More young women are participating in physical activity in Auckland through co-creating with youth.  The Her Move Activities Club…

It was a set of brain teasers that got the Harbour Sport staff really contemplating gender equity.    And it was Emily Hodges, the…

When Jess Davidson started work at Otago Cricket as their cricket development officer seven years ago, she was one of five females at…

It started with pink dots popping up around the Sport Canterbury office.   It was subtle at first. Little stickers appearing in…

An Auckland climbing programme inspired by Sport New Zealand’s It’s My Move campaign is proving a hit with high school-age…

Mother-daughter duo Julie and Bonnie Hansen had the time of their lives on a recent outdoor adventure day with a group of women and…

A locally-led volleyball programme getting more young Māori and Pasifika women active with their whānau and communities  The…

A Sport Tasman initiative empowering young women through whanaungatanga, collaboration and compassion 

Youth-focussed mountain biking non-profit WORD sets its sights high when it comes to gender equity

Yeah! Girls is a New Zealand Cricket initiative designed to reverse decline in female involvement in the nation’s summer game

Ignite Sport’s Fusion and Oho Ake programmes help give young women a fresh start. In some ways, the two Ignite Sport Trust (Ignite)…

Embracing co-design to break down barriers and get more teenage girls active.

An Auckland-based programme that gives young women the chance to try adventurous water activities is breaking down barriers.  Wāhine…

The passion and leadership of a group of Gisborne rangatahi has been instrumental in the success of an initiative to get more young…

In October 2018, the Prime Minister launched a government strategy for Women and Girls in Sport  and Active Recreation. On the same…

To celebrate one year on since launch, we are highlighting some of the actions taken by Sport NZ in response to the Government’s Women…

To celebrate one year since launch, we are highlighting some of the actions taken by Sport NZ in response to the Government’s Women…

One of the actions taken by Sport NZ to address the inequities for women and girls in play, active recreation and sport was to support…

Melissa Dawson is the Brand and Communications Manager at Paralympics New Zealand and attended the SportNZ Women in Leadership…

Journeys, supported by Central Otago REAP, is a programme empowering young women to take on outdoor adventure pursuits in their local…

Developing and supporting women to be tomorrow's great leaders The Sport NZ Women in Leadership Programme is designed for women…

A resource to assist women to better understand board roles and responsibilities, develop leadership skills, learn how to build…

Supporting good governance through board gender diversity  In October 2018, the Government launched its strategy for Women and Girls…

Learn more about the projects to help more young women get and stay active. The Young Women’s Activation fund was launched by Sport…

Sport NZ has committed to $3 million of contestable funding over three years to support projects designed to get more young women…

This report summarises research involving 24 separate national and regional sports and recreation organisations.