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Impact Assessment of the Region-wide Swimming Pool Pricing Policy 2013-2015
Auckland Council Community and Social Policy Department
On 2 April 2013, Auckland Council implemented a new region-wide Swimming Pool Pricing Policy whereby children 16 years and under received universal free access to council-owned swimming pools... read more
Tackling NZ's growing obesity via rugby clubs
Ralph Maddison
The rapid increase in obesity rates in recent years, particularly among Maori and Pacific men is a serious health concern and highlights the need for programmes to help them manage their weight... read more
Modelling progression of competitive sports performance
Rita Maria Malcata
Athletes, coaches, sport scientists and managers need objective assessment of changes in competitive performance to provide evidence for guiding athletes’ development, for assessing programme... read more
Sport Hawke’s Bay’s model for ensuring strong engagement with Maori
Sport Hawkes Bay
Within the RST, and increasingly across its partners and stakeholders, there is significant effort to ensure everyone – Maori and non-Maori – is comfortable working in the Maori world... read more
Neighbourhoods Move It [CASE STUDY]
Kerry Allan
‘Neighbourhoods Move It’ provides targeted Waitakere communities with a diverse range of opportunities to participate in sport and recreation. The project’s overarching philosophy... read more
Future of Sport in New Zealand
Synergia
This report looks to New Zealand’s future over 2015 to 2030, and the opportunities and challenges for sport. As with any futures research, we are always confronted with three key challenges... read more
Feasibility of an after-school group-based exercise & lifestyle programme to improve cardiorespiratory fitness & health in less active Pacific & Maori adolescents
C Raina Elley
Obesity and low levels of physical activity are increasing among Pacific and Maori adolescents in New Zealand. In this study, the authors assess the feasibility of a six-week after-school exercise... read more
NZSSSC REPRESENTATION CENSUS DATA 2014
New Zealand Secondary Schools Sports Council Inc
The results of the 2014 NZSSSC School Sport Census released recently show a continuation of the trend of recent years with 54% of students representing their school in sport in 2014, up 1% from the... read more
‘It just makes you feel invincible’: A Foucauldian analysis of children's experiences of organised team sports
Kelly Neighbours
The childhood years are highlighted as a crucial time when ongoing participation in physical activity can be nurtured and maintained. The nurturing of a child’s proclivity to participate in... read more
Ten years on – where's coaching at?
mogul
Professor Lyn Kidman describes how coaching and coach development have evolved here and overseas over the past 10 years. Athlete-or participant-centred coaching is the heart of the New Zealand... read more