br />

Further information is available on our website ><br />

aktive.org.nz @AktiveAuckland Aktive-Auckland Aktive_akl<br />

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