2023 Annual Report

from aktive
It is my pleasure to acknowledge Sport Auckland’s mahi during the 2022-2023 financial year.
With Sport Auckland’s purpose of “Inspiring our communities to live healthy active lives”, and Aktive’s
vision of “Auckland – the world’s most active city | Tāmaki Makaurau – te tāone ngangahau rawa o te
ao”, our kaupapa are aligned.
These visions are underpinned by strategic priorities that look to help shape the future of play,
recreation and sport across Tāmaki Makaurau. Sport Auckland’s work added significant value to these
priorities during 2022-2023, making a positive impact on physical activity levels in Tāmaki Makaurau.
This year has seen Sport Auckland reconfirm its Communities of Activity: Glen Innes–Pt England
(Maungakiekie–Tāmaki), Mt Wellington–Panmure (Maungakiekie–Tāmaki), Mt. Roskill–Hillsborough
(Puketāpapa), Flat Bush–Howick, Pakuranga (Howick), Inner City–Grey Lynn (Waitematā), where
it prioritises its support focus. We greatly value Sport Auckland’s collaborative approach and local
knowledge which supports the communities it serves.
Tū Manawa Active Aotearoa funding of $1,019,310 was distributed to 59 successful applicants to
support approximately 30,000 tamariki, rangatahi and young women (aged 19 to 24) taking part in
play, sport and recreation. The number of applications approved per activity type were play 10% (6),
recreation 32% (19) and sport 58% (34). We appreciate the thorough consideration Sport Auckland’s
Advisory Group gave to the many applications received to ensure funding was going to recipients
who were best able to meet their community needs and demonstrate impact.
The Healthy Active Learning initiative now sees Sport Auckland support 54 primary and intermediate
schools to improve the well-being of tamariki through healthy eating and drinking and quality physical
activity and better connections with local communities.
2022-2023 also saw Sport Auckland support Stanhope Road School to bring to life the first Play
Festival in Auckland through their newly developed Neighbourhood Play System initiative, a blueprint
for wider play mahi across the region. It was wonderful to see how the festival brought together the
school community and local play providers to celebrate play with and for the community. We look
forward to seeing how this will continue into the future.
Other milestones of note in 2022-2023 include Sport Auckland’s progression of a sports hub between
the Glendowie Bowls Club, Glendowie Tennis Club and Bayside Westhaven Baseball Club, and the
commencement of an initiative to deliver a multi-sport hub at Mount Wellington War Memorial Park.
In the facility development space Sport Auckland has continued to support the delivery of the Lloyd
Elsmore Community Hub project, which has seen positive progress this year. The potential Mount
Wellington Memorial Park Multi-Sport Hub continues to advance, while advice and support from Sport
Auckland saw the Howick Pakuranga Community Sports Centre Facility Expansion project receive
$250,000 from Auckland Council’s Sport and Recreation Facility Investment Fund to help progress
the project towards future construction.
Sport Auckland has also made positive progress in delivering Good Sports®, both online and in person
to different adult influencers (coaches, parents, teachers and sports administrators) and working with
them to better understand quality youth sport experiences.
Sport Auckland is a valued partner of Aktive; and we appreciate the commitment and contribution of
Chair Andrew Williams, Chief Executive Mike Elliott, and the wider Sport Auckland Board and team.
We look forward to continuing to work together to ensure a more active Tāmaki Makaurau for the
future.
Jennah Wootten, Chief Executive, Aktive
36 Annual report
Annual report
37