Annual Report 2021/ 2022
Inspiring, Empowering and Strengthening the Community through Physical Activity, Health and Wellbeing
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Contents Chairman's Report Vision and Purpose Chief Executive's Report Community Sport Active Communities Sport Capability Business Development Sport Excellence Awards, Shore to Shore and Harbour Sport Golf Day Albany Community Hub Financial Statements Governance and Our People Contact Details
Chairman's Report
Welcome all to the latest Harbour Sport Annual Report. This is my final report as Chairman as I have come to the end of my term and I believe that the Board, the standard of governance and the Harbour Sport Team are stronger than ever. We have welcomed two new members to the Board this year to replace our outgoing members who had completed their terms and we have continued with building diversity on the board, bench strength and broad business and governance skills as well as knowledge and experience. This continued hard work by the Board to deliver best practice governance was rewarded this year by us receiving the Governance Mark of Excellence from Sport New Zealand. This was the result of a significant body of work by all on the Board to ensure like the sports people in our region, that we were delivering best practice and were a high performing team. The next major task for the Board is to review the new Strategy & Business Plan to ensure that it is fit for purpose and still relevant in this fast-changing environment that we live in. Congratulations to Mike, his SLT and all the staff at Harbour Sport, yet again you have delivered fantastic results in what is still very trying times. I am very pleased to see Bridget Leonard step up from her Deputy role to that of Chair and I know that not only is the organisation and Board in very safe hands but I am excited to see the further improvements that Bridget will definitely bring. We have an excellent Board, strong CEO and high performing team at Harbour Sport and with all of the hard work that has been completed over the years, the team is in an excellent position to keep providing the very best to our local community and ensure that we have as many people as humanly possible fit & healthy. Malcolm Allan Outgoing Chair
VISION A physically active and healthy community PURPOSE Inspiring, empowering, and strengthening our community through physical activity, health and wellbeing
VALUES
Inclusive the practice of allowing all kinds of people to belong Involve everyone (where applicable) Include yourself If it involves me, talk to me about it. Leadership the practice of acting in away that shows other show to act Come prepared Lead with passion
WHAT WE DO We grow our community by raising the awareness of the benefits of a healthy lifestyle by leading, promoting and coordinating physically active and healthy lifestyle programmes and activities in North Harbour, with particular focus on least active community members and targeted groups. We understand the Objective, Outcome,Priority Focus and Success Indicators in What We Do. Sustainability and diversity will be at the forefront of Harbour Sport’s potential to achieve and deliver quality outcomes to our stakeholders.
Harbour Sport Strategic Plan - 2020 – 2021
Respect the practice of treating or thinking about something or someone “How can I help?” “What can I do?” Listen to understand. Whakawhanaungatanga the practice of establishing links, making connections, and relating to the people one meets by identifying in culturally appropriate ways Be authentic Value our people He Tangata. Integrity the practice of being honest and showing a consistent and uncompromising adherence to strong moral and ethical principles Communicate clearly and consistently Be accountable for your words and actions.
Our key strategic values of leadership, whakawhanaungatanga, respect and integrity have never been more apparent or necessary than in the COVID-19 era as we continue to work closely with our tamariki and rangatahi and targeted populations including, Maori, Pasifika and East Asian all of whom remain key priorities as we provide advocacy, expertise, investment and support to the wider community.We are also continuing to work alongside our older and less able community members through our Green Prescription and Strength and Balance programmes. The community continues to remain at the heart of everything Harbour Sport delivers.We work closely with our local people, schools, clubs and regional sports organisations and remain mindful of adapting to the changing demographics of our region across all aspects of what we deliver in the community. Our ActivAsian and Pasifika teams are continuing to reach wider and deeper into those demographics in our region to provide wellbeing and connection.We have continued to develop and grow the impact of Te Oranga Kaiora, a new health initiative that operates alongside local iwi to achieve better lifetime health statistics for the tangata whenua in Te Raki Paiwhenua (North Shore). We also continue to seek out new and innovative opportunities to ensure success in locally led community development programmes. A good example of this innovation is our growth in the delivery of Bike Ready in the region. This is an Auckland Transport initiative that works alongside schools to teach our youngsters, firstly, to ride a bicycle with confidence and secondly to learn to ride on the road with confidence. We continue to enjoy really strong commercial partnerships. Our vehicle provider, Honda and principally Joe Bond at Honda New Zealand and Frans Labuschagne and Justin Zhong at Honda North Shore have been excellent to deal with for many years now.Martin Cooper and his team at Harcourts Cooper and Co are fantastic, long term commercial partners. In particular, we thank Louisa Loughran and Nikki Davidson who work closely with us on many fronts, particularly in connection with our events.Martin has had a strong portfolio of partnerships across the North Shore for many years and his passion for the region is well known and greatly appreciated by all. O’Neill’s continued as our official apparel partner for 2021 / 2022.They have been a proactive partner and we thank Hayden O’Neill and James Muir for their ongoing support. Recently, we made the decision to move our apparel provider to SAS Sport who have reached a five year agreement with us. We welcome Tim Connolly and his team to our commercial partner group and look forward to a fruitful relationship. The likes of Sports Distributors, Tass Print, CUBE, Margin Gains, Consult Recruitment, Deep Creek Breweries, Giesen Wines, North Harbour Business Association, PB Tech and Game Over are all proactive and supportive partners whose generosity enable us to widen our community reach considerably. We have also received grant funding from the following gaming trusts and we thank them sincerely: The Lion Foundation, Grassroots Trust, Birkenhead Licencing Trust, NZCT, Blue Sky Trust, North and South Trust and Four Winds Foundation.
Chief Executive's Report
Mike Bishop Chief Executive
In addition, we receive generous, ongoing funding from Foundation North which is specifically targeted at our ActivAsian and Pasifika programmes, our key contacts Audry McLaren and Jacqui Johnston are excellent to deal with and understand clearly what we are trying to achieve in our Māori, Asian and Pasifika communities. I also want to sincerely thank and acknowledge the J R McKenzie Trust who have granted us considerable funding to enable us to reach deeper into our growing Pasifika community in Aukilani Matu. My sincere thanks again go to the Waitemata District Health Board and ACC whose continued trust in our organisation to deliver key programmes in the community we value and appreciate.This has never been more evident, or necessary than since COVID-19 struck. Our relationship with Aktive Auckland is a key one and we continue to work with them on a collective vision of making Auckland the world’s most active city. I must particularly thank Aktive CEO, Jennah Wootten and my counterparts across the region, Lynette Adams, (Sport Waitakere), Craig Carter (CLM), Russell Preston (Counties Manukau Sport) and Mike Elliott (Sport Auckland) for their collective efforts as part of the Auckland RST alliance as we all work individually in our regions and collectively across Auckland to keep Tamaki Makaurau moving and healthy. I also want to make special mention of the North Harbour Sports Council members, John Hunt, Glenn Cox, Brett Green, Chris Casey, Lynette Brady, Adrian Donald, Mike Thompson, Brad Clark, Laura Menzies and Yann Roux. The collegiality and idea sharing within this group during a difficult COVID-19 period has been a significant reason why all the codes have survived and adapted with a degree of comfort. My continued thanks also go to the Harbour Sport Board for their trust in me to fulfil the role of Chief Executive. Malcolm Allan has been an excellent Chair whose wise counsel and clear, concise direction has enabled the Board to function very effectively during a challenging COVID-19 affected year. I have enjoyed an excellent relationship with Malcolm during his tenure and I am grateful for his trust and support.Malcolm has stepped away from the Chair’s role recently but remains on the Board. Bridget Leonard has recently moved into the Chair position and her calm, measured way has enabled her to get to grips with the requirements of the role quickly. We also share a strong and positive working relationship. The governance side of our organisation has also played a major role in enabling Harbour Sport to foster a positive and constructive relationship with our staff, key stakeholders, neighbouring RSTs and Aktive Auckland. I sincerely thank other Board members, Patrick Gale, Leah Lazarus, James Kemp, Paul Seo and from October 2021, Bevan Miles and Maria Sopoaga who have all willingly provided their knowledge and expertise and have all been an excellent source of support during this trying time. Special thanks go to Patrick and Paul who have completed their tenures with Harbour Sport. Patrick, in particular was a strong contributor during recent difficult times. Finally, I wish to acknowledge the Harbour Sport Staff who have continued to operate to a very high standard during a prolonged and difficult time for all concerned, chiefly due to the effect on our community of the COVID-19 virus. Our staff are passionate, focused, hard-working and a happy, friendly group of people who clearly illustrate the wide diversity that a city like Auckland embraces. We have an excellent Leadership Team of Richard Casutt, Lisa Price, Alvin Cheung, Jason Edmonds, Paula McGregor and Kylie McGrigor all of whom provide significant industry experience and expert knowledge. To each of you and the entire extended staff and volunteers at Harbour Sport, congratulations on the job you have done in 2021/22. We have come through well in the most challenging working environment that has occurred during my forty three year working life and the future bodes well. We have a large amount of mahi going on across Te Raki Paiwhenua but there is also a lot of enjoyment and a positive and dynamic culture amongst us and long may that continue. Congratulations to you all for the great mahi you are doing, it all makes a difference in people’s lives and you should be proud of that. It is a privilege to work alongside you all.Let’s all look forward to a productive, healthy and successful 2022 / 23 year. He taonga rongonui te aroha ki te tangata Goodwill towards others is a precious treasure
What We Aim to Achieve by 2024
Our Active Community Growing and supporting systems that improve existing and new opportunities and accessibility for our community to be active. Our People Putting our people as the focus,supporting their needs and expectations around physical activity, health and wellbeing. Our Business Growth Developing the business to allow innovation, design and support of an increasing population with greater need. Our Health and Wellbeing Providing Hauora/ Health and Wellbeing opportunities for our community
Our Active Community Implementation of projects that create quality experiences in our schools,clubs, and RSOs and recreation providers E.g.Balance is Better, Diversity Initiatives Development of Harbour Sport project groups which guide future practice internally and externally Engage Partnerships that support the activity in our community E.g. North Harbour Sports Council,Auckland Council, Iwi Our People Locally led co-designed strategies developed to meet the needs in our diverse environment. Developing our people's knowledge in Te Reo Māori and their understanding of the principles of te Tiriti o Waitangi Maintain and grow strong links with our people and organisations Te Oranga Kaiora, Healthy Active Learning, ActivAsian,SportSpasifik, Sector Development, Schools Our Business Growth Sustainable initiatives in the Aged Care space Engaging with international organisations for NZ experience programmes Utilising technology to increase the activity of our community Utilising the HS commercial platform to provide products to our community Our Health and Wellbeing Te Oranga Kaiora Wellnessworks Aged Care ActivAsian Health and Wellbeing Hub Development of Harbour Sport project groups which guide future practise internally and externally Engage Partnerships that support the Health and Wellbeing of our community.
OUR OBJECTIVES DEFINING THE AREAS OF OUR STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
PILLARS
OUR STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
tamariki and play ADVISOR ROLE As of April 2022, Harbour Sport has invested in our tamariki and the importance play has towards their overall development (culturally, physically, mentally, and socially). With this, Harbour Sport was able to employ a full-time tamariki and play advisor. The role involves building relationships with schools and their tamariki to get a better understanding of the current state of play not only inside the school gates, but locally within their neighbourhoods. This understanding helps create equitable play and active recreation opportunities in the Harbour region. The key focus of this role is to understand the present surroundings and environments within the Communities of Action (CoA), to establish feasibility of implementing a Neighbourhood Play System (NPS). The NPS explores a more sustainable approach to developing and managing the conditions for quality play within a defined footprint. The overall objective is to co-design child centred solutions that unite residents in order to create more playful communities. In turn, a NPS offers a string of interventions and improvements that create time, space, and permission for play for tamariki and whānau.
Healthy Active Learning
Community Sport
pLAY WEEK: 15TH - 22ND NOVEMBER 2021 During the pandemic Harbour Sport was able to acknowledge and celebrate National Play Week in November 2021. Harbour Sport saw that advocating for play was important during those uncertain times. The aim was to recognise all things play and encourage tamariki, whanau and friends to get out and play their way, every day. A social media campaign was launched to highlight the importance and benefits of play, whilst also highlighting local play opportunities in the North Harbour region.
FUNSKILLS With schools being closed for majority of 2021 due to Covid-19, maintaining momentum with schools who were participating in our Fundamental Skills Programme during term three became a real challenge. The two schools that were engaged in the programme prior to lockdown, were not able to continue. Pivoting to counter this, a teachers support resource was developed in that time to assist with online delivery. This resource developed teacher capability to continue play-based learning through fundamental movement skill. Teachers found this resource helpful when children started returning to school.
PolySports (Holiday Programme) This is aimed at our Pacific Island children aged 6-12 which includes fun games and activities and include an off-site on their last day of Polysports. The feedback from our parents have been positive as some of our families have more than 2-3 children that attend, because Polysports is free this allows all of them to attend as they cannot afford other holiday programmes.We are currently at one venue at Birkenhead College, we have a total of 40-50 kids that attend. Equip’d (girls 11yrs – 18yrs, during school hours and delivered at School) To equip young Pacific women to acknowledge their worth by strengthening their overall well-being and to promote resilience and unity.Our current schools are Northcote Intermediate, Birkdale Intermediate and Mahurangi College. We had a total of 53 girls who were actively involved in the programme through this year. Nga tamatoa (NTT) (11yrs-18yrs boys, delivered during School hours) Nga Tamatoa is a mentoring programme for young Pacific men which run in the same schools as our Equip’d girl’s programme. Using a holistic approach, we have worked on building confidence and team building using a combination of physical, mental, spiritual, and cultural aspects to create safe environments for these young men to thrive. Our facilitators, with the help of the school and some parents, worked on the effects of COVID-19 that highlight some behavioural issues. We had 35 boys actively engage in the programme from the 3 schools. Niu ways exercise class This exercise class is delivered at Birkdale Intermediate 3 time a week and also at the Transformation Academy in Northcote by Lenway Fitness, one of our community trainers. It aims to provide another avenue for attendees to engage in physical activity to improve health and wellbeing. It allows some of our community that are not regular gym goers, or don’t feel comfortable going to a gym, a safe space to exercise. Per week we had 40-50 people attend the sessions with activities like Zumba, step, boxing and circuit training which catered to all levels of fitness. COACHING/ YOUTH MENTORING Birkenhead College has been our primary school for coaching. We coached the girl’s rugby and volleyball teams which allowed mentoring to happen organically with some of our aspiring athletes who wanted to make professional sport a career pathway. Pre-season training programmes and talanoa (discussion) sessions with the girls and their parents, caregivers or families took place throughout the year as we help road map their journey and allow their families to be involved. We had 20-30 girls involved in the teams and mentored 5 girls through this period.
COURTESY OF ACC
SPORTSPASIFIK Programme
SportSpasifik targets the Pacific community and aims to use cultural values and generational practices to increase participation in sport, active recreation and physical activity. Our programmes eliminate some of the barriers for our local Pacific people such as cost and the stigma of a ‘gym’. The Kaipatiki and Rodney region particularly Warkworth, are home to the greatest number of Pacific people in our region, with pockets in the Hibiscus Coast and Takapuna local board areas.Our programmes use a life stage model which enables Harbour Sport to offer our Pacific community the opportunity to become and remain engaged in the programme regardless of age.
CYCLE SKILLS TRAINING Harbour Sport, in partnership with Waka Kotahi and Auckland Transport, is proud to provide BikeReady Cycle Skills education at schools in the North Shore area. The BikeReady training includes practical courses at different levels for students of Year 5 and 6 (Grade 1) and students of Year 7 and 8 (Grade 2). Training is delivered by experienced instructors. Three hours of training for Grade 1 (off-road) to two schools: Belmont Primary and Marlborough Primary a total of 235 students. Six hours of Grade 2 (off and on-road) cycle skills training in three schools: Northcote Intermediate School, Hobsonville Point Primary School and Albany Junior High School a total of 572 students. All delivery numbers were affected by COVID-19.
BikeReady is New Zealand’s national cycle education system which aims to create a safer cycling network and equip students with the cycle skills to be safe and considerate life-long bike riders. Students start with Grade 1 (three hours) for Year 5 and 6. This consists of a helmet and bike fit/check and bike control skills, undertaken in their school grounds. Year 7 and 8 students complete both Grade 1 (three hours) and then Grade 2 (six hours), which takes place on quiet local roads and is designed to give the riders real cycling experience to build skills and confidence. The Grade 2 sessions cover the road code, how to see and be seen, communication, road positioning and cooperating with other road users. Grouped according to ability and their own self-rated confidence level, Harbour Sport’s inclusive programme pays particular attention to ensuring students who cannot ride or have specific needs are catered for. On occasion we have tamariki that haven’t ridden a bike or aren’t confident due to a lack of exposure to real riding conditions. To make sure no-one misses out, we provide 1:1 lessons aiming to get all students pedalling. Non-riders are kept within the school grounds as we start from the beginning, how to mount the bike, how to glide (balance while moving), how to pedal and how to stop safely.
Cycling
ACTIVE FOR LIFE - GREEN PRESCRIPTION (GRx)
The Active for Life, Green Prescription team continue to deliver the Green Prescription programme through their catchment area which covers the entire Waitematā District Health Board (WDHB). In the previous fiscal year, the GRx programme received 3.216 referrals, an average of 286 per month. Of these referrals, 2835 (80.6%) were discharged engaged and independently active and transitioned into regular physical activity. Many hours of 'Initial' Face-to-face consultations were held to give clients a better understanding of physical activity and nutrition advice, whilst installing a good comprehension of the SMARTER goal-setting tool. Exercise options (aqua classes, low impact exercise, gym inductions) were continued at Auckland Council Leisure Centre Facilities. Wellbeing consultations also continued throughout West Wave, Albany Leisure Centre, Glenfield Leisure Centre and Stanmore Bay Leisure Centre. These options are very popular with attendees growing monthly. Along with these initial meetings, we created online communities and challenges where clients could engage with others during COVID-19 lockdowns and celebrate their successes with other like-minded individuals. Over summer a series of free walking groups, “Maunga Walks” was established. These walks were held across both North & West Auckland and showed to be a crowd favourite amongst both our clients and staff. Educational discussions covering the history of the area, native flora, fauna, and NZ native bird life was also discussed. Finally, a series of nutrition workshops were presented throughout the Waitematā region.
active communities
Some other highlights have seen a specific pregnancy focus, through resource creation and working closely with Healthy Babies, Healthy Futures. Our community reach also sees the Green Prescription, Active for Life Team working with Primary Health Care organisations and regularly delivering at Diabetic Self-Management courses. Green Prescription continued to deliver to those who needed us throughout the COVID-19 lockdown levels via phone calls, emails, and other contactless means. It has been a difficult time for our programme and our clients. However, our support has been resolute and will continue to be, throughout this global pandemic.
Over the last 12 months, Active Families & Active Teens engaged with 183 whānau across the Waitematā region. Our focus was to create healthy lifestlye habits for everyone within the household. We also continued and committed to all whānau during the difficult times with COVID-19. ACTIVE FAMILIES SERVICE INCLUDE: Home visits to cover current physical activity, nutrition and future goals/plans. Biometric assessments available. Weekly activity sessions held at Northcote Baptist Church, West Wave Leisure Centre, and Orewa Sea Scouts/Community Centre. Parent workshops, weekly challenges, nutrition and cooking sessions conducted at all sites throughout the term. Off-site visits at JUMP, Rock Climbing and Laser Tag. Mahurangi Active Teens programme wrapped up in the last 12 months with some great results. Participants were able to utilise the local gym at Warkworth Fitness Centre. Additional learnings and activities conducted included: Box-fit, stretching types, body weight exercises and nutrition for before and after exercise. Key areas of improvement from participants were fitness/strength, regular physical activity, and their abilities/confidence levels.
Green Prescription has seen many clients have direct contact with our nutritionist through workshops, 1:1 consultations, presentations, and follow-up resources. This is over and above the nutrition information provided in consults and the 12-week email campaign. Active for Life, Green Prescription at Harbour Sport have also been working closely with other local health providers. The GRx team have continued their work alongside The FONO to deliver at our local community churches.
Active Families and Active Teens
Courtesy of Amanda Billing
community strength and balance
Harbour Sport are Lead Agents delivering the ACC’s community group strength and balance programme in both Waitematā and Auckland District Health Board areas. Community group strength and balance classes form part of the Live Stronger for Longer (livestronger.org.nz) national campaign led by ACC, and the wider fall prevention initiative. Analysis of clinical research shows that group-based strength and balance exercise, targeted at younger less frail population over 65 years and over,can reduce the risk of falling by up 21-39% (Sherrington et al, 2016). Community classes may also benefit others at increased risk of falling, such as adults aged 50–64 with clinically significant chronic conditions that affect their mobility, and adult Māori or Pacific peoples. Harbour Sports’ key role is to ensure people have access to an approved network of safe and effective community group exercise classes that meet evidence-based criteria. In addition, we also operate a falls referral service, working with allied health and various industry partners, to receive referrals and support these people into suitable exercise to reduce their falls risk. In 2021/22, Auckland continued to be significantly impacted by various, ongoing COVID-19 restrictions which affected providers ability to offer classes, as well as an enduring reluctance in this population to attend activities even once activities resumed. These limitations affected class places and attendances, and our team's normal function. As such, there has been a significant contraction of the programme over this year. At the end of June 2022: A total of 375 classes are approved. A total of 8,153 places are available, with our contract target for places being 5,595. The total average utilisation of approved classes is 51%. Total falls referrals received are 779. Programme update: The ACC Falls Prevention Strategy is currently under review. The contract was extended for 1 year until end June 2023 while an evaluation is completed. There have been a few staff changes this year; the manager role was unfilled from Feb to May, the admin role also unfilled during May and June due to promotion within the team. A networking lunch event, library seminars, provider exercise and first aid training were all arranged then had to be cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions. Provider discounts offered for NZ Falls Prevention online conference and 2 seminars delivered to Sport Auckland GRx team. Plans are underway to reinstate our full events programme from first quarter next year. A special thanks to our funder ACC, and to Te Whatu Ora (Waitematā and Auckland Health Districts) for their support.
What did we do?
The role of the Sport Development team is to develop and provide support to Sport, Active Recreation and Play organisations to implement and maintain a quality sports system in our region. We employ a locally led approach in which the community needs come first. This is demonstrated through good governance, good practice, insight driven decisions, and continued improvement. The limited funding in this space has seen the team adopt a more strategic approach to capability approach. One approach is through a scale-up approach to the development of its RSO’s and staff to support their local clubs in identified needs. Interventions are discussed through developed Support Plans which range from annual outcomes to more strategic outcomes. The second approach is through Communities of Activities (COAs) which are targeted projects around areas of the community in need. Harbour Sport provides support and opportunities across the board for the development of capability in Regional Sports Organisations, Clubs, Volunteers, the Asian, Pacific, and Māori Communities, Schools, and other targeted communities.
Sport Capability
What is our role?
The Auckland Approach to Community Sport guides our work across the Community Sport Investment space, with all communities of activity (COAs) becoming more and more mature in their ongoing development. Harbour Rugby - Harbour Sport supported Harbour Rugby in the development of their Women and Girls Strategy and the establishment of an initiative aimed to improve the club environments for Women and Girls. Netball North Harbour - Harbour Sport has continued with development of Netball North Harbour’s Strategic Plan. Of note was the Youth Focus Group Consultation that was run to gather insights from the youth participants that play Netball in the Harbour region. Northern Football - Harbour Sport supported the applications of Birkenhead United and East Coast Bays AFC for Auckland Council’s Sport and Recreation Facilities Investment Fund. The clubs were successful in obtaining $450,000 and $400,000 respectively towards gender neutral facilities for the FIFA Women’s World Cup and as a legacy contribution for community use in years to come. Auckland Cricket - Harbour Sport were contracted to facilitate the review of the ‘Club Is The Hub’ model to provide a situation analysis of the programme, as well as the wider community cricket network. This was led by Riki Burgess, with Harbour Sport, Sport Development staff contributing as facilitators in the community consultation process.
Game Plan, the Sport Development teams monthly newsletter, continues to be well-received and a staple piece for communication out into the community. This includes news from the wider Community Sport team, and partners of Harbour Sport The Sport Development team created a Facebook page to focus on target groups that are involved in Community Sport, Active Recreation or Play. The main Harbour Sport Facebook page was used in circumstances to expand their reach into the community. This platform allows for better interaction and the ability to provide or share up-to-date information.
North Harbour Basketball - Harbour Sport assisted Harbour Basketball in the development of their new Strategic Plan. Harbour Volleyball -Continued support around guiding Harbour Volleyball to advocate and lead the discussion for more indoor court space. North Harbour Gymnastics - Harbour Sport worked alongside North Harbour Gymnastics to facilitate the development of their Strategic Plan with focus on Balance is Better, Good Sports framework, and Young People. Badminton North Harbour - Continued support around advocating and leading discussion for more indoor court space. Harbour Sport also conducted an Asset Management Report for Badminton’s Forest Hill location. CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES Harbour Sport delivered 4 capability development opportunities in 2021/2022 Harbour Sport W+G webinar (July 2021) - Harbour Sport partnered with Canadian Women in Sport to deliver a ‘Gender Equity in Sport’ webinar to 88 individuals across 30 different clubs/sporting organisations. Harbour Connect (October 2021) – A forum that was delivered in the middle of the Auckland Delta lockdown that focussed on connecting the region with key information around returning to play under the traffic light system. Thank you to Royal Wellington Golf and Canterbury Volleyball for sharing your experiences. Thinking Differently: Generating Income (Nov 2021) - Harbour Sport partnered with SpacetoCo, CommUnity NZ and Sport NZ Boosted Sport, three organisations that are championing the shift towards non-traditional revenue generation, to deliver a ‘Thinking Differently about Generating Income” webinar. Leaders Forum (June 2022) – An opportunity to bring leadership from the region together, this workshop was focused on the Incorporated Societies Act changes, making money, and a chance for those in attendance to workshop issues and troubleshoot issues. NORTH HARBOUR SPORTS COUNCIL Leadership provided to the North Harbour Sports Council through the facilitation of meetings, identifying relevant and integral topics and the development of advocacy content post consultation. This group continues to have a strong impact across the region and is widely recognised for the role they play in the incomparable sport and active recreation advocacy provided by the North Harbour community. The group continues to meet monthly.
SPORT DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATIONS
Spaces and Places are becoming more important for the Community to participate in Sport, Active Recreation and Play as the population continues to grow. We know there are the challenges that they present for all users around availability and accessibility now and in the future. To ensure Auckland is the most active city in the world, we need to ensure that our Spaces & Places continue to evolve to meet future needs. Unfortunately, the region is struggling to meet the demand in facilities consequently limiting the community's ability to be active. It is critical the community and Harbour Sport continue to advocate, collaborate and network together to ensure development and design of facilities. Harbour Sport supported and advised in the following: Spaces & Places RST Partnership Group Auckland Councils Investment for Golf Auckland Sports Sector Facilities Priorities Plan Auckland Indoor Courts Facility Plan Sports Facility Investment Plan Local Board Activation Plans Local Board Open Space Management Plans Sports Partnership Projects – Harbour Sport continues to provide in depth partnership and facility development support to Council, Local Boards and the sports organisations involved in various projects including: Upper Harbour Indoor Court (Albany Tennis Park) Harbour Hockey Trust Metro Park (multi-sport facility development) Warkworth Showgrounds (multi-sport facility development) Huapai Domain (multi-sport facility development) Badminton North Harbour Asset Management Plan
Spaces and places
The Harbour Sport website provides an information platform for Sport Development news, updates, resources, and events. These are easily accessible with links to good practice and templates. The Harbour Sport website endeavours to have the latest updates from its partners at Sport NZ, Aktive and other RST’s.
ACTIVASIAN
Harbour Sport ActivAsian is the Regional Lead of the Auckland-wide ActivAsian initiative. The Regional ActivAsian team consists of five full-time staff and two part-time staff across four Regional Sport Trusts including Sport Waitākere, Sport Auckland and CLM Community Sport. Our Long-Term Goals for the initiative are to strengthen and upskill our Asian community for a more active, cohesive and sustainable future (Build Capability), increase Asian community’s play, active recreation and sport’s participation (Increase Participation), be the delegate for the Asian community across the sector (Increase Awareness) and for our Asian community to be represented and advocated in the play, active recreation and sport sector (Inclusion in Sport). We have been successfully transitioning from a delivery model to a facilitative approach where we apply locally led and insights driven principles to servant lead the diverse communities in the North Harbour and wider Tāmaki Makaurau region.
Vision: The Asian community are activated, advocated for and represented at community levels across play, active recreation and sport. Purpose: Inspire, empower, and collaborate with Asian communities through play, active recreation, and sport.
Strategic Objectives: Build Capability Increase Participation Increase Awareness Inclusion in Sport Focus Areas: Health & Wellbeing Women and Girls Sector D&I Development and Club Capability Tamariki and Rangatahi Sustainable and Locally-led initiatives
Pupuke golf club chinese and korean members consultation The Harbour Sport ActivAsian and Sector Support teams have been leading the Pupuke Golf Club’s stakeholders consultation process collaboratively since late 2021. As part of the initial discussion with the Club’s staff and Board, they have identified a weakness in the relationship with the Asian members, and that they have been struggling to engage with the diverse members away from the golf course, despite the fact that they make up 40% of the total membership. The Harbour Sport ActivAsian and Sector Support teams followed a thorough process to uncover the barriers that are preventing the Club from connecting with its players as well as creating a two-way-dialogue between Pupuke Golf Club and its stakeholders for improved experience. The Harbour Sport ActivAsian team connected with the Korean and Chinese community champions and conducted two Community Members Workshops to seek their insights and leverage their influence in inspiring other members to share their experiences as club members on areas of growth and opportunities. Strategic recommendations were made to Pupuke Golf Club at the end after thorough analysis of consultation and insights.
ACTIVASIAN EQUIP'D PROGRAMME ActivAsian Equip’d is a programme concept for secondary schools to build capability to provide young Asian wāhine (in some instances tāne) the ability to develop and maintain their wellbeing and cultural expression, through physical activity and enjoyment. Term 1 in 2022 saw the Harbour Sprot ActivAsian team designing and implementing support to both Westlake Girls High School (WGHS) and Long Bay College (LBC). Upon the proposal of the Equip’d concept, HSAA has been empowering the teachers in charge to lead the programme, whilst HSAA supports in the background. This transition (delivery to facilitation) particularly aligns to the vision of the HSAA initiative, speaks to WGHS and LBC taking accountability for the programme and in the same notion, builds capability for a sustainable offering/programme. In Term 2 2022, WGHS and LBC officially commenced the ActivAsian Equip’d programme and six sessions have been delivered thus far at the schools to 75 participants from 11th May 2022.
ACTIVASIAN COMMUNITY PULSE SURVEY The Harbour Sport ActivAsian team developed a community pulse survey to uncover existing gaps in, and demands amongst, the Asian communities for play, active recreation and sport opportunities. After two years of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Asian communities were heavily affected by the limited physical activity opportunities that were available to them and Harbour Sport ActivAsian aimed to investigate the impact through the community pulse survey. 145 responses were received in total from the Chinese, Korean and other Asian communities in the North Harbour region. Some of the key insights include: 126 respondents (88%) would be interested in joining an ActivAsian programme if available 16 respondents (12%) are unsure due to complications of COVID-19, 1993 respondents (65%) are interested in virtual programme opportunities and 133 respondents (93%) are interested in in-person programme opportunities
Albany united's introduction to football programme Albany United engaged Harbour Sport to explore opportunities to engage with their local Asian communities. The Club was adequately aware of the local Asian population make up and was eager to understand how they can approach the communities with Football offerings. Harbour Sport ActivAsian provided Asian engagement expert advice and assisted Albany United in completing their Tū Manawa application. A pulse survey was developed to gather evidence of need and the Club was approved of $10,000 for the Introduction to Football programme targeting Asian tamariki and rangatahi in 2022. The Term 1 programme successfully attracted 78 youth from the Asian communities.
Coach Developer training Coach Developers are the people who deliver coaching courses, facilitate learning, provide mentoring, complete coach observations, and generally coach the coaches. With that in mind, Coach Developer Training is a key component of the coaching framework at Harbour Sport. Some key numbers from 2021 are: Community Coach Coordinator Training – 8 Coach Coordinators attended from multiple sports, clubs, schools. Community Coach Developer Forum North Harbour Hockey Coach Developer Support – 12 Coach Developers Coach evolve Coach Evolve is a generic cross-code coach development programme available for aspirational coaches. Coach Evolve continues to be a great success for the Harbour Region, providing extended opportunities for development coaches. Some key numbers for 2021/2022 are: July – Nov 2021 (13 coaches) Feb – June 2022 (17 coaches)
The Harbour region continues to promote and advocate for a clear vison for coaching and youth sport, which places an athlete-centred and values-based coaching approach at the forefront. 2021/2022 has seen the further development and strengthening of some key projects to align with this philosophy. In term s of capability, a greater emphasis has been placed on the support of community leaders within schools and clubs across the region. It has been pleasing to co-deliver several opportunities with coach developers across the region. For coaches, the Coach Evolve programme for 2021/2022 has progressed and now caters for two cohorts per year. In addition to that, we have the support of regional coach developers to collaborate with on the programme. As a result, Coach Evolve has been able to support more coaches from more codes. For foundation coaches, Coach Emerge has been a useful programme to offer as a bespoke opportunity within com m unity organisations across North Harbour. Over 120 beginner coaches from three schools and three clubs have been successfully supported at the commencement of their coaching journey. Furthermore, a Student Leadership and Coaching Day was well attended by over 80 students from 12 different Secondary Schools in the region. In the youth space, Harbour Sport has adopted a system s change approach that aligns to the Good Sports and Balance is Better philosophies. Harbour Sport have provided education to the audience who supports the sport and recreation experience of a young person; upskilling the people who deliver the product to rangatahi in a sport and recreation setting; and offering advice to the decision makers who are ultimately responsible for the systems and structures available to youth. Coaches continue to be an identified area of value in the region, considering the important role they play in creating a positive experience for the participants in sport, recreation, and play.
COACH DEVELOPMENT
Coach Emerge Coach Emerge is an Auckland wide, values-based coach development programme for active foundation coaches working in the community. In 2022, the programme has been adapted to meet the needs of the various schools and clubs in the North Harbour region. Some key numbers for 2021 are: Extension Workshop with Northern Rocks (10 coaches) 2 sessions with Mahurangi College (10 students) 4 sessions with Albany Senior High School (14 students) 2 sessions with AUT Millennium Coach Development Support (18 participants) 2 sessions with Takapuna Grammar School (20 students) Glenfield Leisure Centre – Water Polo, Synchronised Swimming, Diving extension workshop (14 coaches) 1 session with Marist Rugby Club – (6 participants) 1 session with Harbour Volleyball (23 participants) Parent education (Good Sports) Good Sports is positioned to help key adult influences (parents, coaches, sports administrators) better understand the impact they have on creating a positive experience for young people in sport, active recreation, and play. Some key numbers for 2021 are: HS co-facilitated an Athlete’s Centred Forum in February 2022, 138 participants registered & 66 attending on the night. Harbour Sport facilitated The Developing Athlete Webinar alongside presenter, Craig Harrison. 45 attendees from across North Harbour participated in the webinar. Harbour Sport co-facilitated a workshop for 25 parents connected to Westminster Christian School. Holistic 360 approach (balance is better & good sports) Athlete-Centred Parents Forum – 60 attendees. Raising a Champion – Hobsonville Point Sec School (16 participants) Tailored support Harbour Sport co-delivered a Level 1 Coaching Course for 18 participants Co-designed & delivered a half-day Community Coach Coordinator Training Programme with 13 participants
RANGATAHI - SECONDARY SCHOOLS
SECONDARY SCHOOL SUPPORT To support the ongoing professional development of the Director of Sport and Sport Coordinators across the region, four meetings were scheduled from July 2021 to June 2022 with a range of relevant topics discussed. Two in-person meetings were cancelled due to the COVID-19 restrictions. The June meeting was an opportunity to reconnect as a region in person and share success staff had over the past year. The RSD and Active Recreation advisor have been meeting individually with schools in term 2 2022, an opportunity to re-connect and establish the support needed moving forward.
school sport nz census In 2021, student representation in school sport was at 45% in the Harbour region, this equates to 10,860 students pulling on their school colours. The percentage of boys involved in sports was 49% (no change from 2020) and girls’ representation was 41% (down from 42% in 2020). COVID-19 continued to impact the school sport calendar with the lockdown in term 3 & 4 2021 and vaccine mandates coming into effect term 1, 2022. The trend with school staff involved in sport is declining, only 24% were involved in sport as a coach, manager or official in 2021.
tū Manawa active aotearoa Tū Manawa Active Aotearoa provides funding for programmes or projects delivering play, active recreation and sport experiences for tamariki and rangatahi. It is particularly focused on groups that are less active or missing out on opportunities. The fund will be managed, on Sport NZ’s behalf, by Harbour Sport. The meaning behind the words are tū - ‘to stand’ and manawa – ‘breath’. In the context of play, active recreation and sport the name calls to all New Zealanders to live Sport NZ’s vision - 'Every Body Active'. The purpose of Tū Manawa Active Aotearoa is to provide quality experiences that are accessible and create a life-long love of being active. Our research during COVID-19 shows there are some groups who are more at risk of missing out or being less active, so making sure they can access this funding is a priority. These priority groups are: Children and young people in higher deprivation communities Girls and young women (5-24) Disabled children and young people (5-18) Harbour Sport are encouraging all new projects to align their project outcomes with these Sport NZ guidelines.In the financial year 2021 to 2022 we have funded a total of 30 Fast fund projects and 10 Local fund projects. Investing a total of $438,471 into the Harbour Sport community.
harbour secondary school student sport council The Harbour Student Sports Council continued in 2021 – 2022 with 16 secondary schools represented. The aim of the council is to work alongside our young leaders in sport to be the voice and contribute to secondary school sport. Two meetings were held throughout the year and provided quality learning opportunities to develop leadership and advocacy experience. Harbour Sport staff presented on topics such as sports leadership in school, the value of school sport and reviewing the ideal state of school sport.
active recreation In May we recruited a Korikori – Rangatahi Recreation Advisor. This role is to be a champion for rangatahi, and to believe in the role of physical activity as a positive contributor to youth wellbeing. Engaging with rangatahi to ensure they have access and opportunities to participate in and co-design quality active recreation opportunities that meet their diverse needs. Active recreation refers to any non-competitive physical activity for the purpose of wellbeing and enjoyment, that can be undertaken by individuals and by groups, with and without the involvement of a provider and / or equipment.
VOICE OF THE RANGATAHI This survey led by Sport NZ, had 5 schools participate in 2021. The survey helps to understand the sport and physical activity experiences of rangatahi at school. Three schools were involved in a Sport NZ pilot project, “Insights to Action”, where they identified interventions to increase participation in sport and/or active recreation for targeted groups. The schools received $5,000 to work on the areas identified. COVID-19 impacted the delivery of the interventions planned and data is being collected in term 3 & 4 2022.
Business Development
Commercial
Harcourts Cooper & Co., Honda North Shore, Auckland Council, Aktive, Tass Print, Cube, Sports Distributors, PB Tech, Giesen Wines, Deep Creek Brewing Co., Eventfinda Stadium, Margin Gains, Torpedo 7, Game Over, North Golf Association, The Beer Spot.
Waitematā District Health Board, Pub Charity, NZCT, Southern Trust, Birkenhead Licensing Trust, Lion Foundation, Foundation North, Four Winds, Grass Roots, Jr McKenzie, Devonport Takapuna Local Board, Hibiscus & Bays Local Board, Upper Harbour Local Board, Kaipātiki Local Board, Rodney Local Board.
PARTNERS
Harbour Sport events and programmes were again disrupted in 2021/ 2022. Partnerships are critical for Harbour Sport to meet financial objectives for our events and programmes in the community, but the lack of events due to COVID-19 puts all partnerships at risk. Key partnerships remained super supportive through these times. We continued to communicate with partners and offered some quality opportunities for partners to engage which was received well. The continued need to increase income through partnerships is critical and the future lies in the opportunity that Harbour Sport provides to link deep into the community, through the Sports Community, Events programme, Schools and Health clients Harbour Sport work with. Harbour Sport events: Sporting Excellence Awards for 2021, and the Shore to Shore 2022 suffered in the COVID-19 climate. The Shore to Shore was cancelled and we created a virtual Sport Excellence Awards 2021 which allowed some partner promotion as well as an opportunity to highlight some significant sporting successes from our community. The Golf Day date was moved and turned into a most successful event with the maximum numbers of teams and $5000 raised for the Hand Up fund. Harbour Sport programmes continue to evolve and were able to provide important support in the community, with Active for Life exceeding targets, Cycle Skills training made number once COVID-19 restrictions were released. Coach Development, Young Persons and SportSpasifik continue to positively impact the community significantly with large number engaging. Local Boards continue to advocate for Harbour Sport, which was highlighted by the Upper Harbour Board giving rights for Harbour Sport to manage the Albany Community Hub, and deliver community development initiatives not just in the Sport, Recreation and Health hectors. Their support is greatly appreciated. Charitable Trusts and Gaming funders have provided essential funding for the many important sport and recreation programs as well as projects throughout the year. The goal of events is to benefit the community through increased revenue put back into our programmes that impact the community significantly.
Harbour Sport has a fantastic group of motivated and engaged partners that continue to support our events, programmes, and the operations of Harbour Sport. We thank them for their continued support. The support of some of our long term partners through these unique times needs to be acknowledged. We really appreciate the support of Harcourts Cooper and Co., Honda, Deep Creek Brewing, Giesen Wines, Cube, Tass Print, who have remained with us through these times.
Funding
harbour sport golf day
Harbour Sport Annual Golf Day Friday 13th May saw over 26 teams participating in our Annual golf day at Pupuke Golf Club. The objective of the day is to raise funds for our Hand Up Fund which assists up and coming athletes with a cash boost to go towards training. $2300 was raised in the Auction at prizegiving. Thank you to our presenting partner, Harcourts Cooper & Co, who brought 7 teams to compete on the day and a welcome free coffee for everyone at the start of the day! Harcourts Cooper & Co Honda North Shore Margins Gains Supa Water The Beer Spot North Golf Deep Creek Sport Fit DC 104 players enjoyed the Ambrose style tournament. Congratulations to the winners on the day. SMC 2 Nett 49.6 SMC 1 Nett 50 North Golf Nett 50.7 Nearest the Pin #17 – Peter Smith Longest drive male #10 - B Rhodes Longest drive female #10 - Hannah Milne Closet to Homie #1 – Scott McElroy Closest to the Pin #6 – Harcourts Cooper & Co Browns Bay
sport excellence awards
Shore to Shore Due to COVID-19 restriction we were unable to deliver an event in 2021. Planning is well under way for the event to happen in March 2023 – bigger and better than ever.
Sports Excellence Awards 2021 The annual Sport Excellence Awards celebrates the achievements of North Harbour’s top athletes, coaches, referees/umpires and volunteers. The evening on 19 November 2021 could not go ahead due to COVID-19 restrictions. Award winners were however announced in a Social Media campaign during February 2022. Congratulations to all our winners.
Shore To Shore
Albany Community Hub From the 1st April 2022, Harbour Sport Trust was granted the management of the Albany Community Hub, a council owned building. The Purpose of Harbour Sport managing the facility is to provide fair, easy, and affordable access to a safe and welcoming venue to enable communities to use the space they need for their activities. To enable and co-ordinate a wide range of activities that cater to the diversity of your local community and to develop and deliver programmes that respond to a need or gap in our local community and that meet the diverse range of ages, ethnicities, and genders of our community. March saw the development of the albanycommunityhub.co.nz website with an integrated venue booking system in preparation for the April management change. Since April, there have been multiple community-led initiatives planned and launched. These initiatives combined have already increased the room bookings and number of communities coming through the doors. Highlights The new Albany Community Hub management relaunch event on the 12th April. Grace Alley was appointed as the Albany Community Hub Manager on the 26 April 2022. The social media presence and campaigns were launched early June A community survey was published on 28 June and identified the needs of the community and direction of our focus. May and June were months of planning various initiatives such as market days, Gardening days, seminars and more. We worked in collaboration with ActivAsian to schedule ‘Movement Mondays’ for our Korean and Chinese communities weekly. We are continuously adapting and changing to fit our communities needs and next year we hope to maintain a buzzing atmosphere within the Albany Community Hub whilst growing and adding new programmes and initiatives.
Albany Community Hub
Sarah Harrison Tyrone Elkington-MacDonald Emily Hodges Hannah Milne Miguel Gallardo Johana Fuentealba Patricia Green Kylie McGrigor / Kelly Cameron Kelly Cameron Melanie Sykes Shaun Matthews Grace Alley Alvin Cheung Husmit Uka Marian Park David Dong
GOVERNANCE
Malcolm Allan - Chairman (Resigned as Chairman 18th May 2022) Bridget Leonard - Chair (Appointed as Chair 18th May 2022) James Kemp Leah Lazarus Bevan Miles Maria Sopoaga Charlie Wang (Appointed 22nd June 2022) Sheryne Lok (Appointed 16th March 2022) Paul Seo (Resigned 9th February 2022) Patrick Gale (Resigned 9th February 2022)
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Harbour Sport is governed by a board of volunteer trustees. 2021/22 saw some change of trustees as terms of appointment came to completion and new trustees were recruited. As of 30 June 2022 the trustees were Bridget Leonard (Chair), Bevan Miles, Charlie Wang, James Kemp, Leah Lazarus, Malcolm Allan, Maria Sopoaga and Sheryne Lok. Together these trustees bring a diverse range of relevant skills including business and finance expertise, IT capability, strategic and analytical thinking and sector experience and knowledge. The diversity of skill, gender and ethnicity of our board meets good governance standards and fulfils the requirements of our Trust deed. The board meets bi-monthly and these meetings are kanohi ki te kanohi when possible. Aligned with best practice governance Harbour Sport has a Finance Audit and Risk Committee (James Kemp, Chair) and a Health, Safety and Wellbeing Committee (Maria Sopoaga, Chair) who also meet on a bi-monthly basis. During 2021/22 Harbour Sport achieved GovMark Accreditation in recognition of attaining a high standard of governance. This is a significant achievement and our board is committed to maintaining and improving on the high standards of governance achieved.
Event Coordinator Sport Development Manager / Spaces and Places Lead Sport Development Advisor / Women and Girls Lead Tamariki and Play Advisor Healthy Active Learning Advisor Primary School Coordinator and Cycle Lead Healthy Active Learning Community Connector Regional Sports Director and Schools and Kura Manager KoriKori - Rangatahi Active Recreation Advisor Tū Manawa Administrator Community Coaching Advisor Albany Community Hub Manager ActivAsian Development Manager ActivAsian Community Lead ActivAsian Community Coordinator ActivAsian Community Coordinator
Chief Executive General Manager/ Sport Capability and Business Development Manager Office Manager Digital Systems Manager Business Project Manager Sector Development Project Manager Admin and Reception
STAFF Mike Bishop Richard Casutt Lisa Price Paula McGregor Justine Martin Riki Burgess Tayla Flatt
Our People
Community Strength and Balance Manager Community Strength and Balance Administrator Community Strength and Balance Trainer Community Strength and Balance Trainer Community Strength and Balance Trainer
Margin Gains UHY Haines Norton, PO Box 21143, Auckland Westpac, 10 Wairau Road, Private bag 95 515, Auckland McVeagh Flemming, PO Box 300 844, Albany, Auckland
Asenati Tavita Anthony Tuitavake Alex Matapo Jason Edmonds Sarah Chieng Eric Golding Sam Johnstone Grace Alley Kate Lewis Moriki Read Vanessa Kipa Khalum Halo Raven Stevens Lily Costello Wanakia Heather-Te Kingi Waiaua Kelvin Lal Mindy Wigzell
Kerri Moran Louise Bartlett Sarah Freiberg Chris Christensen Elin Noyer
OTHER Accountant Auditor Banker Legal Advisor
STAFF CONTINUED
STUDENTS Due to COVID-19 restrictions, no international students were hosted at Harbour Sport.
Pacific Community Manager Pacific Community Activator Pacific Community Coordinator Active Communities Manager Active For Life Manager Ki Waitemata Active Families Manager Healthy Lifestyles Administrator Marketing and Communications Coordinator Māori Community Manager Healthy Lifestyle Advisor Team Lead Healthy Lifestyle Advisor Team Lead Healthy Lifestyle Advisor Healthy Lifestyle Advisor Healthy Lifestyle Advisor Healthy Lifestyle Advisor Healthy Lifestyle Advisor Healthy Lifestyle Advisor
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Without you, we would not be able to put in place the valuable work we do in our community
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