Introducing Poi Tukua - a series of national projects that celebrates wāhine (women) in sport, expresses national pride for Māori culture, and welcomes manuhiri (international visitors) to Aotearoa. 

Poi Tukua is a beautiful way to show to the world how we as a country support women’s sport more widely. 

Watch the video today and visit Eyeson.nz to learn more about how you and your school/community can learn how to make poi, how to use poi and the tikanga of this taonga. 

Kōtuitui is a learning module to support ākonga in years four through to eight to develop their knowledge and skills to connect to cultures other than their own, both in Aotearoa New Zealand and across the globe.  

Using the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023™ as a context for learning about culture and collective identity and linked to Te ao tangata | Social sciences, Kōtuitui was developed by New Zealand Football and Sport NZ.

EQUALIZE was a free entry, gender-equity discussion series delivered in the four New Zealand FIFA Women’s World Cup host cities. EQUALIZE is designed to celebrate, challenge, and inspire current and future generations around the achievements, barriers faced, and pathways forward to girls and women in New Zealand and elsewhere. See below for all the stories from the amazing Wāhine Toa.

Fantails is a new programme giving girls aged 4 to 12 a chance to try football or futsal in a fun and safe environment. It’s designed to help girls make friends, encounter role models, improve their skills and movement competency, boost their confidence, and most importantly have fun!  

Visit NZ Football’s website to find a Fantails hub near your school.  

New Zealand Football’s Kickin’ It brings together young females aged 13-19 years old for social football. Kickin' It hubs provide young women with a fun and safe environment to experience football or futsal with their friends and peers, in a smaller format (5v5, 7v7).

Aligned to Sport NZ’s 'It’s My Move' campaign, New Zealand Football want to lead and grow the movement towards more positive and inclusive experiences for young women in our communities.

Kickin' It Hubs will take place across Aotearoa from Term 3, 2023, find hubs here.

GirlBoss New Zealand and the Ministry of Education have partnered to establish Make Your Move – an initiative that uses sport as a platform to encourage young women to explore careers in sports science, psychology, advanced medicine, surgery and other related fields. Make Your Move includes the GirlBoss Edge: Healthcare programme which saw 825 young women participate in a 10-day career accelerator online programme in April 2023. Follow Girlboss for future updates.