Engaging AucklandOur growing and diversifying city

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Sport New Zealand

14 April 2015

1. Auckland

2. Challenges

3. Who to work with

Outline

Auckland, it’s a bit different

• Big• Diverse• Changing• Growing

More Aucklanders

Where are the kids

• New Zealand:– Slow growth in number – Slow decline in percentage

• Auckland– Growth from 34% to 40% of all Kiwi kids– 10% of all Kiwi kids live in Mangere, Otara,

Papatoetoe, Manurewa & Papakura

Challenges• Demand for open space • Scarcity of facilities - gaps

– asset utilisation & re-allocation– shared use & multiple use– management across agencies– deployment of new technology– location

• local & regional hubs?

Challenges

• Managing reverse sensitivity• Noisy sports• New & changing sports & activities

– “short versions”– “ethnic leagues”

• affiliated and not

– new activities

Kabaddi• Indian contact sport

– 110,000 Aucklanders of Indian ethnicity– fastest growing & young population

• 2013 and 2014 New Zealand reached final of Women's Kabaddi World Cup– 429 million TV watchers in India alone

• NZ Kabaddi Cup: live streaming world wide

Challenges

• Break down of “seasons”• Climate change• Social media• Financial sustainability of sport• Complexity of sport & leisure industry

– multiple federations, unions etc– “pay and play”

Who’s who in the zoo• Sport and Recreation Action Plan (SARSAP)• Active & Regional Sports Trust’s• Auckland Council

– Governing Body & Local Boards: Infrastructure & community participation

– ATEED: Economic & major events– Regional Facilities Auckland: Stadia

• Local facility managers

Council’s focus

DirectionMore Aucklanders more active more often

Dilemma•community participation - high performance•sport – leisure•south – the rest•target resources

We are interested in

• What are your plans to grow participation in Auckland

• What is your strategy to grow your sport in Auckland