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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
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
The application of kaupapa in lab-based research
Issac Warbrick
Type- 2 diabetes and other illnesses associated with a sedentary lifestyle have a high prevalence among Mäori. While the application of knowledge from exercise physiology, a specific... read more
City On Its Feet
Kiri Pope
Tauranga’s ‘City On Its Feet’ (COIF) programme is aimed at getting people walking more often. The project, launched in October 2005, helps co-ordinate new and existing local walking... read more
Lower Hutt Interschool Sport Case Study
Georgina Duindam
Sport Wellington has recently seen the completion of a three year project undertaken by their Young Persons team, to demonstrate and facilitate the benefits of interschool sport in the Lower Hutt... read more
New Zealand as a safe adventure destination – is it a reality?
Purvi Salla
Adventure tourism has grown rapidly over the years playing a vital role in the economic growth of New Zealand as well as attracting numerous travellers from across the globe to the country. However... read more
In Fact 6: New Zealand's Coaching Workforce
James Heffield
Sport NZ commissioned The New Zealand Coaching Workforce Literature Review (September 2014) to support the implementation of the New Zealand Community Sport Coaching Plan. The review sought to... read more
The New Zealand Coaching Workforce Literature Review
Chris Daly
Sport New Zealand (Sport NZ) commissioned this literature review to support the implementation of the New Zealand Community Sport Coaching Plan. The aim of the literature review is to help Sport... read more
How to Set Up a Sportville: The Hutt City Approach
Hutt City
The Sportsville Hutt City project was initiated in 2009 and came about as a result of the Hutt City Active Recreation and Sport Strategy 2007-2012. This resource was developed to assist... read more