Tuesday, 15 June 2021, 10:54 am
Nuku Ora, formerly Sport Wellington, has recently been
named as a finalist in the COVID-19 response category at the
New Zealand Sport and Recreation Awards 2021.
“We
know that Lockdown had a huge effect on people’s ability
to get active,” said Nuku Ora CEO Phil Gibbons. “We also
know that for many, finding ways to get active was an
important part of their lockdown routine.”
To help
people stay active during lockdown, Nuku Ora adjusted the
delivery of their Green Prescription and other health and
wellbeing programmes, making use of innovative and creative
ways to keep people active and moving; and distributed over
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He called everyone ‘buddy’. And he made friends wherever he went. Steve ‘Coach’ McKean has been remembered as a legend of sport in Taranaki following his death on Monday after being diagnosed with cancer. He is survived by his wife, Rachel, and daughter Naomi. While best known nationally as a basketball coach, locally McKean reached thousands of young people either through his time teaching at Spotswood College or as regional director of the Taranaki Secondary Schools’ Sports Association (TSSSA), a position he held for 20 years. McKean started the TSSSA, former Sport Taranaki boss Howie Tamati, who worked with him for 26 years, said.
Basketball 3x3 tertiary national championships presented by Stuff National Sports Editor Fred Woodcock said Stuff is pleased to continue their partnership with Basketball New Zealand and additionally support University and Tertiary Sport New Zealand (UTSNZ) for this event. “Basketball is a hugely popular sport in New Zealand and Stuff is delighted to present the national tertiary championships, alongside our established media partnership with the NBL.” The two-day tournament will be made up of 16 teams (eight men’s and eight women’s) from eight universities. Play will run from 11am on Saturday through till 3pm on Sunday. Basketball New Zealand 3x3 manager David Huxford said having Stuff’s backing goes a long way to helping increase the knowledge and prestige of the competition.