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Sport NZ He Oranga Poutama Leadership Wānanga 23-25 July 2019, Auckland

14 August 2019 — 18 He Oranga Poutama Kaiwhakahaere from Northland, Tamaki Makaurau, Waikato, Tairāwhiti, Tūrangi, Taranaki and Te Matau a Maui attended the wānanga (learning conference). The kaupapa – Te Ara Poutama - To elevate leadership in Māori physical activity.

Marching Southland hear their participants’ voice

18 July 2019 — A Southland sports organisation has been so thrilled with the results from a workshop held to gauge the voice of its participants, that it has decided to consult further with its participants on some initiatives.

Research

Have Your Say: Sport Integrity Review

Sport NZ sought your input in 2018 to help us understand the sport integrity landscape in New Zealand.

Highlights from our Locally Led evaluation report

Locally Led is one of the three approaches promoted by Sport NZ to create better quality experiences for participants.

Templates and examples

Technology

These templates are to help organisations manage the use of technology . The templates cover general acceptance and use of various technology components which are common to many organisations. These templates should be used as a guideline and customised appropriately to better meet your organisation’s needs.

Board reporting tool x

A template designed to reflect the key information required by boards for the majority of organisations.

Guides

Active movement activity guides for children 0-5 years

Brochures providing a variety of fun activities to get little children moving.

Running secondary school sport

Practical information and resources to help sport staff in secondary schools to plan, manage and organise school sports.

ResourceType

McCaw leadership recognised through award

Richie McCaw has been honoured at the 51st Westpac Halberg Awards with the All Blacks captain receiving the Sport New Zealand Leadership Award.

Case studies

Tamaki Touched Case Study

Working alongside local communities to achieve positive outcomes through sport and recreation

Maraefit Case Study

Increasing physical activity opportunities through a marae-centric initiative

Tools and resources

Young People Profile

A resource to help organisations better understand the experiences and needs of young people

Girls and Young Women Profile

A resource to help organisations better understand the experiences and needs of girls and young women

Programmes and projects

Growing Coaches facilitators' programme guide and resources

Information for facilitators about programme delivery, and information about the principles, strategies and philosophies of coaching.

Play, sport and physical activity for young people

Play.sport is a project supporting teachers, schools, parents and community organisations to improve the quality of young people’s experiences of play, physical education, physical activity and sport.

Strategy and policy

National Aquatic Facilities Strategy

The National Facilities Strategy for Aquatic Sports aims to provide a framework for developing future facilities which are appropriately scaled and located to meet the needs of users: locally, regionally, nationally or internationally.

Bowls National Facilities Strategy

Bowls in New Zealand, like many other sports, is in transition. This transition affects the very foundation on which the sport was built, membership.

Presentations

Seb Coe on young people and sport, anti-doping and more (video)

British politician and former champion athlete Lord Sebastian Coe shares his views on inspiring young people to take up sport and the barriers they face, sports integrity issues such as doping, and other subjects.

Ideas into action

Presentation from the Secondary Schools Forum (2009) on the theme that sport and recreation provides explicit learning contexts within secondary school curricula.