Sport Auckland Moving Together Summer 2022

MOVING
TOGETHER
SPORT
A U C K L A N D
INSPIRING HEALTHY and ACTIVE LIFESTYLES SUMMER 2021/2022
In this issue...
Tū Manawa Fund
Botany Downs Secondary
School
Health and Wellness
Active Families
Healthy Active Learning
What have we been
doing during lockdown?
pg 2
pg 3
pg 4
Sector Support ..............................pg 5
ActivAsian........................................pg 6
New Faces........................................pg 6
Events................................................pg 7
WELCOME
Tēnā koutou katoa.
A warm welcome everyone to our latest edition
of Moving Together. We trust everyone is well and
looking after each other as best you can. History will
record that Auckland is amid another long, hard lockdown due to the Delta
outbreak. Since August 17th and now over 100 days later, our resilience and
fortitude has once again been tested. But there is some light at the end of
the tunnel as we head into the Covid Protection Framework (a.k.a. the “Traffic
light” system) on Friday December 3rd. Please do remember to follow the
guidelines though so that we can all safely enjoy our long-awaited and wellearned
Christmas vacation and spending valued time with whānau, friends
and loved ones.
In this edition you will see that our Sport Auckland team has continued to
deliver services to our community, from our own homes. We have supported
vaccination drives and COVID responses for our community. We have
delivered on-line physical activity, webinars and wellness programmes to
our community. We have distributed return to play packs to our community
and we have deployed just over $380,000 for play, sport and active
recreation initiatives through the Tū Manawa Active Aotearoa Fund. We trust
we are in some shape or form continuing to inspire you all to live healthy
active lifestyles, despite our restrictions and precautions. The new normal
no doubt comes with its challenges, but we will adapt.
“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning how to
dance in the rain” – Vivian Greene
What is heartening is seeing everyone chafing at the bit to get back into
sport, physical activity and socialising. While we will have to be cautious
and sensible moving forward if anyone is having difficulty in understanding
what we can and cannot do under the new Covid Protection Framework
do reach out to any of our staff and/or check our website https://www.
sportauckland.co.nz/COVID19-News for guidance and help. As they say we
are all in this together.
We wish every one of you the safest and happiest of holidays and look
forward to catching up again in the New Year. Our staff will be ready and
willing to get alongside you once again, in 2022, as part of our servant
leadership role delivering play, sport, active recreation and/or health and
wellness initiatives for our community. Let’s get the fun and happiness back
into our lives and the enjoyment of face-to-face interaction back, centre
stage.
Stay safe. Kia kaha.
MIKE ELLIOTT
Chief Executive, Sport Auckland
Sport Auckland | Level 4, Gate B, Alexandra Park Function Centre, Greenlane West, Epsom • PO Box 26599, Epsom, Auckland 1344​
Ph 09 623 7900 • info@sportauckland.co.nz • www.sportauckland.co.nz

SPORT
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MOVING TOGETHER
INSPIRING Healthy and active LIFESTYLES
EMPOWERING OUR COMMUNITIES
THROUGH FUNDING
tu manawa
active aotearoa
FUND UPDATE
Sport Auckland is proudly facilitating the
Tū Manawa Active Aotearoa Fund on behalf of Sport
NZ within the Central Auckland and Howick region.
Tū Manawa Active Aotearoa provides funding
for projects or programmes to deliver play,
active recreation and sport experiences
for tamariki and rangatahi.
These young people may be inactive as a result of
barriers to participation, such as cost, travel and
low confidence, who could otherwise miss the
opportunity for such activities without targeted
efforts. The funding is focused on groups who are
more at risk of missing out, identified as those living
with a disability, in higher deprivation communities
and girls and young women.
Through Sport Auckland, two funding options are
available for application:
• Fast Fund applications, of up to $10,000 can be
applied for at any time, and;
• Local fund applications of requests exceeding
$10,000 are considered twice a year through
funding rounds.
Moving Together will highlight within each issue
how, through the provision of Tū Manawa Active
Aotearoa Funding, successful applicants are making
a difference.
story of impact
BOTANY DOWNS
SECONDARY SCHOOL
Through the Tū Manawa Active Aotearoa fund, Botany
Downs Secondary school received $10,000 after
identifying an opportunity for inactive students.
The successful project focused on providing a social
competition environment with sports including
basketball, volleyball, badminton and touch as
identified by the students.
Prior to COVID-19 lockdown the school was successful
in engaging over 200 rangatahi with many choosing
to enter the social competitions alongside a group of
friends.
“Our young people want to enjoy their sport,
and have an opportunity to participate
without the pressures of inter-school
competitions” – Director of Sport
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tu manawa
ACTIVE AOTEAROA
FUND
Tū Manawa Active Aotearoa provides funding for projects
or programmes to deliver play, active recreation and sport
experiences for tamariki and rangatahi. To find out more, visit
www.sportauckland.co.nz/t-manawa/t-manawa
APPLY
NOW

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$380,000 tu manawa active aotearoa
invested into our communities this funding round
SUMMER 2021/2022
ORGANISATION AMOUNT ORGANISATION AMOUNT
Auckland City Football Club $20,300 Marcellin College $7,237
Auckland United Football Club $25,000 Mass Sport Trust $29,850
Auckland University Rugby Football Club $9,800 Mission Heights Junior College $14,025
Christ the King School $18,000 New Zealand Healthy Lifestyle $7,155
Cornwall Districts Cricket and Sports $7,057 One Tree Hill College $44,606
Counties Manukau Orienteering $4,800 Our Lady Star of the Sea School $2,328
East Skate Club $40,633 Riverina School $16,450
Ellerslie Cricket Club $9,820 Selwyn College $9,190
Grafton United Cricket Club $6,200 St Paul’s College (Ponsonby) $7,399
Hay Park Primary School $1,150 Stanhope School $8,387
Howick Sea Scout Group $6,301 TKKM o Nga Maungarongo $50,146
InZone Education Foundation $3,950 Uni-Mount Bohemian AFC $30,400
Women
and Girls
81163
Disability
target
group
active families
High
Deprivation
Active
Recreation
70273
Play
physical
activity
Sport
Sport Auckland followed up with Haelee, Hunter and Isla -
our Active Whānau participants who shared their journey
in our last newsletter.
They told us “things have been going good, we know
how important it is to stay active so we make a point to
leave the house at least once a day together for a walk as a
whānau, and we have a netball hoop out the back to keep
us active and moving. It also keeps us all sane and stops
the kids knocking each other out. Kids are looking forward
to getting back to school and back to the Active Families
programme next week too.”
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healthy active
learning –
with sport auckland
schools
Despite the challenges that COVID-19 has presented
to our work within communities it has also presented
opportunities for us to connect in different ways. Sport
Auckland’s Healthy Active Learning workforce knew
that schools would still value help for the challenge of
teaching remotely online.
During the 2020 lockdowns, the team created a
weekly Health and Physical Education resource full
of learning activities that students could do whilst
at home. After the resource was well received by
teachers and tamariki it was re-designed and brought
back for the latest lockdown.
The resource was a real collaboration of ideas, the
team sought to make it as responsive as possible
to current events, such as the Paralympics, different
language weeks and other considerations. It included
some ideas from other colleagues in the greater
Auckland area.
The resource was sent to a total of 78 schools across
the central Auckland region, benefitting many
outside Healthy Active Learning initiative. The team
encouraged schools to modify it to fit the needs of
their school and students.
“I have particularly enjoyed the
Mahi a Ringa section, as this is a
professional development area
for me” – Teacher
Examples of how schools have used the resource:
• Uploading to school sports blogs
• Created videos of students or staff members
completing activities (either uploaded to
facebook or school blogs)
• Uploaded a specific challenge from the
resource to their facebook page for students
to also engage whānau
• Completing some of the activities during
class zoom sessions
healthy active
learning –
webinar
With online learning necessary for longer than
expected, our Healthy Active Learning team shared
the process of how to create and use our weekly
resource.
The aim of the webinar was to provide inspiration and
ideas on how teachers could make their online classes
more interactive and incorporate movement with
online learning.
The webinar was held on the 28th of October had
more than 67 people attend with positive feedback
being shared by all.
“Can’t wait to try these at my meets!” –
Teacher
“So good to find ways to get the students
doing some learning online” – Teacher
“Great ideas, thanks. Oldie but
goodie, Simon Says has been
working well” – Teacher
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SUMMER 2021/2022
• COVID Sector Support (includes presence at Pasifika
vaccination drives and provision of gear for return to
play to our communities)
• Club forums
• 5 multi-sport projects on the go
• Assisting community clubs with SGMs and
Constitutional updates
• Promotion of Tamaki-Makaurau Sector Support Fund;
Auckland Council’s Sport and Recreation Investment
Fund
SECTOR SUPPORT
Tāmaki Makaurau Sector Support
Fund
The Tāmaki Makaurau Sector Support Fund aimed
to provide financial support to organisations
based in the Auckland region delivering play,
active recreation, and sport opportunities, that
experienced financial hardship in the period 17
August to 18 October 2021 as a result of extended
time at Alert Levels 3 and 4.
COACHING
Coach EVOLVE is a generic cross-code coach development
programme available for aspiring coaches working
with players in clubs, school and the community. For
the duration of the programme, coaches take part in a
mixture of presentations, discussions, practical sessions,
individual and group feedback and opportunities for
self-reflection to allow coaches to put existing and new
coaching skills into practice.
If you’re interested, check out the link below and fill out
an expression of interest form for 2022!
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KH9XTJG
Hundreds of applications were received from
organisations in need, with total funds requested
being approximately $3million. Sport Auckland
along with our partners Aktive, Sport Waitākere,
Harbour Sport and CLM Community Sport are
proud to have been able to support with the
administration of this fund that has been able to
provide our play, active recreation, and sports
organisations within the Auckland Region a
helping hand in these trying times.
We offer our sincere thanks to Sport New Zealand
for providing the funds to allow for this much
needed support in the Auckland region.
Connect with scott.lewis@sportauckland.co.nz for more
info on coaching!
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ACTIVASIAN
From mid August to the end of October,
Sport Auckland ran a home-based
workout programme on Zoom for Asian
communities.
Over the 11 weeks there was an average
of 45 participants each session with more
than 230 Asian females being engaged
by the end of the programme.
230
ASIAN FEMALES
ENGAGED
45
participants
per session
136
online sessions
(to date)
20-30
participants
per session
GREEN PRESCRIPTION
During this latest lockdown our Health and Wellness team
have remained focussed on helping our communities lead
healthy, active lives.
Moving services online and continuing to provide Green
Prescription and Active Families programmes to assist with
overcoming some of the challenges lockdowns present.
Sport Auckland’s Green Prescription team successfully worked with Auckland District Health Board staff by
providing wellbeing and self-management support. Staff from Auckland City Hospital and Greenlane Clinical
centres identified the need for a range of health and lifestyle related services with physical activity, nutrition and
personalised self management consultations being key priorities.
Sport Auckland delivered more than 80 onsite one on one consultations and regularly followed up with staff to
track their progress and outcomes. This continued through lockdown which received a very appreciative response.
“All thanks to you and the team for the push needed
and the accountability provided”
“I have had some victories lately! Scale victory – 5kg
loss and my HbA1c (long standing blood glucose) has
dropped from 57 to 36 AND my doctor has taken me
off Metformin medication”
“The regular support has kept me sticking to my
health plan, thanks!”
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NEW FACES AT SPORT AUCKLAND
Scott van der Colk joined Sport Auckland as a Community
Sport Advisor in August, two days before Auckland went into
a lockdown. He holds a Bachelor of Sport and Recreation from
Auckland University of Technology. Prior to joining us, Scott
was the Development Manager at Cornwall Cricket Club and
the General Manager at Hibiscus Coast Cricket Club. During his
time at Cornwall Cricket Club, he coached Cornwall’s Premier
Women’s side, Auckland Grammar School Colts, and the Epsom
Girls Grammar 1st XI.
Vicky Mailei joins Sport Auckland as our Regional Sports
Director, working with secondary schools in the Sport Auckland
area with the aim to increase participation in sport and active
recreation. She has a passion for inspiring tamariki and
rangatahi to adopt active attitudes for life, and for supporting
those working with them to provide as many sport and active
recreation opportunities as possible. Vicky has a background as
a secondary school PE & Health teacher, working for Auckland
Transport in behavioural change for active modes of transport
to and from school, and more recently as a primary school
teacher.
Lynn Kilpatrick joins Sport Aucklands Healthy Active Learning
team as an Advisor for the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki schools. She
has worked as a Primary PE Specialist in Scotland and here in
Auckland for the last 7 years. Lynn is passionate about ensuring
that all tamariki have access to quality physical education, play,
sport and physical activity experiences. Having worked closely
with Board of Trustees and Principals in her previous roles she
brings great knowledge to the team as we further the work of
Healthy Active Learning within our schools.
Romeo Ah Fook is of Samoan decent born and raised in
Auckland, he joins Sport Auckland from a background of
transport and logistics with health and fitness always being a
passion. Joining Sport Auckland as a Healthy Lifestyle Advisor
Romeo works within the community to educate those who
are seeking a better lifestyle. “It’s great that I can provide
opportunities for those who want to create a healthier lifestyle
for themselves”.
We are excited to welcome Kavneet back from Parental Leave.
We also want to acknowledge the contributions from team
members who have recently left us - Rory McKenzie, Shanley
Joyce, Emma Wilson and Simone Mead. Wishing you the best
in your new roles.
COVID-19 Support
VACCINATION
With the current COVID-19 climate Sport Auckland hit
the streets and got amongst our communities to provide
support at the vaccination events. The day was filled with
laughter, singing and dancing. Thank you to everyone for
your support.
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (ppe)
Across 3 days Sport Auckland were able to distribute PPE
packs containing masks and hand sanitiser to 35 clubs
and organisations.
Over 480 boxes of masks and more than 2,900 boxes of
hand sanitiser were given out to support the organisations
with their preparation to return to play.
Thank you to New Zealand Community Trust for making
this opportunity possible, our community expressed their
gratitude and thanks.
“This is such a great initiative, thank you so much”
“Thank you for your support, these packs will be
extremely helpful”
2,900
BOXES OF HAND
SANITISER
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EVENTS
PLAY WEEK
Aotearoa, Tākaro Mai! Sport Auckland took part in National Play
week which ran from the 15th - 20th November. National Play
Week is part of Sport New Zealand’s strategy to improve the
physical activity levels of young people.
Sport Auckland’s community sport team put together a weekly
resource focused on play opportunities to encourage schools,
tamariki and their whānau to experience different types of
play. Some inspiration included shadow hunting, exploring
Papatūānuku, making invisible ink and mud monsters. If you’d
like to see some more ideas check them out here.
Do you have a project that gives children time, space and permission
to explore and follow their own ideas and interests? Tū Manawa funding
could bring your project to life.
Find our more information here: https://www.sportauckland.org.nz/tu-manawafund/tu-manawa-fund
christmas 2021
december 2021
17 th
office shut down
Sport Auckland will close for business on Friday 17 December
2021 and reopen Monday 10 January 2022.
7 th
COMMUNITY COACH DEVELOPERS AND SUPPORTERS
NETWORK Tuesday 7 December 2021 2.30pm (ONLINE)
A newly formed platform that aims to bring together leaders in the
community who currently (or have the potential to) support, manage and
develop coaches within an environment. Are you a leader within your club or
school that supports the development and growth of coaches?
Sport Auckland and Sport Waitākere invite you to join the network and get
involved in our next forum on the 7th December, 2.30pm where we aim to:
• Share a proposed framework for how we operate as a network for the
next 12 months
• Gain clarity of roles across the support spectrum
• Share opportunities for your community coaches
• Connect the network
To be part of the conversations register here.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone
who engaged with us this year, without you we could not do
what we do.
Have a safe and happy holiday.
SPORT
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Sport Auckland | Level 4, Gate B, Alexandra Park Function Centre, Greenlane West, Epsom • PO Box 26599, Epsom, Auckland 1344​
Ph 09 623 7900 • info@sportauckland.co.nz • www.sportauckland.co.nz