Annual Report 2018

Sport Auckland 

Annual Report 2018 

Inspiring our communities to live healthy and 

active lifestyles 

SPORT 

A U C K L A N D

CONTENTS 

About Us 

4 

Chair and CEO 

6 

Aktive 

11 

HEALTHY 

Highlights 

Young People 

12 

15 

ACTIVE 

Sport Capability 

Health and Wellness 

Locally-Led Project 

22 

29 

32 

LIFESTYLES 

Hei whakaawe i o tatou - 

hapori kia whai i te 

ara o te hauora me te 

whakapakari tinana 

Our Team 

33 

Financials 

34 

Audit Report 

50 

P O Box 26599, Epsom, Auckland 1344 

info@sportauckland.co.nz 

www.sportauckland.co.nz 

(09) 623 7900 

Registered Charity Number CC23631 

BOARD OF TRUSTEES 

Andrew Williams (Chair) 

Di Lasenby (Treasurer) 

Brendon O’Connor 

Chad Paraone 

Gaye Bryham 

Mace Ward 

Mark Rice

ABOUT US 

Sport Auckland is a Regional Sports Trust that was established in 1992. We are a Registered Charity, CC23631. Our vision is to 

“Inspire our Communities to Live Healthy and Active Lifestyles.” 

As a change agent, connector and system builder we play a large advocacy and influencing role on behalf of our local 

communities. We focus on providing quality sport and active recreation experiences for our communities; and ensuring our 

communities have the knowledge and support to live healthy, active lifestyles. We foster locally-led community programmes. 

Wellness is at the core of what we do in the community. 

To achieve our outcomes we partner and collaborate with key stakeholders and funders who align with our values and vision. 

In our community sport focus we have formed a partnership with Aktive Auckland Sport and Recreation, Harbour Sport, 

Sport Waitakere and CLM Community Sport to help deliver on Sport New Zealand’s Community Sport Strategy. The above 

partnership co-designed The Auckland Approach to Community Sport. Under The Auckland Approach, Sport Auckland works 

with local communities that, through our insights, have been identified with high needs. 

Around three quarters of our community sport work is delivered in the Tamaki, Maungakiekie, Roskill, Howick, Pakuranga and 

Inner City communities. The remaining community sport work takes place in our wider communities. You will find us: 

• building a system that increases quality sport and active recreational opportunities for our young people and targeted 

populations; 

• building the capability of sports clubs and other organisations that require our help to deliver quality experiences to their 

membership; 

• working on opening up more spaces and places for sport and active recreation to take place; 

• upskilling and increasing participation in coaching and volunteer work. 

“We can see benefits for not just our club but most importantly, our community. We definitely look forward to working 

with Sport Auckland and seeing how we can progress together in the future”. 

Management, Local Sporting Body (2018 Stakeholder Survey) 

Our Health and Wellness programmes are currently delivered in Glen Innes, Mt Albert, Mt Roskill, Otahuhu, Onehunga, 

Avondale, Inner City, Waiheke Island, Great Barrier Islands, Highland Park, Otara, Mangere, Manurewa, Papatoetoe, Papakura, 

Franklin and Waiuku communities. We deliver these on behalf of the ADHB and CMDHB. 

“It has been a good year attending GRx - gave me a different perspective on my life, dealing with chronic pain daily, 

controlling my asthma and trying to get my weight down. Thank you!” 

Participant, Otara Green Prescription (2018 Graduate Survey) 

“Excellent, has been a vital part of my recovery from depression” 

Participant, Onehunga Green Prescription (2018 Graduate Survey) 

“Since starting I have noticed more energy, changed my eating habits, started with some gym training, I won a Biggest 

Loser Competition at work and have lost 14kg so far! My wife goes to aqua and my daughter comes to the gym with me” 

Green Prescription Graduate 

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MESSAGE 

from our Chair and CEO 

It is with great pleasure that we present our 26th Annual Report to our stakeholders. At the beginning of the year, based on 

community needs and operational strategies, we laid out our roadmap of work that we were going to undertake (Our Focus 

2018). This roadmap guided critical thinking in the Boardroom and amongst partners and funders alike. 

Year end reflection on how far we have travelled reveals an achievement of 76% of Our Focus 2018 (13/17). While that result 

was very pleasing we acknowledge there is room for continuous improvement, which we will embrace. 

Throughout the year our discussions and thinking affirmed that the sport, active recreation and health and wellness sectors 

are in the midst of very interesting and challenging times. Our vision of “Inspiring our Communities to Live Healthy Active 

Lifestyles” could not be more apt at a time when physical inactivity, obesity and mental health issues are on the rise and the 

Auckland metropolitan region is squeezed for spaces and places to participate in physical activity. We have a growing diverse 

population that is consuming sport and physical activity in completely different formats to traditional offers. We have a new 

coalition Government focussed on measuring the well-being of our people. Health and wellness, with little or no reference to 

sport, is now front of mind for our nation. The common language, internationally, is to speak of the importance of physical 

activity. 

Richard Bailey, writing in the Huffington Post (2016), stated: 

“Physical inactivity is a major public health issue, and there is an urgency to find sustainable and affordable ways of 

getting the world moving. Large numbers of people are inactive to the extent that they risk their health, and while it is 

often assumed that this is a problem of the West, it has now spread into every corner of the globe. Some describe the 

current situation an inactivity pandemic.” 

Anecdotally some commentators will tell us we have not made enough significant inroads into that pandemic. For Sport 

Auckland to remain relevant and true to our vision our Board have highlighted that physical activity, more than ever before, 

can be one of the positive vehicles that can help drive social, educational and health outcomes for our communities and for 

our Government in an effort to reverse the inactivity pandemic. 

That is why as part of our strategic thinking we have aligned our work to that of our partners’ (Aktive, Sport Waitakere, 

Harbour Sport, CLM Community Sport, Auckland Council, Local Boards, Auckland District Health Board, Counties Manukau 

District Health Board, Foundation North, Lion Foundation and NZCT) with an emphasis on shifting the needle forward to 

increase physical activity levels within our communities. Our Board has determined that, with limited resources, partnering 

and collaborating is the operating model of the day. We take this opportunity then to sincerely thank all the above named 

organisations for their support and for the investment they have given us to help achieve our intentions for our communities. 

To be impactful, our work has had to be more targeted than ever before. We are focussed on ensuring our Young People, per 

se, are given quality experiences and opportunities that will ensure that they have a life-long love of physical activity. This 

has meant understanding the Physical Literacy framework which relates to the holistic development of each individual at the 

various stages of their lives. The holistic view takes into consideration an individual’s physical, social, emotional, cognitive 

and spiritual needs. It means that providers of sport and physical activity need to be aware that they themselves need to have 

a clear understanding of the Physical Literacy framework and rethink how they deliver their offerings in the market. 



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The 2017 Sport NZ sponsored Active NZ Survey 

highlighted participation in physical activity has been 

on the decline for a number of years and that identified 

barriers to participation still exist. A summary of findings 

show that young people are more likely to participate 

in physical activity for fun; and adults for physical 

wellbeing. Self-motivation and lack of energy are real 

barriers to participation for those aged 18-49 year olds. 

Irrespective of what levels of participation already take 

place, 64% of young people and 74% of adults want to 

increase their participation in physical activity. These are 

national results. 

The Minister of Sport, Grant Robertson, outlined his 

current priorities for the sport and recreation sector with 

the following focus: 

• Growing participation for girls and women, including 

their ability to pursue professional sporting careers; 

• Improving the overall rates and quality of 

participation in sport and recreation by low 

participating populations; 

• Strengthening the long-term opportunities for New 

Zealanders with disabilities; 

• Addressing the drop off in young people’s 

participation in sport and physical activity once 

they leave school. 

His priorities segue neatly with what we have been 

funded to do. In particular, to increase participation in 

physical activity within our female population (10-18 

year olds); our Asian, Maori and Samoan communities; 

and our low socio economic communities. 

We acknowledge that to enable increased participation 

our community “system” requires strengthening and 

enhancing. To that end we are also funded to focus on 

enhancing quality coaching within the community; 

enhancing the community’s capability of delivery and 

finding more spaces and places for participants to play 

and recreate in. Again those priorities align with the Sport 

NZ Community Sport strategy and the implementation 

of our co-created (Aktive, Sport Waitakere, Harbour 

Sport, CLM Community Sport and ourselves) response 

“The Auckland Approach to Community Sport” which is 

to increase physical activity in Auckland. 

Our Health and Wellness programmes continue to play a 

significant role in our community work. We are extremely 

proud of the efforts of our Health and Wellness team who 

deliver the ADHB and CMDHB Green Prescription and 

Active Families contracts to our local communities. Their 

achievements and successes are captured elsewhere 

within this annual report. The relationship between our 

two Health Boards continues to be very strong and we 

remain committed to and supportive of each other. 

So, in summary, we have some exciting challenges in 

front of us to address many issues and while change is 

on the uptake, to make a significant impact we need to 

comprehend our work takes time. Being in the middle 

of a four-five year funding cycle we trust that this year’s 

annual report clearly illustrates the milestones and 

successes that we have achieved thus far; along with the 

learnings we have encountered on the way. 

We are indebted to our volunteer Board of Trustees. They 

met on 9 occasions throughout the last financial year 

and their stewardship and guidance was welcomed by 

our management team. 

Likewise, we owe a huge thanks to our committed and 

talented staff. They go out of their way to deliver a high 

quality service to our communities. Without doubt we 

are proud of the fact that in our 2018 Stakeholder Survey 

results nine out of ten stakeholders have confidence in 

Sport Auckland’s leadership. That is a reflection of each 

and every individual’s valued contribution to their work. 

The stakeholder relationships they have built within 

their community is sincerely appreciated. 

We thank all of our stakeholders and community for 

placing such a high element of trust in us, as one of many 

partners in the region who are aiming to make Auckland 

the most active city in the world; and in our efforts to 

inspire our communities to live healthy active lifestyles. 

We hope you enjoy the read, 

Andrew Williams, Chair, Sport Auckland 

Mike Elliott, CEO, Sport Auckland 



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MESSAGE 

from Aktive 

Together with Sport New Zealand, Auckland Council and other key regional partners, 

Aktive – Auckland Sport & Recreation (Aktive) and Sport Auckland are working 

collaboratively to achieve the vision of Auckland being the world’s most active city. The 

foundation of this is the locally-led strategy: The Auckland Approach to Community 

Sport. 

Continued and concentrated efforts on this strategy will make a significant positive 

impact on physical activity levels in Auckland communities. 

Sport Auckland’s team has played a vital role in growing and delivering The Auckland 

Approach to Community Sport in 2017/18 through advancing local solutions to address 

local needs in targeted Communities of Activity and engaging with these communities 

to build strong platforms to sustain this valuable work. 

There are a number of achievements of note this year including: growth in Young 

People events in Communities of Activity; success in capability work with clubs, schools 

and community organisations; and the addition of three primary schools across 

key programmes. The team is also fostering strong stakeholder relationships with 

organisations including our District Health Boards, Auckland Council, Local Boards, 

schools and educational institutions. 

With the introduction of Howick into Sport Auckland’s remit, initial engagement with 

the Howick Local Board has been positive and ActivAsian is making an immediate 

impact in the area, as well as in central Auckland. We look forward to this going from 

strength to strength. 

In addition, Sport Auckland assisted with the co-creation of a new Relationship Charter 

and worked closely with Aktive’s Coaching and Talent Development team to further 

boost work in this area. Efforts have also contributed to growth in participation and 

membership for school clusters with quality opportunities and experiences. 

“Examples of good connections are hand in hand 

through relationships with Sport Auckland. Sport is 

the confidence builder, creating a sense of belonging 

for those experiencing life in New Zealand for the first 

time (high immigration levels).” 

School Principal 

These and other local initiatives were supplemented by Aktive’s regional programmes 

including HERA – Everyday Goddess and Good Sports, all of which delivered services 

with Sport Auckland to communities and focused on getting more young people active. 

Strong collaborative stakeholder relationships are supporting the focused delivery of 

The Auckland Approach to Community Sport in targeted Communities of Activity. We 

value the commitment and contribution of Sport Auckland’s Chair Andrew Williams, 

CEO Mike Elliott, and the entire board and team of Sport Auckland. Congratulations on 

another significant year of achievement; we look forward to building on this work with 

Sport Auckland towards a more active Auckland, community by community. 

Sarah Sandley, CEO, Aktive Auckland Sport and Recreation 



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HOW MANY PEOPLE? Our direct 

impact to live healthy active 

lifestyles 

HIGHLIGHTS and learnings 

GAAAP 

KiwiSport 

14,369 sessions 

45,574 lessons 

309,606 opportunities 

6,465 kids 

$415,498 invested 

Grey Lynn Pump Track officially opened 18 November 2017 

88% 95% 8 

Staff Engagement 

Survey 

(November 2017) 

Green Prescription 

participants satisfied with 

our service 

(Grad Survey 2016/17) 

Tenant 

sporting organisations 

at Sport Auckland 

House 

Finalist 

Golden Foot Award 2018 for Rangitoto Summit Walk Initiative 

27 October 2017 - 150 walkers and 1 June 2018 - 90 walkers 

New Business 

First full year of implementing Aktive led 

Auckland Approach to Community Sport 

Delivery of Harbour Sport led ActivAsian 

programme into our communities 

Working alongside Howick Local Board in our 

new Community of Activity in Howick 

Learning 

Wesley was one of our chosen 

Communities of Activity (CoA) to work in. 

When we focused on the CoA we 

discovered the area was saturated with 

opportunities for the community to 

participate in sport, physical activity and 

wellness programmes. Our value-add was 

limited, so we have paused and refocused 

on more in depth work in other CoAs. 

36,177 

69% Young People 

31% Adults 

64% 70% 86% 

Stakeholders 

indicate Sport Auckland's 

overall performance is 

very good or excellent 

(Stakeholder Survey 2018) 

Stakeholders indicate 

Sport Auckland has a very 

good or excellent 

understanding of their 

communities 


Stakeholders agree or 

strongly agree that they 

have confidence in Sport 

Auckland's leadership 




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YOUNG 

PEOPLE 

By 2018 - We will have 5 Community 

Cluster Partnership Agreements in 

place that have increased participation 

rates and created appropriate 

pathways for our Young People 

 



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Tamaki 

Cluster 

TAMAKI CLUSTER 

Mt Roskill 

Cluster 

MT ROSKILL CLUSTER 

4,829 

1,095 

17 

42% 

Pacific 

12 

20+ 

young people 

participating (2% 

increase over 3 years) 

students from 16 

schools participating in 

GAAAP swimming 

schools in the cluster 

(2 new schools added since 

2016) 

26% 

Maori 

school events delivered with 

participation growth of 40-100% 

Afterschool Basketball - 110% increase in team entry, 

80% increase in participating schools, approx 170 

students; 

Athletics - 88% increase in participating schools, 400+ 

students; 

Netball - 76% increase in team entry, 30% increase in 

schools participating, approx 450 students; 

Softball - 47% increase in team entry, 11% increase in 

schools participating, approx 280 students. 

RSO/Club led projects 

delivered 

Growing Leaders for Years 7 and 8 delivered in at least 

3 Tamaki primary schools to enable students to lead 

and coach younger students within their schools; 

"The in-school sports 

organisation is 

outstanding. It provides 

our students with 

exposure to new and 

different sports they 

otherwise would never 

try" Panama Road School 

"We have found that 

KiwiSport is a wellloved 

part of their 

school week" - 

Panmure District 

School 

"This PD session 

will make it easier 

for me to teach the 

children 

athletics" 

"KiwiSport is a good 

chance to build positive 

relationships with our 

class members and the 

coaches" - Students at 

Tamaki Primary 

4,391 

643 

46% 

6 strong club-school links created between Ellerslie 

"KiwiSport boosts our 

Football Club, Skateland, Stonefields Sports Club, 

confidence because 

“We wanted to provide greater awareness about the game and to get more kids 

Tamaki Touched, University Rugby Club, Marist Rugby 

the coaches believe in 

involved with the hope they might join up with the club. The sessions so far have been 

Club and their local primary schools; 

us" - Students at 

great, notably when the students are all girls and are newcomers to cricket. Have been 

Tamaki College students deliver afterschool basketball 

"The afterschool 

Panmure Bridge 

What are the 

really pleased so far and it is definitely a positive step forward for the club.” - Edenopportunities 

for primary school students in Tamaki; 

basketball league 

Roskill Cricket Club 

School 

benefits for 

Teacher Professional Development delivered in 3 

provided my under-17 

“We at Tristar find being in schools delivering KiwiSport Gymnastics and our schools 

schools with a focus on physical literacy and 

team with a great 

Gymnastics programme very beneficial not only for marketing purposes but also we 

fundamental movement skills; 

leadership 

CLUBS? 

find that having the links with the schools gives us links to the parents and other 

An increase in after school projects operating both on 

opportunity" 

sporting codes. We find that children are more likely to come along to our club after 

school and community sites, 11 projects currently 

being part of the schools gymnastic programmes, teachers have a better 

delivered by a range of community partners. 



understanding of the sport and are more likely to encourage the children to participate 

out of school time.” Tri Star Gymnastics Club 

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12 

Asian 

16 

20+ 

young people 

participating (4% 

increase since 2016) 

students from 5 

schools participating in 

GAAAP swimming 

schools in the cluster 

(1 new school added 2017) 

22% 

Pacific 

school events delivered with 

strong growth in participation - 

Softball, Hockey, Netball and 

Have a Go days 

RSO/Club led projects 

delivered including Growing 

Leaders and Eden Roskill 

lunchtime Cricket Club 

Growing Leaders delivered at St Therese School in 2017 

for Year 7 students with a focus on developing 

leadership skills, confidence and self-esteem to enable 

students to lead younger children through lunchtime 

activities. 

Five strong club-school links created between Tri Star 

Gymnastics Club, Eden-Roskill Cricket Club, Three Kings 

Football Club, Lynfield Tennis Club and Roskill Eden 

Hockey Club and their local primary schools. 

David White, Principal Marshall Laing - 

"Over the last four years Marshall Laing has 

been involved with Sport Auckland. I cannot 

recommend this programme and organisation any 

higher. Their organisation, overall philosophy 

and people are outstanding and we have seen 

a massive increase in sports participation and 

enthusiasm in our school because of their 

efforts. Any funding cuts to KiwiSport that 

will make their job more difficult will have the 

direct impact on our children at a time in our 

history and society where we need fit, active 

kids involved in sport more than ever"

Inner City 

Cluster 

INNER CITY CLUSTER 

MAUNGAKIEKIE CLUSTER 

6,626 

20 50 

In school 4-week 

opportunities 

Kids 

15 

Schools 

Coaches 

supported 

5 

Schools have 

developed strong 

links with Te Papapa 

Rugby Club 

2,326 

Kids 

20 

Club school links 

created 

10 

School based 

clubs 

6 

Primary Schools 

What the kids say... 

"I felt like I did 

something to improve 

sport skills. I did 

something to help - I 

felt proud" 

"I felt like we did 

something to help 

improve their school 

and community" 

Increase in participation 

compared to last year: 

Triathlon up 57%, Basketball 

up 50% 

"I really enjoyed 

teaching, 

it felt like you 

were 

an adult coach 

- it was cool!" 

"I improved over the 

sessions, getting better 

every time. It made me 

feel proud of myself" 

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In school 6-week 

opportunities 

Supported Onehunga 

Wakeboard Club develop links 

with local schools, 170 children 

have had an opportunity to 

participate in water science, 

kayak, paddle board and 

utilise the splash track 

Students from 

Onehunga High 

School and One 

Tree Hill College attended 

Growing Coaches 

workshops 

"I felt like I 

achieved something 

and it was fun!" 



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SECONDARY SCHOOLS 

The Regional Secondary School Sports Director’s (RSD) role is to maximise participation of secondary school students by 

working with schools and school personnel to enhance the quality of the sport experience for the students. 

CASE STUDY 

As part of Sport New Zealand’s Innovation and Leadership Programme, our RSD worked on a project in Tamaki on “how to 

engage more students in sport outside the school setting”. 

• Blended University Rugby Clubs with a range of students with ethnic diversity 

• Involved Principals and Sports Administrators 

• Had conversations with key stakeholders around cultural intelligence 

• Delivered Rippa Rugby as the vehicle to increase participation 

“Sports clubs need to be doing more connecting to their 

community as it is better and bigger in the long run” 

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Secondary 

Schools 

Dani Carew, General Manager, AURFC 

HERA projects 

Mt Roskill Grammar 

School - Taekwondo 

and gym, 30+ girls 

SECONDARY SCHOOLS 

KIWISPORT PROJECTS 

Mt Roskill Grammar School 

Campus (Primary, Intermediate 

and Secondary): 

Basketball 

Onehunga High School: 

Hockey 

St Pauls College: 

Olympic Weightlifting 

Waiheke Primary School and 

Waiheke High School: 

Football 

What is the Sport New Zealand 

Physical Literacy framework we are 

aligned to? 

It is the holistic development of the 

individual’s physical, social, emotional, 

cognitive and spiritual needs. 

= 

Quality opportunities that lead to a 

life-long love of physical activity 

Marist College - Quick 

rip rugby, 30 girls 

Marcellin 

College Sport 

Strategic Plan 

Epsom Girls Grammar School: 

Squash 

Selwyn College, Auckland Girls 

Grammar School, Mt Albert 

Grammar School and Mt Roskill 

Grammar School: 

Lacrosse 



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SPORT 

CAPABILITY 

By 2018 - We will have enhanced and 

built the capability of 60 organisations 

(clubs, RSOs and community facilities) 

that deliver sport experiences in our 

community 

 



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Albert-Eden Local Board 

connected Sport Auckland with Opus 

to help create a Sports Investment Master Plan 

Assisted Howick Local Board with a Sports 

Investment Master Plan 

Puketapapa Local Board invested $10,000 to 

assist with the delivery of Sport Auckland’s 

Health and Wellness Expo 

Sport Auckland facilitated increased 

community use of the following spaces: 

Stonefields Sunz Basketball Club operate a satellite 

club at Glen Taylor Primary 

Bay City Slick Basketball Club has been created and 

is based at St Pauls College 

150 

student coaches 

supported 

throughout the year 

from 9 schools 

14 

engaged clubs in Howick 

Pakuranga, with an open 

forum held April 2018 for 

key stakeholders in the 

area 

Howick Local Board contacted Sport Auckland 

for the first time to deliver physical activity 

programmes in the region 

Auckland Rowing and Auckland 

Ultimate Frisbee engaged Sport 

Auckland to help develop their strategic plans 

Assisted with marketing workshop for Auckland and 

North Harbour tennis clubs 

Auckland Football and Squash Auckland engaged 

Sport Auckland to assist with the appointment of senior 

managers and governance roles 

Advised Auckland Hockey on opportunity to 

streamline their judicial system 

In partnership with Auckland Badminton and 

Auckland Council, Sport Auckland has facilitated 

community badminton at St Cuthberts College 

Advocated for 

“Sport Matters” 

Campaign ($120m 

in Auckland 

Council LTP 

ACG Parnell and Pakuranga Leisure 

Centre for ActivAsian 

Sport Auckland chairs the May Road 

War Memorial Park Users Group 

Sport Auckland is a member of Tamaki 

Touched Steering Group 

Sport Auckland is an advisor of the Lloyd 

Elsmore Multi Sport Steering Committee 

Sport Auckland has seats on the Auckland 

Softball Charitable Trust and Auckland 

Badminton boards 

15 

coaches selected 

for Coach Evolve 

2018 

Sport Auckland has 

supported Aktive with the 

delivery of regional coach 

developer and Good Sports 

workshops throughout the 

year, continuing to support 

10 RSOs and clubs with Good 

Sports and coach 

developer projects 

Sport Auckland 

supports five different schools 

with the TLC framework and 

has supported the schools with 

15 workshops throughout the 

year as well as providing 1 on 1 

support to the TLC leads 

at each school to build their 

capability 



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555 

ActivAsian participants in 

Howick and Central Auckland 

have enjoyed Spike Spin Smash, 

Pilates, Yoga or have Walked 

With Us! 

143 

registered ActivAsian 

volunteers, Sport Auckland 

has had engagement 

with Eden Park, Auckland 

Marathon and Beach 

Volleyball 

HOWICK COMMUNITY 

TARGETED POPULATIONS 

• 2 Have a Go Days have been offered at Howick Golf Club with over 40 people attending the 2 sessions 

• 10 clubs building capability with Sport Auckland 

• >50 students from Pakuranga schools have participated in Jaye’s dance programme 

• 25 clubs attended funding workshops 

• 2 new ActivAsian walking groups in Botany and Flat Bush 

Since April 2018 we have engaged with the following organisations, gathering insights to identify where we may add value to 

help increase physical activity and wellness within their communities. 

• Procare and Health Alliance 

• Auckland Tamil Association, Bhartiya Samaj Charitable Trust, Shantiniwas Charitable Trust, AIA 

• Samoan Methodist Churches of New Zealand Head Office 

• Samoan Catholic Churches 

• Samoan EFKS Church Otara 

• Sikh Temple (Gudwaras) 

• Oranga Collective 

• Roskill Together Senior Expo 

• YMCA Fit for Families Programme 

• Off the Couch Truck 

• Walking Samoans 



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HEALTH & 

WELLNESS 

By 2018 - We will deal with at least 

30,000 referrals across Central and 

South Auckland 

 



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GREEN PRESCRIPTION 

5,351 

subscribers to our Health and 

Wellness e-newsletter 

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The Health and Wellness team continue to deliver a comprehensive Green Prescription (GRx) support service on behalf of the 

Auckland District Health Board and Counties Manukau District Health Board. 

Our team is made up of Healthy Lifestyle Advisors, Dietitian, Operations Manager and Business Development Manager. The 

GRx adult programme is delivered in a face to face format with an initial registration session with the client, weekly education 

based group workshops and regular reviews for clients. The adult service is delivered across both District Health Boards. 

The team operates from 13 sites for GRx and 4 sites for Active Families in Auckland. Our Active Families programme also 

conducts home visits to parents and whanau. - 

Our activated practices model of GRx delivery is now based in 4 medical centres and continues to run very effectively. It 

delivers impact with great acknowledgment from GPs and nurses. 

Health and Nutrition workshops 

delivered every week 

We continue to work closely with other health service providers (including the PHOs) and NGOs in Auckland to deliver a 

reputable and well-rounded service. We have also started to deliver some structured support to workplaces such as Fletcher 

Construction and Fisher and Paykel. 

95% 

graduates are satisfied with and 

would recommend our service 

10,458 

Uday suffered a heart attack in 2017 and required heart 

bypass surgery at the start of 2018. 

Green Prescription has given him the motivation to get 

out of the house and meet new people. Uday enjoys 

learning new things and trying new activities like our 

Tai Chi and Yoga! 

Green Prescription referrals in 

Central and South Auckland 

219 

children enrolled in Active 

Families 



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LOCALLY-LED CASE STUDY 

OUR TEAM 

Mike Elliott 

Chief Executive 

Mitchell Hayde 

Community Coach Advisor 

Glendowie Bowling Club approached Sport Auckland to help them reposition themselves for the 

future. 

Sport Auckland ran a brainstorming session with club members and applied the following 

principles to develop a strategic plan with suggested strategic actions. 

PRINCIPLES OF A LOCALLY-LED PROJECT 

Understand 

your 

community 

Work with 

others in 

partnership 

Focus on 

strengths and 

assets 

Learn as you 

go 

Create a multi sport hub in Glendowie with an aim to connect the whole community 

Align with Auckland Bowls 

Investigate partnership or merge with neighbouring tennis club 

Investigate shared services with Kohimarama and St Heliers Bowling Clubs 

Strengthen relationships with local schools and the Glendowie community 

Enable 

leadership 

Angela Davies 

Accountant 

Tania Vaealiki 

Admin Support 

Leanne Knox 

Young People Lead 

Georgina Gatenby 

Shannon Bird 

Sophie Pearce 

Community Sport Coordinators 

Michelle Finch 

Regional Sports Director 

Chris Smith 

Community Sport Engagement Manager 

John Gillies 

Malo Sumich-Kainiu 

Rory McKenzie 

Sherry Xue 

Sheryne Lok 

Taylor Kamuhemu 

Community Sport Advisors 

Alannah Thomson 

Active Familites Manager 

Brooke Mitchell 

GRx Operations Manager 

Michael McCormack 

GRx Business Development 

Reishma Edward 

GRx Dietitian 

Daniel Lambert 

Emma Wilson 

Gloria Tapaleao 

Jacinta Lal 

Jemi Sivagurunathan 

Nicole Deed 

Pierre du Sart 

Priyanka Nayak 

Rochelle Simpson 

Whiria Meltzer 

Healthy Lifestyle Advisors 

Emily Davidson - resigned 

Nadene Bucherer - resigned 

Sheerti Chand - resigned 

Megan Davids - resigned 

LEARNINGS 

Project will be a locallyled 

community initiative 

Our insights and connections 

can assist community groups 

with their outcomes 

Project success relies on 

collaboration and 

partnership 



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$2,531,904 

REVENUE 

FINANCIALS 

$2,518,975 

EXPENSES 

$1,320,202 

NET ASSETS 

Our full financials can be found on our website www.sportauckland.co.nz 



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