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2011 November Locker Room
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Welcome from Harbour Sport Chief Executive |
With the National Government returned to power in the recent elections, it is an opportune time to review the contribution that the Government makes to sport and recreation in our community.
Approximately 50% of Harbour Sport’s funding comes through the government agency, Sport New Zealand (recently name changed from SPARC). This is a continued recognition by central government of the required role of a regional body to support sport and recreation. Sport is not always an easy area to find clear and articulate policies as to the outcomes a party is looking for.
With the government working hard to produce a surplus in the next four years, any additional funding will be very tight but it is hoped that sport and recreation can at least continue with the current investment. Generally sport policy has managed to stay out of the media and hopefully that’s recognition that it is an important part of the social fabric, that it does add value to the community and should not become a political football
Harbour Sport SPARC Stakeholder Survey August 2011
Harbour Sport has commissioned this survey with the following outcomes in mind:- To understand more about stakeholders’ experiences and relationship with Harbour Sport
- To measure Harbour Sport’s performance in meeting stakeholder needs and expectations
- To provide indications for how Harbour Sport can better meet the needs and expectations of its stakeholders; and
- To ascertain stakeholders’ aspirations and opinions on the future of Harbour Sport.
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Local Board Submissions Pays Off |
It is pleasing to hear that the past five months of local board submissions, community workshops and presentations has resulted in positive amendments to three of the local board’s plans in the Harbour region. It is one of Harbour Sports key roles to advocate for improved infrastructure in the sport and recreation sector and the Sport Capability Team has played a key role in leading and encouraging regional sport and recreation organisations to stand up and be counted in a unified and collaborative fashion. It is a testament to the professionalism and dedication of the Harbour region sport and recreation groups that we are pleased to report back to you some of the key amendments that will have an impact on the sector
Upper Harbour Local Board will:
- Acknowledge that they hadn’t afforded sport and recreation enough emphasis in the draft plan and will amend the final version to give this its own priority area
- Build the new Northern Aquatic Park as soon as possible
- Prepare an implementation plan to assess community needs to do with sport and recreation and to prioritise projects
- Work with neighbouring local boards to ensure that their residents all get adequate access to sporting facilities
- Promote use of artificial sports surfaces and ensure equitable funding ‘vis-à-vis’ natural surfaces
- Build an artificial surface training field in Albany over the next two years
- Bring forward the construction of the Lucas Creek walkways
- Support the proposed ‘Community Sports Village’ facility to provide high-quality racquet sports (Tennis, Table Tennis, Squash and Badminton)
- Complete the upgrade of the Rame Road access and pontoon for rowing
- Work with all sport and recreation stakeholders to identify national and international sporting events
- Seek advice from the Auckland Transport with regards to improved cycle lanes
Kaipatiki Local Board will:
- Advocate to the Auckland Council for upgrades to the North Shore Events Centre (NSEC)
- Advocate to the Auckland Council to develop the Northcote Precinct Plan to provide growth opportunities for sport and recreation
- Advocate to the Auckland Council for a consistent policy across the region for equity of funding between sports fields and courts
- Look at ways to upgrade existing facilities to improve playing time
- Develop sport partnerships to support shared facilities and collaboration
- Take a lead in developing off-road walking and cycling options for their residents and will also advocate for improved on-road walking and cycling facilities
Devonport-Takapuna Local Board will:
- Work with sporting bodies to find ways of improving the quality of grounds to increase usage
- Advocate to the Auckland Council for the development of additional facilities in the region
- Investigate creating sport playing fields at Barry’s Point Reserve
- Have an active programme over the next three years to make cycling and walking easier
- Agree that sport and recreation is an important element that makes communities strong and believe that sub-regional planning for new or upgraded sport and recreation facilities is needed
The Rodney and Hibiscus Coast Local Boards have not yet responded to the submissions but Harbour Sport will report back to our stakeholders if this happens.
In the meantime we encourage you to continue to build strong relationships with Harbour Sport, your Local Boards and to keep advocating on behalf of all sport and recreation in the Harbour region; “It is worth it”.
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CSI: Harbour project |
Launching in Term Four of 2011 is the beginning of a fantastic new KiwiSport project from Harbour Sport. The project is called CSI: Harbour (this stands for Coach Support Initiative: Harbour). This initiative has 5 schools involved in a pilot over term 4 2011 and terms 1-2 2012.
The CSI: Harbour project is 2 pronged; the first part of the project is working with a school to support them to implement a coaching philosophy and coaching plan. Once the plan and philosophy are in place, the development aspect of the plan will be led by Harbour Sport’s CSI Coach Educator. This is the second part of the plan and will involve the CSI Coach Educator working with the coaches from each school to develop plans based on the needs of the individual coaches. This development will include specific workshops on key coaching ideas, having a coach mentor, observing other coaches in action and other development opportunities that can be offered to the coaches.
The long term goal of the CSI: Harbour project is to have a ‘coaching coordinator’ in place at each school who oversees the development of the coaches within those schools.
Harbour Sport considers this to be a sustainable method to keep coach development as a key targeted area within schools.
While the project is in the pilot stage, Harbour Sport is looking to expand it to incorporate more schools in 2012. The findings from the pilot will be used to shape how the project will be delivered moving forward. Harbour Sport is anticipating that the support at each school through the project will be varied depending on their different coaching needs.
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Massey University Harbour Sport Excellence Awards 2011 |
The 19th Annual Massey University Harbour Sport Excellence Awards saw 450 Harbour sportspeople, Sporting Legends and their supporters in attendance on Friday 18th November at North Harbour Stadium, Albany.
The 2011 Regional Sport Excellence Awards organised by Harbour Sport celebrated outstanding sporting achievements of past and present Harbour people involved in sport. Harbour athletes, administrators, coaches, umpires, referees and volunteers are all instrumental to the success of sport in the region and the evening is an opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the winners and finalists of the 13 Excellence Award Categories together with 19 AUT sponsored Sport Acknowledgement Awards.
A full list of winners from the Massey University Harbour Sport Excellence Awards and AUT Sport Acknowledgement Awards
- Lisa Carrington - Sprint Kayaking
- Thomas Abercrombie - Basketball
- Lisa Carrington - Sprint Kayaking
- New Zealand Breakers - Basketball
- North Harbour Senior Women’s Waterpolo team
- Jacko Gill - Athletics
- Lydia Ko - Golf
- Westlake Boys High School Indoor Volleyball team
- Richard Casutt - Beach Volleyball
- Andrej Lemanis - Basketball
- Tina Maree Gates - Netball
- Sail Auckland - Takapuna Boating Club
- Lisa Carrington - Sprint Kayaking
- Milford Bowling Club
2011 Legends of Harbour
- Tracy Shortland (nee Eyrl) - Netball
- Nigel Avery - Athletics, Weightlifting, Bobsleigh
AUT Sport Acknowledgement Awards
Teresa Nicol - Special Olympics, Les Coffman - Football, Maureen Mulcahy - Netball, Danny Knight - Softball, Rangi Lemon - Golf, Steven William Mills - Indoor Bowls, Howard Johnston - Gymnastics, Peter Cooke - Rugby Union, Aurelie Gibson - Diving, Tony Reidy - Cricket, Karen Gibbons - Rugby League, Paul Cornish - Squash, Toni Bayliffe - Swimming, Margaret Woolf - Rhythmic Gymnastics, Craig Waller - Volleyball, Sasha Pilkington - Athletics, Bernie McCallion - Touch, Graeme and Juliana Tonkin - Special Olympics, Karen Blank - Badminton
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GRx - Green Prescription |
Ron Ferguson-Greens Keeper - Keeps Fit
Ron came to our Community Group in April looking to get fit, meet new people and because his doctor instructed him to join the Harbour Sport classes!
Starting out, Ron was a bit shy but has slowly become the cheeky and very competitive one of the group.
Outside of the group Ron is the Greens Keeper of the Sunnybrae Lawns Bowls Club and kindly organised our recent Beach Haven Vs Northcote Community Group Challenge.
Ron has maintained his 6 days a week physical activity regime by working hard on maintaining the Club greens and spending well over 7 hours a week being active! To his pleasure, his hard work has paid off; his greens have been selected for the national competition. Now Ron will be very active keeping those greens maintained.
Recently Ron graduated from the Green Prescription group having achieved his goal of eating better and becoming more active.
Congratulations Ron!
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Active Families |
Join Hibiscus Coast Active Families!
- Fun weekly activity sessions!
- Helpful nutrition advice.
- Great information for your family to live a healthier, happier lifestyle.
- Time: Sessions are Wednesday 4:30-5:30pm
- Venue: Hibiscus Coast Youth Centre 214d, HCH
Introducing Alex Ah Chong - Harbour Sport’s new Pacific Community Sport Advisor |
A graduate from Auckland University of Technology with a Bachelor in Sport and Recreation, Alex begins her role as the Community Sport Advisor on November 21st.
Proudly Pacific, Alex was a part of the Samoan Netball Squad in the 2007 South Pacific Games. She was also a member of the under 21 squad for the 2005 World Youth Netball Champs held in Florida, U.S.A.
Alex’s passion for her community will see her working on the Green Prescription and Active Families programmes.
Welcome to the Harbour Sport team!
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ActivAsian |
The Office of Ethnic Affairs
The ActivAsian team is continuing its work with the Regional Sport Organisations in engaging the Asian Community. Regional Sport Organisations on the ActivAsian project recently met with the Office of Ethnic Affairs. The meeting discussed the services and advice that the Office of Ethnic Affairs could provide to assist in ethnic engagement in sport and recreation.
They provide a range of services to better equip organisations and individuals to engage the community effectively and comfortably with people and groups from different cultural backgrounds. As identified in the annual Chinese Sport Forums over the past two years, language and cultural differences are amongst the largest barriers identified by the Chinese community to sport participation.
The Office of Ethnic Affairs is able to deliver free intercultural awareness training for sport organisations to assist them in embracing diversity in sport and recreation. This awareness training will be carried out in the near future. Furthermore, they are also delivering a Funding Advisory Workshop to inform the Regional Sport Organisations about Ethnic engagement grants that are provided by the Department of Internal Affairs.
ActivAsian Netball Festival
The ActivAsian Netball Festival was held on the 15th October at the Ami Netball Centre by Netball North Harbour. This is the first time Netball North Harbour have opened their facilities for the local community and they had fun activities, food stalls and prizes up for grabs.
The Festival was enjoyed by local Chinese and Korean families and has been a significant step forward for Netball North Harbour in proactively engaging the local Asian community.
Being based in Northcote, where 23% of the population are Asian, Netball North Harbour recognised the importance of addressing their needs in sport and creating a welcoming environment for them to try new sports.
Netball North Harbour has also made valuable connections with the ethnic community, settlement support services and Asian health service providers which will help them better engage the Asian community.
Fundamental Movement Skills |
Miguel Gallardo, our Community Sport Coach, can offer a wide range of support
FREE TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Professional development workshops of varying length and depth (with follow-up if desired) for teachers relating to:- Strategies for delivering effective PE Sessions
- Fundamental Movement Skills
- Run and Jump (locomotor skills)
- Throw, Catch and Balance (balance and manipulative skills)
- Utilising the “First Steps in Coaching Guide”
- Development of a Physical Education/Sport plan for the school (linked to the curriculum)
- Mentoring (1to1 or small groups) for sport coordinator/lead teacher related to:
- Physical Education classes (strategies, activities).
- After school activities.
- Regular contact /support for sports coordinator or lead PE teacher.
- Development of student leaders within school utilising the PALs (Physical Activity Leaders) Programme.
- Provide information regarding Cycle Skills Training for parents and teachers.
FREE TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT FOR EARLY CHILDREN CENTERS
- Workshops for parents and/or teachers relating to Fundamental Movements Skills/Active Movement.
- Mentoring in development of the Physical Education plan for the Early Childhood Centre.
- Training in the use of the ‘First steps in Coaching Guide’.
- Provide information regarding Cycle Skills Training for parents and teachers.
Cycle Opportunites for the Whole Family |
Sessions are available as follows in North Harbour:
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Saturday 26 November 9:30am - 2:30pm Auckland Council car park, 50 Centreway Road, Orewa
Cycle safety checks - Free
How do you fix a puncture? What do you need to do to take care of your bike? This session will answer these questions through demonstrations and practical guidance. Bring your own bike to practice on, or use one of ours. Aimed at anybody whose strategy is to just hope they never get a puncture.
To register for any of these events, please send an email to the address below:
Keep an eye out for up and coming cycle opportunities and training at:
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Funskills |
Funskills is a free, after school physical activity programme for Year 1-3 students who have not been physically active or previously involved in sport. The programme is designed to develop important fundamental movement skills in young children which are essential to learn before they can master more complicated activities, games and sports.
Funskills is nearing the end for 2011.
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Community Excellence Awards |
The Harbour Sport Community Excellence Awards recognise significant effort and contribution to communities through individuals, groups and organisational activities that are aimed at increasing the quality and quantity of sport and recreation. The Awards are also seen as an opportunity to acknowledge, thank and celebrate those unsung heroes in our community who often give their time to make our community a better place to live. Participating in sport and recreation makes us physically and mentally healthier; it benefits our families, nurtures self-esteem and strengthens our community.
This year we received a high calibre of nominations in each of the 7 categories. A stand out category for the judges this year was the “Individual in the Community” section where many community leaders were acknowledged and nominated for their diligent efforts for others.
Harbour Sport is pleased to announce the following Winners and Runners up for the following 7 categories for 2011
Community Initiative
- WINNER—NZ Blue Lights Ventures
- RUNNER UP—Tu Tangi ora
Asian community
- WINNER—Amelia Tan-Makhmalchi
- RUNNER UP—Korean Women’s Network in New Zealand
Primary/Intermediate Initiative
- WINNER—Pinehurst School Sport
Secondary School Initiative
- WINNER—Rangitoto College
Pacific Community
- WINNER—North Shore PIPC
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RUNNER(s) UP
- Pasifika Events
- Zion Hill Birkenhead Samoan Methodist Church
Telstraclear Cycle |
Be part of an iconic cycle ride . . . Become a TelstraClear Challenge Partner School:
Discount entries & celebrate the end of a great year with a bike ride!
The Event
The TelstraClear Challenge is Auckland’s amazing new cycle event and a celebration of cycle cultureSUNDAY DECEMBER 11TH, 2011
- The TelstraClear Bike the Busway (5yrs+): Starting from Smales Farm, choose between the 8km or 2km family ride along the exclusive Northern Bus way.
- The TelstraClear Pedaller 15 km (13yrs+): This gem of a ride crosses the Auckland Harbour Bridge and cruises the Northern Bus way, before finishing at Smales Farm.
- The TelstraClear ClipOn 110 km (13yrs+): An exceptional course for the long distance cyclist. Head out over the Harbour Bridge and finish in Kumeu.
PLUS….
Smales Farm TelstaClear Cycling Carnival: Stay after the ride to enjoy the huge TelstraClear Cycling Carnival at Smales Farm: a fun, energetic expo of cycle culture. There will be demonstrations & interactive activities based around everyday cycling, road safety, and sport for all levels from trikes to adults. Enjoy plenty of festival like fun with music, clowns, and face painting.YOUR SCHOOL and the BUSAWAY
Become a Partner School!
Entry for the Busway event is $15 per child or $25 per adult. HOWEVER, we are offering partner schools a flat entry fee of $10 for both children & adults.
Register for our Partner School Program by emailing callum@cliponchallenge.co.nz. Promote the event within your school newsletter and website and we’ll provide you with a promotional code that will get you this special price.
All participants will receive a participation medal and event goodie bag. There will be numerous give-aways and prizes. The Smales Farm Community Fair is an excellent opportunity for kids and families to learn more about road safety, travel planning, and cycling fun!
Support a fabulous new event and cycling in Auckland; a fun healthy activity for your community.
For more information contact:- Callum McNair - Event Organisation on callum@cliponchallenge.co.nz
- Mobile: 021-782 244
- Website: www.telstraclearchallenge.co.nz
CYCLE OPPORTUNTIES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
Try the new Orewa Cycle way which is a 7km loop track which connects schools, parks, leisure & art facilities in Orewa East/West and Silverdale North. The path completely circles the estuary and at 2.5m wide with night lighting provides a safe, shared space for pedestrians and cyclists. This largely flat route makes the perfect destination for cyclists of all abilities not to mention is great for walkers, runners, scooters, Nordic walkers, roller bladders.
The opening of this wonderful new cycle & walkway will be on:
- Sunday 4 December, 10am – 1pm, Western Reserve, Orewa
The Orewa Cycle way
Auckland Transport is providing many opportunities for beginner and novice adult riders to increase their cycling skills in free skill sessions:Beginner bike training for adults - Free
If you are new to riding, haven't been on a bike for a while, or lack confidence, this 2-hour session is for you. This very relaxed practical session will provide plenty of opportunity to learn and practice the basics. Separate instruction will be provided for anybody who has never ridden a bike. The session will be run entirely off the road and bikes will be available for those who need one. You will learn how to change gears and brakes, signaling and bike control, basic safety information.Sessions are available as follows in North Harbour:
- Thursday 1 December 6pm - 8pm Huapai District School fields, Huapai.
Novice on-road training for adults – Free
This practical on-road session is for adults who can comfortably ride a bike in off-road environments, but want to learn the basics for riding on quieter roads. In order to attend this workshop you need to be able to ride with one hand for at least 3 seconds (so you can signal turns), and also be comfortable with looking behind you while riding. The workshop will cover basic safety and road rules followed by on-road riding including how to pass a parked car, turning left and right at controlled and un-controlled intersections, and navigating single-lane roundabouts. The course will be held on quieter roads only. No traffic lights or heavily trafficked roads will be used.
Funding Landscapes on the Move |
SPARC’s report on the Gaming Funding into the Sport and Recreation Sector: An update for 2010 and a comparison with 2007—September 2011 shows how grants from all gaming machines remain the most important source of income, and confirms the ongoing decline of gaming participation.
INTRODUCTIONS AND KEY FINDINGS FROM THE REPORT
The 2010 analysis and comparison with the 2007 figures by Litmus confirms that there was a downturn in gaming machine turnover over that time and a consequent drop in grants to the sport and recreation sector.
Class four gaming dropped by 10.6% over the three years 2007 to 2010. Granting into the sector declined ahead of that rate over this period, dropping from $98.5m to $81m, a decrease of 17.7%. The granting by individual gaming machine societies is described in the report. The largest variation was a result of the Lion-Perry merger. This change resulted in a reduction of $13.2m into the sector when considered against the previous contributions of the two separate entities.
Several sports saw major drops when granting to organisations at all levels (national, regional and local) is amalgamated. Golf, football, cricket, netball, bowls and rugby all saw significant reductions in percentage and actual terms. Only swimming and hockey appear to have gone against this trend; this pattern emerges when a few one-off anomalous grants are removed.
The purpose for which grants are made varied considerably, other than for the major item of salary support, which held steady at around $18m. This item increased as a percentage of total funding from 18.5% in 2007 to 22.1% in 2010. Seemingly, this pattern is becoming locked in as part of the funding environment for sport and recreation organisations, with some of the major sports particularly reliant on these funds at the regional level. The gaming machine societies recognise this reality and are increasingly looking for measures that demonstrate that this large and ongoing investment in salaries is producing positive outcomes.
Other changes in the purpose for which grants are given include drops in grants for general sports equipment, tournaments, events, and travel and operating costs. Investment in coaching increased markedly, as did grants for equipment inside facilities.
People within the sector engaging with the gaming machine societies will be familiar with current trends in granting. There is a strong desire among the societies to return high levels of funds to the community of origin and less to national bodies. An emphasis on “grassroots” sport and young people in particular is evident. Some of this emphasis is beginning to show in the results reported here, with increases in coaching support and moves away from travel and general sports equipment. The change from national to local level is not yet showing through strongly.
Drawing firm conclusions about change from the two years’ data is made difficult by some major variances, notably the fluctuations thrown up by the Lion-Perry merger. Additionally, in 2007 some $10m of grants was coded to unspecified purposes. This issue has almost been eliminated now, as the societies have improved their investment systems.
The appendices to the report contain rich data for sports, with breakdowns by purpose and region. Using this information, together with an understanding of the gaming machine societies themselves, will help sector organisations make better and more targeted applications for grants.
The four organisations taking part in this study contribute around 80% of all funds from gaming machines into the sector. The societies try to differentiate themselves from each other and so all have different funding approaches to sport and recreation. The results in this report will help the sector understand these differences, including where the revenue is generated (i.e., the location of the machines), and so help organisations maintain good working relationships with the societies. This, in turn, will help the sector engage with these important partners.
If you would like a copy of this report or for more information please email Chris Milicich, Harbour Sport Business Development Manager at bdm@harboursport.co.nz
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