2015 – 2016

ANNUAL REPORT

Above: Mini Mustangs Rugby League

HE MIHITu mai rā Tararua pae maunga me tō taumata ko Te Ahu a Turanga,

Tukua ko te awa e rere mai nei Ko Manawatu.

Ko te aronga ake ki Tānenuiarangi tangata, ki Rangitāne Iwi e pupuri tonu ana i te mauri o te whenua.

Tenei te mihi ake ki ngā tihi maunga, te oneone tapu, nga mānia, nga pārae tae noa ake ki nga takutai moana a to tatou rohe nui tonu Tēnā koutou katoa.

E ngā mate huhua o te rā, o te wiki, o te marama, o te tau....moe mai ra i to tatou Ariki nui. E kore nei e warewaretia

E aku rangatira "Tini whetu ki te rangi, Ko Rangitāne ki te whenua"

Tihei Mauri Ora

Sport Manawatu recognises our local iwi Rangitāne and their customary relationship to this area.

We also acknowledge our mountains, sacred landmarks, the traversing land, the plains (from mountain to the sea) within the expanse of our rohe/area of Palmerston North,

Manawatu, Tararua, and Horowhenua.

Tēnā koutou katoa

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CONTENTS02 He Mihi03 Contents

04 Chairman’s Report05 Board

06 CEO’s Report07 Staff

08 Highlights

Local Delivery

09 Capability10 Volunteer Month11 Active Transport

Young People12 Coach Development

13 SportStart14 KiwiSport

15 Feilding Junior Touch16 Talent Central Sport17 Pathway to Podium

Health18 Green Prescription 20 Active Families

21 Whānau Tri

Events

22 33 Days of Cycling23 Secondary School Events

Sports Awards

24 Central Energy Trust Manawatu Sports Awards 201526 The 2015 Smokefree Secondary School Sports Awards

28 Grassroots Sports Awards29 Tararua Alliance Sports Awards

30 Accounts35 Funding

37 Key Partners & Supporters

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On behalf of the Board of Sport Manawatu I am pleased to present the 2015/2016 annual report.

OUR STRATEGIC BLUEPRINTWe are now two years into our 5 year strategic plan which was adopted by the Board at the beginning of the 2014/15 year. Our key strategic priority remains the development of a new purpose built Sports House facility. To that end Sport Manawatu, during the year, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Palmerston North City Council to work towards this strategic priority. We have jointly commissioned a feasibility study to report back to both partners on possible future options for the Sports House facility.

FINANCIAL RESULTA fiscally responsible year has allowed us to record a surplus of $19,480 (FY 2015: surplus $92,823). This also results in an increase in net assets to $1,534,020. This is an important element in maintaining a strong balance sheet and reserves, in planning for a new Sports House facility.

LOOKING AHEADDuring the year we aligned our strategic objectives with the Sport New Zealand Community Sport priorities, within the framework of our own Vision and 5 year strategic plan. We also underwent a process of reapplying for our Sport New Zealand funding based on planned outcomes for the next 3 years. This resulted in a strong endorsement from Sport New Zealand with our core funding being slightly increased. We also secured funding agreements with our key partners Palmerston North City Council, Manawatu District Council and Midcentral District Health Board for the next 3 years.

TRUSTEESI would like to thank all the Sport Manawatu Board for their continued support and commitment over the last year. All Board members give their time as volunteers and it is a pleasure to have their experience and input.

I would particularly like to thank Yvette McCausland-Durie and Bryan Goldsack for their contribution to the Board this year and we wish them all the best for their future endeavours.

SPORT MANAWATU TEAMFinally, our biggest thanks must again go to our whole Sport Manawatu team for their efforts over the last year. The Sport Manawatu team continue to demonstrate their motivation and professionalism in getting ‘Everyone Active Everyday’.

Nolan King Chairman, Sport Manawatu

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

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BOARD

Craig Purdy

Yvette McCausland-Durie

Shayne Harris (Deputy Chair)

John Culling

Nolan King (Chair)

Bryan Goldsack

Nathan Hopcroft

Fenella Devlin

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The past twelve months has seen Sport Manawatu achieve some great results through a strong internal focus on continuous improvement. Led by our long term vision to

get “Everyone Active Everyday” our team have been positive enablers in the community across a wide range of sports, active recreation, and health activities. We had over 700 participants actively engaged in the Whānau tri programme and event; 100 young people from across our region were recognised for representing New Zealand in their chosen sport; more than a thousand volunteers were also recognised for their ongoing contribution to the community; and over 1,100 participants received cycle and learn to ride skills.

The past twelve months also brings a touch of sadness as we acknowledge the passing of Bill Anderson and Miki Haddon. Both of these gentlemen made a significant contribution to sport in the region. Bill was heavily involved with cricket; he was an avid sports commentator and a member of the Legends of Sport committee. Miki was a champion for Māori rugby and rugby league, where he served as a sports administrator for both sports.

As reported last year we have better aligned our strategic priorities with Sport NZ’s new direction around their community sport strategy. The ability to work across the sport system within our region is a strength that we will be aiming to capitalise on as the strategy is embedded. An example of this is in the spaces and places area of work, where we have taken a leadership role working alongside Sport NZ and our respective local authorities to develop a regional sport facility plan. This plan will be a key document for our region as we look to better understand the facility needs of our sports now, and into the future.

Our work in Green Prescription with the MidCentral District Health Board continues to go from strength to strength. Over the last year we have seen great success with our participants, with many going on to join local sports clubs and participate in local sporting events. Linking our participants to other opportunities, which includes promoting our local facilities, parks and reserves, is all part of developing and delivering a sustained approach. With a large number of talented

young sports people in our region it made sense to work with our sports to launch a talent strategy, which aims to develop, grow and support our athletes, coaches and officials. We have two key athlete programmes, which are Pathway to Podium (P2P) and a Talent Development Squad. These programmes will prepare our athletes to enter into a high performance environment and culture. We also have two coaching initiatives that will support our coaches, with a focus on officials to be rolled out in 2017.

Excellent progress has been made on the development of a purpose built Sports House. A memorandum of understanding was signed with the Palmerston North City Council to explore potential options at CET Arena. A joint feasibility study will be completed by December 2016. This information will provide the Board and Council with a clear vision and a blueprint for an integrated regional sports hub.

Our focus for the coming twelve months is around our capability continuum to better understand the needs and aspirations of regional sports organisations, clubs and sector organisations. Once we have completed this work, we will begin to review and refine our core service offerings to our sports. This will ensure the ongoing growth and sustainability of our local and regional sports system.

Finally, I’d like to acknowledge the Board and staff for their passion and their commitment to making a difference in our communities.

Trevor Shailer CEO, Sport Manawatu

Tena tatou katoa.

CEO REPORT

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STAFF

Back Row L-R: Sarah Palmer, Marie Beales, Natarsha Nikora, Jessica Gates, Katrina Gemmell, Brianna Bould, Lynley Montgomery, Sarah Karika, Strahan McIntosh.

Middle Row L-R: Jason Fletcher, Zac Topping, Phil Stevens, Sanjay Patel, Brad Cassidy, Marcus Howie, Taylor Hakaraia–Woon, Justine Saunders.

Front Row L-R: Shaun Whenuaroa, Stuart Robinson, Trevor Shailer, Leanne Couch, Brittany Andrew.

Absent: Morna McFarlane, Jason van der Walt, Angela Rainham, Kelly Christensen.

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Forums provide a platform for sports to share knowledge and work more collaboratively on issues that continue to affect sports in the region. Forums have provided Sport Manawatu

with valuable insights enabling us to get a real time picture of the challenges facing our sporting community. The findings allow us to develop plans, influence organisations at a strategic level, and link sports with major stakeholders including local councils and funders to support their sport. We continue to utilise Sport NZ resources to support clubs and RSOs with capability issues, providing best practice examples. The Club Warrant of Fitness (WoF) provides a reporting tool that showcases the club’s strengths and weaknesses, while the Organisational Development Tool (ODT) is an effective tool when working with organisations at a strategic level, to assist with identifying priority areas for improvement. Both tools have been effectively used in the capability work with priority sporting organisations. CAPABILITY IMPACTS IN THE REGION• Opened by Sport Manawatu CEO Trevor Shailer, and

Palmerston North Mayor, Grant Smith, the Sport Manawatu ‘Regional Sports Conference’ was held at the Sport and Rugby Institute on 24 June. The conference, attended by more than 100 sport sector staff and volunteers, delivered information on a range of topics pertinent to those working in paid and voluntary roles within the sports sector. Discussion areas included club capability, health and safety legislation, sports administration, and coaching. A highlight of the conference was the keynote speaker and international coach, Wayne Goldsmith.

• Seven sports clubs have undertaken the Sport NZ Club WoF.

• Three RSOs have undertaken the ODT process and are working on recommendations.

• The Sports Leader Forums have been attended by presidents and CEO’s of 22 different sports organisations in the region. The forums were held in September, December, February, and June.

• Two Administrator Forums have taken place with 18 different sports organisations attending. Sports have included: rugby, golf, swimming, athletics, harriers, softball, mountain biking, tennis, netball, gymnastics, badminton, water polo, cricket, hockey, squash, touch rugby, rugby league, football and cycling.

• Following a very successful initiative with the Manawatu Golf Club, Sport Manawatu assisted Palmerston North Golf Club to introduce a coaching programme with additional support from Manawatu/Wanganui Golf. The initiative aimed to engage new players, and to enable the club to become sustainable through ongoing coach programmes. The club has gone on to support two further programmes, with one aimed at adults and the other at school-aged children. These two initiatives engaged four schools, involving over 50 children, and supported the delivery of 10 coaching sessions.

• Three local football clubs that completed Sport NZ’s WoF (Takaro AFC, Hokowhitu Football FC, and Dannevirke Football Club) were supported in transitioning into and gaining the first level of the NZ Football Quality Club Mark programme.

Understanding the needs of regional sport organisations, clubs, and sector organisations is essential for growth and sustainability of our sports system.

CAPABILITYRegional Sports Conference

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IIn partnership with the Lion Foundation, Eastern and Central Community Trust, Sport New Zealand, and Lotto Volunteers, June was a month focused on recognising and rewarding those people who make

sport happen in our region. From the Saturday morning kids’ coach through to the club secretary, we made Volunteer Month all about giving back to those who give so much to our sport sector. Some of our initiatives included:

The Sport Manawatu Muffin Drive week held in June recognised our local grassroots volunteers (coaches, managers, and officials) at sports grounds around the region. Volunteers were given a muffin, a thank you card, and personal thanks for their hard work from Sport

Manawatu staff. A range of sports grounds were visited in Palmerston North, Horowhenua, Tararua and the Manawatu. Sport Manawatu staff hand-delivered a total of 896 muffins and thank you cards to sport volunteers during the initiative.

Horowhenua movie night was held on 14 June in Levin. 47 volunteers from 12 different sports enjoyed an evening together socialising with a movie and popcorn.

Volunteer brunches were held in both Dannevirke and Pahiatua to acknowledge our volunteers in the Tararua. We thanked 45 volunteers across 15 sports.

Recognising those who selflessly give time to make sport happen. Sport in New Zealand depends on almost 1 million volunteers who work a combined total of 50 million hours to help make sport accessible and affordable for all.

VOLUNTEER MONTH

We made Volunteer Month all about giving back to those who give so much to our sport sector.”

Sarah Palmer, Palmerston North Recreation Advisor (right) recognising our sport volunteers

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Each programme is tailored to the group, which promotes a positive and supportive learning environment for the participant. The skills required to ride a bike safely are achieved

through professional instruction, and information is pitched at a level that is appropriate to each participant. In the past 12 months, the active transport advisor, who is a registered Cycle Skills Assessor, delivered Grade 2 Cycle Skills sessions to 1170 participants, and the Learn to Ride programme to 419 children in the region.

The active transport advisor receives assistance to deliver each programme from regional police school community officers, and Sport Manawatu recreation advisors. Each programme not only supports participants on their journey to developing the correct skills to ride

safely, but also creates pathways promoting sustained physical activity. Children who complete the programme become highly competent cyclists who are capable of riding safely to and from school, to sports practices, or riding with mum and dad on the weekends for recreation. The Grade 2 Cycle Skills programme also supports adults wanting to develop the skills required to cycle for transport and recreation. The active transport advisor facilitates programmes that support regional cycling capability. During the past 12 months, the active transport advisor successfully trained two Cycle Skills instructors who are now capable of delivering and growing cycling in the Manawatu.

The Learn to Ride programme, aimed at beginners gives participants who have not previously cycled the opportunity to learn, develop, and practise the fundamental skills to ride a bike safely. The Grade 2 Cycle skills programme builds on the introductory skills to prepare and support participants wanting to ride on the road.

ACTIVE TRANSPORT

Active Transport Advisor Phil Stevens with Parkland School Children

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GRASSROOTS COACHING COURSEOnce again the Grassroots Coaching Course has been well received, with this course designed to provide new coaches, parents, and teachers with the skills they need to provide quality sporting experiences for the people they coach. The feedback from the sessions has been outstanding.

“I just wanted to thank you again for running the Grassroots Coaching session with our volunteers on Saturday. While I haven’t got all the evaluation forms back in, I have had some really positive feedback from some of the attendees. As hoped, they felt not only was the content of value to them in their coaching, but also that it was non-sports specific and they were able to work alongside volunteers from other sports and share their experiences of adapting to suit their athletes. I have shared the success with my colleagues around the country as I think it’s a great session for us to offer our volunteers.” Julia Sanson – Special Olympics Regional Sports Coordinator, Lower North Island attendee at theRegional Sport Conference.

COACHING IMPACTS IN THE REGION• Sport Manawatu delivered 11 Grassroots Coaching

Courses to 134 coaches around the region. These coaches influence at least 1,100 young people in the region.

• ‘Coach Connect’ Facebook page reaching nearly 5,000 people.

• 96 people attended the Regional Sport Conference.• Connecting coach developers and influential coaches

from 15 different codes through coach developer forums.

GROWING COACHESYouth coaches require expert advice and support, and this is where Sport Manawatu is able to provide facilitation through the Growing Coaches programme. Growing Coaches is a leadership programme that provides a platform for the development of young coaches in secondary schools. The programme involves eight hours of learning about coaching; four hours of generic coaching and four hours of sport-specific coaching.

The programme delivers four 50-minute workshops: what is coaching?; designing great coaching sessions; games approach; and coach leadership, facilitated by experienced Sport Manawatu staff, who then link the participants into their chosen sport so the sport can provide sport-specific support.

Not all sports have dedicated Regional Coach Developers and it is at times challenging trying to provide sport-specific expertise for the youth coaches or at the very least getting the sports to provide that support during school hours.

• 41 students completed the Growing Coaches course from the following schools:o Awatapu College o Feilding High Schoolo Tararua College

COACH DEVELOPMENTWayne Goldsmith presenting at this years' Regional Sports Conference

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Sport Manawatu continues to deliver the SportStart programme to upskill primary school teachers at our target schools in the delivery of quality PE lessons for their students with the desired outcome of improving physical literacy amongst our region’s young people. To date we have trained more than 110 teachers in schools across the region. Since introducing this programme our SportStart deliverers have seen the

teachers at these schools show a noticeable increase in confidence in delivering quality PE sessions.

Quote from a student at Russell Street School and her teacher's response.

Sport New Zealand’s physical literacy approach is to take a holistic view of the participant that considers their physical, social and emotional, cognitive, and spiritual needs.

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Sport Manawatu staff facilitate SportStart with students from Whakarongo School

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KIWISPORT Growing junior sport membership through regional partnerships.

The Kiwisport fund allows Sport Manawatu to influence the range and quality of sporting programmes in our region. The programmes we approve range from fundamental movement skills to higher level sports specific skills that encourage children to go on and join sporting organisations.The KiwiSport Fund is divided into four different pools of funding: the Large Fund; Small Projects Fund,

Secondary School Fund, which Sport Manawatu administers, and the Direct Fund, which goes directly to schools from the Ministry of Education.Due to the popularity of these funding initiatives, 16 new Kiwisport projects throughout the Manawatu, Horowhenua, Palmerston North, and Tararua regions received $164,966.65 from the Large Projects Fund. These projects involved 11,411 participants. In addition, 31 smaller projects were funded $52,602.05 through the Small Fund. These projects involved 7,777 participants.Confirmation has been given that KiwiSport funding will continue through 2016/2017. We aim to continue to use the fund to provide more high quality programmes to engage children throughout the region.

Manawatu Rugby League – The Midway Flooring Mini Mustangs TRY League competitionThis KiwiSport funded project aimed to increase participation and membership in ages from U5-U11s. It also doubled as a tool to develop secondary school students as new coaches and referees.

The programme was aimed at delivering a festival type programme over six weeks which could flow into developing the first junior grades in 2016. Manawatu Rugby League engaged Manukura, seeking interest from students to receive upskilling on coaching and mentoring. Sponsored by Midway Flooring Xtra, the Mini Mustangs TRY League programme engaged 220 participants over six weeks, engaging with a minimum 130 participants each week. In addition to the programme, 15 Manukura secondary school students completed the Sport Manawatu grassroots coaching course and became our key facilitators throughout the programme.

Through the initiative, MRL achieved its goal in 2016 with a new U11 grade established, providing six schools and club teams with the opportunity to compete in the MRL U11 competition. Around 80% had participated in the Mini Mustangs initiative in late 2015. Another highlight was 10 Manukura students stepping forward as referees for the competition, a pathway developed from the Mini Mustangs programme.

MRL’s next steps are to implement the NZRL Leadership through League programme which aims at having secondary school students coaching primary school students; teaching secondary school students leadership; and role modelling the required skills. Secondary school students will obtain an NZRL Mini-Mod Coaching certificate as well as gaining NCEA credits over the six weeks of the programme. The hope is that these programmes will be run throughout the year at various schools to further develop MRL competition grades.

Mini Mustangs Rugby League

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FEILDING JUNIOR TOUCH

This year saw an increase of more than 40 children to 493 participating in the local competition, bringing the total games played over the nine weeks to 414. Once again the

support from the local community was outstanding, with parents, caregivers, brothers, sisters, aunties and uncles all pitching in to either help set up for each night of competition or officiating games.This year also saw a team from outside the district participate, with 11 children and their supporters

travelling from Bulls every Thursday afternoon to play in the local competition. There were 11 schools and 51 teams and 493 participants. In addition, Touch Manawatu supplied referees for the under 13 grade each week. The module also produced nine Manawatu junior representatives and four Manawatu junior representative coaches.

For a second year Sport Manawatu collaborated with Feilding Saturday Morning Rugby and Touch Manawatu to bring the Thursday night Feilding Junior Touch module, which was played at Victoria Park, Feilding.

Feilding Junior Touch competition

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Developing, growing and supporting our talented athletes, coaches and officials in our region

We have a large number of talented young sports people in our region. Close to 100 New Zealand representatives were recognised during the last Secondary School Sports Awards. The Pathway to Podium programme caters for athletes in selected sports, however Sport Manawatu recognised a number of talented athletes from other sports who have the potential to achieve on the world stage and who would benefit from a regional programme to help move them onto elite sport.

Sport Manawatu led a forum engaging key stakeholders in March seeking feedback from sports to identify “Our regional vision for talent development” The meeting addressed how Sport Manawatu could best support talented athletes and potentially attract more quality sporting talent into the region. The ideas discussed during this forum led to the development of a Regional Talent Strategy (RTS) and Talent Central Sport programme.

The RTS provides a stronger focus around a coordinated and coherent approach to talent development. In addition, the strategy is about supporting, growing and developing our talented athletes, coaches and officials and giving them the tools needed to succeed on the national and international sporting stage.

A Talent Central Sport induction evening was held in May for 17 P2P and nine talent development squad athletes including parents. Three workshops were facilitated during the evening focusing on: performance psychology targeting parents; Individual Performance Planning (IPP’s), and strength and conditioning. In addition, a Talent Central workshop was facilitated in June for athletes covering ‘Athlete Life’ facilitated by Helen Regan (Sport NZ) and ‘Performance Psychology’ facilitated by Gary Hermansson (Psychologist to the 2016 Rio Olympic team).

Talent Development Squad athletes include:1. Tobias Manuel-Wickham – Touch2. Whetu na Nagara – Cricket3. Jack Beatson – Athletics4. Jack Lewer – Para-athletics5. Cooper Boyce-Towler – Basketball6. Maia Watling – Basketball7. Taine Pakai – Athletics8. Hitaua Butler – Rugby League9. Alex Nieuwenhuis – Canoe Polo

TALENT CENTRAL SPORT

Bonnie Farrant (P2P)Jaimee Leader and Lizzie Stannard (P2P)

Lauren Balsillie (P2P)

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P2PThe Pathway to Podium (P2P) programme comprises a collaboration of sporting organisations: Sport Manawatu, Sport NZ and High Performance Sport NZ. The programme aims to prepare selected regional athletes for high performance life. The programme now in its second year of delivery supports 17 athletes representing seven targeted sports. The programme covers specific topics relevant to athlete self-awareness and performance including: athlete life (everything to do with life outside of sport); performance psychology, nutrition, and strength and conditioning. The programme continues to be very well received by athletes, coaches, regional hubs and National Sporting Organisations (NSO’s). In addition, athletes, and NSO’s indicate major benefits from strength and conditioning leadership, support and having access to specialist facilities.

P2P athletes include:1. Amber Phillips – Football 2. Bonnie Farrant – Equestrian 3. Francesca Silver – Equestrian4. Hayley Hutana – Women’s Rugby Sevens5. Jaimee Leader – Triathlon6. Joel Yates – Cycling 7. Kate Stewart – Cycling8. Kayla Bradey – Women’s Hockey9. Keri Hayden – Women’s Rugby Sevens

10. Lacey Walker – Netball 11. Lauren Balsillie – Women’s Rugby Sevens12. Liam Brown – Cycling13. Lizzie Stannard – Triathlon14. Pippa Norman – Women’s Hockey15. Rebekah Tufuga – Women’s Rugby Sevens16. Robert Stannard – Cycling17. Tegan Muraahi – Women’s Hockey18. Vaine Grieg – Women’s Rugby Sevens

P2P and Talent Development Squad Athletes

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Sport Manawatu promotes the use of facilities including pools, local parks and reserves, walking, tramping and cycling tracks throughout the region.

Supporting those most in need of physical activity, Green Prescription is a MidCentral District Health Board-funded programme aimed at engaging inactive people over 18 years into sustainable

physical exercise.Programme participants are supported over 10 weeks, and develop the skills to implement positive nutritional health and lifestyle choices. Over the last year we have seen great success with our participants and several have been successfully integrated into sports clubs and local sporting events. We had a group of eight GRx participants that were a part of the FUNminton Social Badminton league and a group of 12 who formed our GRx social netball team which participated in the Netball Manawatu summer social league.It was very pleasing to see that several of those badminton players elected to continue to play in the mainstream badminton league run by Badminton Manawatu. The Green Machine Netball team has also stayed together and is now playing in the Palmerston North local indoor netball league.

IMPACT OF GRX IN THE REGION:• 1,136 participants living in the Horowhenua/

Manawatu/Tararua regions actively engaged in the GRx programme within the last 12 months.

• GRx participants gain exposure to a range of

community facilities in our region, including Arena Manawatu, Bush Multisport Park, Lido Aquatic Centre, AMP Wai Splash Dannevirke, Levin Aquatic Centre, and Makino Pool.

• GRx participants continue to benefit from health education and nutritional guidance via GRx phone support.

• GRx links participants to several appropriate sports clubs each year, including table tennis, bowls, croquet, and petanque.

• GRx links participants with appropriate regional sporting events each year, including Whānau Tri, Waitarere Great Forest Event, and the Manawatu Striders events.

• Sport Manawatu promotes the use of local parks and reserves, including walking, tramping and cycle tracks throughout the region.

• GRx links participants with other appropriate health providers in the region, including MidCentral Health and Diabetes Trust.

A component of GRx is to support sustained positive health outcomes for participants upon graduation from the programme. Education on the opportunities available in the community is the key to supporting this outcome, and is achieved through collaboration with local health agencies, sports clubs and recreation providers.

Supporting those most in need of physical activity. Green Prescription is a MidCentral District Health Board funded programme aimed at engaging inactive people over 18 years into sustainable physical exercise.

GREEN PRESCRIPTION (GRx)GRx programme coordinator Morna McFarlane (centre) with Green Prescription participants.

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PHILLIP BLAKEBOROUGH

After discussing weight issues with my GP Tim Linton (Linton Health) he gave me an information pack on Green Prescription. What prompted me to join was the fact that I wanted

to do something about my weight before medical issues were going to arise due to the excess weight I was carrying. My first grandchild was only weeks away from being born and I remember my mother’s frustration sometimes due to her weight and health issues when having time with her grandchildren,” said Phillip.

“Before being referred to the GRx programme I was not really exercising at all. Just being a member of a gym was not enough; you actually have to use your membership! But since completing the 10-week GRx programme I am now exercising at least four times per week, sometimes five or six. The GRx advisor had organised a GRx social netball team and also badminton and I got involved with both and I am thoroughly enjoying them.”

The benefits that Phillip has noticed since adapting to a more active lifestyle are: “I have more energy, sleep better and feel happier within myself. I have even started running on the treadmill instead of just walking!” Apart

from the physical activity aspect of the programme, Phillip has also learnt other important information relating to healthy lifestyle changes. “Let’s be honest, yes, I can still have the odd bad food day but they are nothing compared with what I used to have. This has taught me all about different food types and also about the benefits of drinking water as opposed to sugary soft drinks. It has helped me with controlling meal sizes. It’s amazing waiting 10 minutes before considering seconds. And you also have a greater appreciation for good old fruit.”

When asked what he liked best about the programme Phillip responded with: “I wasn’t the youngest, I wasn’t the oldest. I wasn’t the lightest, neither was I the heaviest. So the cool thing is you mix with people from all walks of life, all with different problems.”

“This programme was really good at getting people active. It went long enough to get me into a regular pattern of exercising and the team sports that were offered (and that I got involved with) really helped as I knew that I would be letting others down if I did not go to the games. My wife Heather has never stopped regular exercise and it would be a great feeling to be able to do things together without me having to feel like the hand-brake.”

GREEN PRESCRIPTION SUCCESS STORY

GRx social badminton team

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ACTIVE FAMILIES Engaging whānau and young people most in need of physical activity, sport and active recreation.

GRx Active Families is a community-based health programme designed to increase physical activity and improve nutrition of children and young people aged four to 17 years of age, and includes other whānau members. This programme provides support, guidance and opportunities for participants to create healthier lifestyle choices through regular physical activity and healthy eating. This is achieved through

education, nutritional guidance, goal setting, and ongoing support. Each programme provides support for a minimum of 50 children and young people and their families for up to 12 months.

ACTIVE FAMILIES HIGHLIGHTS:• 114 whānau and 165 children living in the Manawatu, Horowhenua and Tararua actively engaged in the Active

Families programme in the last year, which exceeds our MidCentral Health target of 35 individuals.• Our participants enjoy classes based at ANZAC Park, Coronation Park, Takaro Park, Bill Brown Park, Barber

Hall, Roslyn School, Somerset Crescent School, Lido Aquatic Centre, Youth Space, North Street School Feilding, Manawatu College Foxton, Waiopehu College Levin, Shannon School and Dannevirke High School.

• Sport Manawatu promotes the use of local parks and reserves, including the River Walkway.

Sport Manawatu has been able to engage families and young people into sustained physical activity, using a collaborative approach with key stakeholders, which include the military, community police, health promoters, and district sports providers.

ACTIVE FAMILIES SUCCESS STORYScott ThompsonScott joined the Active Teens programme in September 2015; Scott was a 14 year old autistic boy who had weight issues and lacked confidence prior to starting on the Active Teens programme. As Scott continued his journey on the programme his confidence grew and we witnessed a positive change in attitude towards his own health and physical activity.Scott’s Mother commented ‘’Scott now eats a lot less junk food, especially when he learnt how much sugar was in certain drinks. Scott is eating a variety of new vegetables. Being autistic, this was previously difficult for him to do! I believe with his new health spark in fitness he is starting to give things a go which makes it so much easier for me and ten times better for his health.’’The Active Families Advisor reports that Scott appears more motivated and shows more determination having

attended the Active Teens programme. When Scott first started the programme he quickly gave up on things and did not have the confidence to do many of the activities that were on offer. Scott made considerable improvement, particularly during physical activities. His positive change in attitude and steely determination was observed throughout the programme and he successfully passed his final fitness test in order to graduate.Scott’s mother said ‘’Scott completed a 5km walk with the Turbos, he now rides his bike a lot more and even has asked to do the Whanau Tri next year, which he would never have even given a thought to prior to the Active Teens programme.’’She also said: “Scott really enjoyed the variety of activities on offer, and the Sport Manawatu Active Teens facilitators were really patient with him.’’

Scott Thompson (left)Active FamiliesQuiziah Wilson

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This year the numbers for the programme were well up with 254 participants signed up to the programme and 210 actively involved in eight or more training sessions over the 10 weeks.

The majority of the participants were from Dannevirke, Feilding, Levin and Palmerston North.

Although the primary target group remains Māori and Polynesian whānau members with chronic illnesses, or with an at-risk profile for diabetes or cardiovascular disease, including clinically obese people and those inactive for some time, we continue to see significant numbers of other ethnic groups taking part in the event. Recruiting participants on the programme did not prove difficult, as there is a significantly high population of Māori and Pacific Island people in the Horowhenua, Manawatu and Tararua regions.

By engaging with our stakeholders to promote and support the Whānau Tri, Sport Manawatu were able to attain such a high intake of whānau this year. MidCentral DHB had a major role in helping exceed our goal of 190 new participants with help also from Te Kura Kaupapa O Manawatu, He Puna Hauora, Te Waiora Community Health Centre, Te Takere, Manawatu College and Dannevirke High School, The Horowhenua District Council, Palmerston North District Council, Tararua District Council, Lido Aquatic Centre, Rangitane ki Tamaki-nui-a-rua, Dannevirke Sport Centre, Feilding Cricket Club, Makino Aquatic Centre and our regional coaches.

This year in order to engage whānau within the four districts we have added a holistic view to the Whānau Tri 10 Week training programme, called Te Whare Tapa Wha. Its viewpoint is that in order for one to be truly healthy one must have an equal balance between the four dimensions of health: Taha Tinana (physical health); Taha Hinengaro (mental health); Taha Whānau (social health); and Taha Wairua (spiritual health). This holistic viewpoint has a cultural background as it is a Māori philosophy that is based on the whare nui (meeting house) and the four walls that keep it standing, if one side is weaker than the other, the house will be uneven and fall. Like health – if one dimension is weak then one could be deemed as not being fully healthy.

Sport Manawatu, with the help of our stakeholders created a festival-themed event/day that gave whānau the opportunity to enjoy and experience different and new healthy options with the introduction of healthy food stalls that encompassed a variety of food that whānau could consider instead of ‘normal’ fair food. This created a fantastic environment for families to get together and celebrate what they had achieved over the day and also the opportunity to interact with each other and celebrate as one whānau.

The 2016 Whānau Tri 10-week training programme exceeded expectations whilst undergoing change and rebranding of a positive and already attractive initiative that uses the tool of triathlon to challenge whānau and take them on a journey to a healthier lifestyle.

WHĀNAU TRI2016 Whānau Tri

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33 DAYS OF CYCLING33 Days of Cycling is an annual community cycling event where the goal is cycling 333 kilometres over a 33-day period. This event also showcases Palmerston North as a fantastic place to ride a bike.

The event began with a launch and group ride and concluded with a finale event. During the 33 days there were organised rides, preschool and workplace events, a photo competition and a ‘tell us your story’ request.

Participants received a pack with a calendar of events for the 33 days – this included organised events in Palmerston North, and the Tararua and Manawatu districts. Also included in the packs was a wall chart where they could mark off their completed kilometres; maps of local cycling routes; giveaways from Bike Wise; and our local sponsors; and a drink bottle.

In 2016, the event attracted 380 community participants.

Wes Clarke (Coach Development Advisor) leads out a group of 33 Days of Cycling participants

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NEW ZEALAND SECONDARY SCHOOLS VOLLEYBALL NATIONALSThe New Zealand Secondary Schools Volleyball Nationals were held at Central Energy Trust Arena Manawatu in April 2016. This event is the largest indoor sporting event in the country and attracted a record 172 teams (including several from Australia). The tournament began with an opening ceremony and concluded after five full days of competition with a social for the teams. The New Zealand Age Group High Performance trials were held the day after the tournament ended.

The tournament used all 19 courts across three stadiums at the arena and for the first time courts at Massey University were used for the overflow games. Games were live streamed so schools and families could watch via the internet. It was an event of economic significance and we are thrilled to have secured this event for 2017.

NEW ZEALAND SECONDARY SCHOOLS BASKETBALL NATIONALSThe New Zealand Secondary Schools Basketball Nationals were held in September 2015 at Central Energy Trust Arena Manawatu. This event is a major event on the Basketball New Zealand calendar and attracted 70 teams, who all had to qualify in their regions to attend. The tournament began with an opening ceremony and concluded with the A Finals (small schools) on day four of the competition and AA Finals (large schools) on day six. The Girls and Boys Tournament Teams are named for both A and AA divisions.

NEW ZEALAND SECONDARY SCHOOLS ROAD CYCLING CHAMPIONSHIPSThis annual event has been based in the Manawatu for 47 years. A total of 690 riders (90% from outside our region), their coaches and hundreds of additional supporters from throughout New Zealand converged on Manawatu in September. This event provides a significant economic boost to the region.

The event begins with a school teams’ time trial in the Horowhenua; day two is an individual road race at Hiwinui; and day three a points race on the track at Manfeild.

Sport Manawatu assisted with the overall operational management of this important national event.

SECONDARY SCHOOL EVENTS2015 Basketball Nationals

2016 Volleyball Nationals

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The Central Energy Trust Manawatu Sports Awards were held on 6 November 2015 at the B&M Centre, Arena Manawatu. After receiving extremely positive feedback following the venue and format changes implemented in 2014, the 2015 awards aimed to repeat this formula again with subtle changes made in an attempt to hone the event into an even more seamless and prestigious occasion. As in previous years, the awards sought to honour and celebrate Manawatu’s highest achieving sports stars, coaches, and administrators. Feedback has indicated that the event was successful in upholding the awards as the pinnacle of recognition for sporting excellence in our region.

Highlights• 325 guests attended the awards

• High profile TV3 sports presenter Hamish MacKay was master of ceremonies

• Extremely high calibre of nominations received

• Dr Farah Palmer inducted into the Legends of Sport

• Recent World Cup winners, All Blacks Nehe Milner Skudder and Aaron Smith, attended the awards despite their extremely busy post-World Cup schedules

• Aaron Smith was named the Central Energy Trust Supreme Sportsperson of the Year 2015

CENTRAL ENERGY TRUST MANAWATU SPORTS AWARDS 2015

Official of the Year Manawatu ToyotaAdministrator of the Year Devlin Cameron and HayesTeam of the Year UCOLMasters Sportsperson of the Year XaltJunior Sportsman of the Year ANZJunior Sportswoman of the Year Churchyard Physiotherapy

Personality of the Year MoreFMSupreme Sportsperson of the Year Central Energy TrustCoach of the Year Eastern Central Community TrustDisabled Sportsperson of the Year SmokefreeSportswoman of the Year Palmerston North City CouncilSportsman of the Year Manawatu District Council

Sport Manawatu CEO Trevor Shailer with Aaron Smith and Central Energy Trust Chairman Rod Titcombe

The 2015 Central Energy Trust Manawatu Sports Awards were well supported by local businesses with three new category sponsors coming on board.

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Legends of Sport Inductee Dr Farah Palmer Fay Selby-Law (Te Wakahuia) with Monique McEwan

Manawatu Sports Awards – Official of the Year Nominees

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We received over 140 student athlete nominations from 49 different sporting codes. The biggest increase seen was in the number of New Zealand

representatives, 100 from nine schools, up from 80 students in 2014. In 2015, 80 of these New Zealand representatives were from Palmerston North schools. The quality of athletes coming out of the Sport Manawatu region, especially the individual athletes, is impressive. The two supreme winners were Michaela Drummond from Palmerston North Girls’ High School and Campbell Stewart from Palmerston North Boys’

High School – both are world junior champions in cycling.

At the 2015 Junior World Track Cycling championships held in Astana, Kazakhstan, Michaela and her team broke the team pursuit world record by two seconds and took home the gold medal. She also placed sixth in the scratch race at the same event. Michaela became a two-time national champion in the omnium event and points race held in Cambridge earlier this year.

Campbell has won multiple national titles on the track and road this year while also winning the scratch

The quality of athletes coming out of the Sport Manawatu region, especially the individual athletes, is impressive

SECONDARY SCHOOL SPORTS AWARDS

Supreme award winner Campbell Stewart with Manawatu District Mayor Margaret Kouvelis and Sport Manawatu's Strahan McIntosh

THE 2015 SMOKEFREE SECONDARY SCHOOL SPORTS AWARDS WERE HELD AT AWAPUNI RACECOURSE ON 28 OCTOBER. THE AWARDS WERE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNISE ACHIEVEMENT AND CELEBRATE THE SUCCESS OF OUR STUDENT ATHLETES IN THE REGION.

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race and omnium at the Oceania Track Champs, four scratch races, an elimination race, and points race at the International ITS championships in Adelaide. Campbell was selected in the New Zealand Under 19 team to travel to the Junior Worlds Track Cycling Champs in Kazakhstan where he returned a double world champion after winning the scratch race as well as the omnium (best of six races). He is the first New Zealander in the 50-year history of the event to win the scratch race.

AWARD WINNERS FOR 2015:Male Official of the Year Aydin Partridge-Long (Football and Futsal from PNBHS).

Female Official of the Year Olivia West (Hockey from PNGHS).

Massey University Student Association Team of the Year PNGHS Senior Girls' Squash Team, who won the Squash Secondary School Nationals.

Originair Supreme Female Winner Michaela Drummond (Cycling World Junior Champion, PNGHS).

Supreme Male Winner Campbell Stewart (Cycling World Junior Champion, PNBHS).

2015 Secondary School Sports Awards

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SUPER VOLUNTEERS 2015• Alan Adamson (athletics)• Alister Martin (running)• Phil Pirie (running)• Neil Ward (running)• Marilyn Dolan (squash) • Grant Spiers (triathlon)• John Mills (hockey)• Jan Clough (netball)• Susanne Trim (netball)• Edna Hansen (netball)• Beryl O’Sullivan (netball)• Shona Cudby (table tennis)

CLUB AWARDS WINNERS FOR 2015: Club Event of the Year Feilding Moas (Feilding Marathon) Athlete Development of the Year SquashGym Fundraising initiative of the Year Special Olympics Participation Initiative of the Year Manawatu Badminton Association Best Presented Club of the Year Marist Junior Rugby Sports Partner of the Year Finest Batch Bakery (supporting Pahiatua sports clubs)

VOLUNTEER (SPORT MAKER) WINNERS: Sport Volunteer – Behind the Scenes Award Marilyn Dolan (Foxton Squash Club, Levin Squash Club and Central Squash)Sport Volunteer – Front Line Award Shaun Palmer (Hokowhitu, PNBHS and Manawatu Football)Sport Volunteer – All Rounder Award Mark Anderson (Marist Rugby)Regional Sport Maker of the Year Shaun Palmer Sports Organisation of the Year Manawatu Badminton Association

The Sport Manawatu Grassroots Sports Awards continues to be a fantastic initiative that recognises grassroots volunteer coaches and sport organisations in the region. We received

38 organisation nominations, which was an increase from 2014, and 266 volunteer nominations, which was down on 2014. We also received 1500 thank you nominations for volunteers for their contribution to

various sports. The major winners of the awards were: Shaun Palmer who was named Regional Sport Maker of the Year; and Badminton Manawatu which was named Regional Sport Organisation of the Year. The quality and number of nominations received indicates the strength of grassroots sport in our region.

RECOGNISING AND RETAINING VOLUNTEERS.

GRASSROOTS SPORTS AWARDS

Shaun Palmer (Football) and Sandra Lynch (Badminton)

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AWARD WINNERS FOR 2015:Tararua Alliance Senior Sportsperson of the Year: Rachel Stephenson (Touch)

Tararua District Council Junior Female Sportsperson of the Year: Lara Pritchard (Canoe Polo)

Tararua District Council Junior Female Sportsperson Merit Award: Georgia Massie (Orienteering/Showjumping)

Tararua District Council Junior Male Sportsperson of the Year: Luke Jones (Squash)

Tararua District Council Junior Male Sportsperson Merit Award: Chris Arbuthnott (Para-swimming)

Property Brokers Team of the Year: Dannevirke High School Girls' Swim Team

Dannevirke New World Coach of the Year: Paul Cleghorn (Football)

Hawke’s Bay Today Administrator/Volunteer of the Year: Dennis Dougherty (Rugby)

Pahiatua New World Official of the Year: Philip Morrison (Shearing)

Property Brokers Personality of the Year: Ivan Bodley (Athletics)

Following a recent review of the 2015 awards, discussions between Tararua District Council and Sport Manawatu have seen the sport awards move to a biennial event; with the next awards scheduled in April, 2018. This realignment and strategic shift is to enable the two organisations to reallocate funding and resources to a proposed new community participation event, planned in alternate years to the awards and scheduled for April 2017.

On 16 October 2015, the Tararua Alliance Sport Awards successfully recognised and celebrated the achievements

of local athletes, teams, coaches, officials and volunteers. 44 nominations (an increase from 30 nominations in 2014) were received for the awards, and along with the evening’s guest speaker, New Zealand heavyweight boxer Joseph Parker, contributed to a record attendance of 213 guests.

TARARUA ALLIANCE SPORT AWARDS

MC Richard Dryden (left) with New Zealand heavyweight Boxer Joseph Parker and manager David Higgins

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Organisation Event Amount Granted Badminton New Zealand New Zealand Age Group Inter-Association Champs 15,000Manawatu Striders Half Marathon 2015 1,203Marist Football Club PN 2015 NZ Marist Football Tournament 3,500Manawatu Rugby Union NZ Secondary School Girls Top 4 3,186Manawatu Majors Leisure Marching North Island Display Day 1,084PNBA Senior Premierships 36,000PNBA NZSS Basketball champsHockey Manawatu Founders Cup, NHL match, Colliers Trophy 10,000

NHL Central vs CapitalTennis Manawatu Spring Tournament 800Lions Club Fitzherbert Tour de Manawatu 500Badminton Manawatu FUNminton Workplace Challenge 1,000Bike Manawatu Gravel and Tar (The Hell of the North) 15,000Manawatu Softball NZ Junior Secondary Schools Softball Champs 3,000Palmerston North Fijian Community Fiji Day 7's Tournament 1,500Targa New Zealand Targa New Zealand 5,000Dressage NZ Bates National Dressage Championships 2015 2,000Palmerston North Boys High School Sir Gordon Tietjens Invitational 5,000Athletics Manawatu/Wanganui North Island Colgate Games 2,500PN Bowling Clubs Golden Oldies 1,700Manawatu Rugby Union Hurricanes vs Western Force 7,000Volleyball NZ NZ Secondary Schools Volleyball Nationals 30,000Manawatu Golf Club Lawnmaster classic 12,000NZ Miniature Horse Association Inc. National Show 1,000Swimming Manawatu North Island Secondary Schools Swimming 1,000Striders Manawatu Marathon 1,250NZ Football National University Futsal Championships 4,000Badminton Manawatu State of Origin 700NZ Canoe Polo Association NZSS Canoe Polo Championships 2,000Philippine Central Association Intercity Sports Tournament 2,000Manawatu Mountain Bike Club IBike 4 Kids 2,500Ethkick Committee Ethkick 2017 2,500Squash NZ NZ Doubles Championships 4,000NZ School Cycling Association NZ Schools Road Cycling Champs 10,000Mid Central Rugby League National U13 Rugby League Tournament 5,000Manawatu Gymsports Palmerston North Open 2,000Sport & Rugby Institute NZSSR Top 4 Tournament 9,285Netball Manawatu Steffensen Tournament 2,500Squash Gym PSA Squash Tournament 5,000Hockey NZ National Hockey Test 5,000Netball Manawatu Junior Secondary Schools Tournament 2,000Swamp City Roller Derby Regionals 1,000

Total $219,708

SPORTS EVENT PARTNERSHIP FUND

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KIWISPORT FUNDLead Agency/Provider Project Name $ ApprovedSmall Project Fund Ymca Central Sports Stars - Te Kura O Kauwhata 1,350Ymca Central Sports Stars - Our Lady Of Lourdes 1,500Ymca Central Sports Stars - Linton Camp School 750Lytton Street School Fun Football For The Little People 1,622Horowhenua Junior Softball Club Horowhenua Junior Softball 3,000Oroua Badminton Association Oroua Country Schools Cluster Badminton 1,800Central Football Girls Summer League 3,000Manawatu College Te Wero Brazilian Jujitsu Programme 2,300Bams Boxing And Fitness Club Kids’ Boxing 2,000Oroua Badminton Association Oroua Country Schools Cluster Badminton) 2 1,816Badminton Manawatu Badminton Festival Days 1,970Lytton Street School Fun Football For The Little People 1,712Ashhurst Aquanauts Essential Equipment Purchases 1,365Palmerston North Surf Life Saving Club Sports Coach 1,572Manawatu Rugby Union School Girls 7'S Development 3,000Tararua Community Youth Services Project Activ8 (Boys) 468

Tararua Community Youth Services Project Activ8 (Girls) 523

Awatapu College Awatapu Basketball Initiative 2,000Aokautere School Touch Training 288Palmerston North Golf Club Golf In Schools 2,646Manawatu Cricket Association New Zealand Cricket Skills Challenge 864Manawatu Handball Federation Palmerston North Secondary School Handball Tournament 1,640Netball Manawatu Netball Holiday Programme 1,500Badminton Manawatu Shuttletime Term 1 And Term 2 2,994Feilding Saturday Morning Netball Skills & Drills Coaching Course 1,671Southern Tribes Manawatu- Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Safe Kids 3,000Terrace End School Junior Netball League 628Manawatu College Mixed Martial Arts Training Programme 720Bush Junior Hockey Outside Summer Hockey 1,901

Secondary Schools Dannevirke High School 8,000Feilding High School 6,000Horowhenua High School 5,520Longburn Adventist College 8,000Manawatu College 8,500St Peters College 5,658Tararua College 7,113Waiopehu College 8,000 Large Project FundHorowhenua Kapiti Cricket Association School Cricket Development Programme 9,920Cricket Manawatu Country Schools Cricket Programme 2015/16 17,445Manawatu Rugby League Mini Mustangs Try League 3600Hockey Manawatu Active Post Small Sticks Hockey 2015 12,356Palmerston North Girls' High Netball Development Programme 3,275Feilding High School Coaching Coordinator 7,000Awatapu College Hockey Participation Project 3,300Awatapu College Fitness Project 2,986Netball Manawatu Junior Netball Programme 4,553Kiwi Canoe Polo Club Canoe Polo Intermediate-Aged Development Programme 32,123Horowhenua Kapiti Cricket Association Horowhenua Superstar Cricket Programme 12,643Table Tennis Manawatu Primary School Coaching Pilot Project 9,155Kimbolton School Oroua Schools Cluster Skill Coaching 9,636Squash Central Squash In Schools 9,993Hockey Manawatu Active Post Small Sticks Hockey 20,979Freyberg High School Grow Girls’ Netball Numbers 6,000

Total $271,355

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CONTACT US

Sport Manawatu Head OfficeSports House, 50 Queen Street

PO Box 797 Palmerston North 4440P +64 6 357 5349F +64 6 358 1178