Sport NZ is partnering with the country’s network of 14 Regional Sports Trusts to manage and distribute Tū Manawa.

Young people and their whānau in East Christchurch are reaping big benefits from new sport and wellbeing initiatives provided by two local organisations. Working alongside Sport Canterbury, Tamai Kāhui Ako and Tamai Sports both received Tū Manawa funding to give local tamariki and rangatahi access to taking part in sport opportunities.

Four Palmerston North libraries have introduced Play Libraries to give tamariki and rangatahi access to play equipment. Thanks to Tū Mānawa funding through Sport Manawatu, and support from Palmerston North City Council, the initiative to get kids more physically active through play is proving a huge success.

With help from Tū Manawa funding through Nuku Ora, about 20 students from Wellington East Girls’ College’s supported learning class Te Aka have been exploring the great outdoors on day walks and overnight tramps as part of their Duke of Edinburgh Award challenges.

Involvement in new physical activity experiences and opportunities has given a group of Manawatū former refugees and migrants new-found confidence, community connections and a sense of belonging, with the support of THINK Hauora and Tu Mānawa.

Thanks to Tū Manawa funding, Invercargill food rescue agency KiwiHarvest is including ‘play packs’ in the food parcels it delivers to local whānau. This pilot aims to bring about positive change through improving whānau connection, activity and confidence through play.

A new initiative that aims to ensure rural children and their families have access to sporting and social opportunities in New Plymouth’s rural coastline communities is gaining momentum fast.

With new opportunities to be active, learn new skills and have fun, now, more than 60 children from four rural schools between Omata to Okato flock to Tataraimaka Gymnastics for their sessions up to three times a week. Tū Manawa funding has helped replace old gear with new gym mats, trampolines, balls, beams and hanging ropes. 

New Plymouth Rangers AFC successfully applied for Tū Manawa funding through Sport Taranaki for a play project to keep the children of parents playing at weekends engaged, and to run play sessions during the football season.

A group of young people in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland have seen huge gains from a new programme organised with the help of Tū Manawa funding. Functional Adaptive Movement™ Ltd (FAM™) has been running classes for a group of Wairau Special School students based at Glenfield College.

Thanks to Tū Manawa, more students at Te Kura o Tāneatua in the Eastern Bay of Plenty are getting active and developing their leadership skills thanks to a popular Brazilian jiu jitsu programme.

Linked to #itsmymove campaign, Let’s Go Girls at Rotorua Girls’ High School is living up to its name with hundreds of girls giving physical activity a go.

Backed by Tū Manawa funding through Sport Tasman, a white-water rafting trip has instilled a passion for the outdoors and taught a group of West Coast young people that the sky is the limit.