SPORT NZ ANNUAL REPORT - Sport New Zealand

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HIGHLIGHTS
SPORT AND RECREATION IN THE LIVES OF
YOUNG NEW ZEALANDERS
Sport NZ’s Young People’s Survey, released in September
2012, is the most significant piece of research in the
last 10 years into the sporting lives of young New
Zealanders. It tells us Kiwi kids are still sporty kids, with 9
out of 10 saying they like playing sport and, on average,
participating in three to five sport and recreation
activities in any given week.
INVESTING IN FACILITIES
The 2011/12 year saw significant progress on several
sport and recreation facilities which Sport NZ and HPSNZ
have invested in. They include the National Training
Centre in Auckland (pictured), which was formally
opened by the Prime Minister on 29 June 2012, a
high performance centre for Christchurch, a national
cycling centre of excellence – the Avantidrome – in
Cambridge and a National Ocean Water Sports Centre
on Auckland’s Takapuna Beach.
SPORT IN SCHOOLS
Sport NZ has kicked off a three-year Sport in Schools
project, which aims to show how sport can be used to
improve academic and social outcomes in our secondary
schools, as well as increasing participation in PE and sport.
UNDER 10’S PLAY SATURDAY
MORNING FOOTY AT HW SHORTT PARK,
EASTBOURNE, WELLINGTON