Press Release – Aktive – Auckland Sport and Recreation
A significant milestone of Water Skills for Life in Auckland has been marked – more than one million free lessons across the region in ten years.
Water Skills for Life is managed in Tāmaki Makaurau by Aktive, in partnership with community delivery partners CLM Community Sport, Harbour Sport, Sport Auckland and Sport Waitākere. The initiative targets low decile schools (1 to 6) with years 3 to 6 students accessing 8 to 10 free, professionally-delivered lessons, ensuring the development of fundamental water skills for life.
The landmark celebration took place at Peninsula Primary School with funders Foundation North, Water Safety New Zealand, Auckland Council and Sport New Zealand acknowledged, along with community delivery partners and swim providers.
Free and easy activities
Jono Sergeant is enthusiastic about the free activities programmes.
Play and sports equipment is being made freely available in Western Reserve, Ōrewa twice a week for the rest of summer, as part of a new programme from Kelly Sports.
Funding has been provided by Harbour Sport for the initiative, which aims to increase the options for physical activity in two target groups – children aged 5-12 and young women, 19-24 years.
These two groups were identified as “high need” by Sport NZ.
Every Tuesday and Thursday, starting last week, play equipment such as balls, hula hoops and skipping ropes will be made available to children, who can come down to Western Reserve and use it at any time from 3pm-5pm.
Press Release – Foundation North Foundation North recently approved $2,774,000 over two years to Aktive and will assist Aktive, Sport Waitkere, Sport Auckland, Harbour Sport, and CLM Community Sport to deliver The Auckland Approach to Community Sport which aims to create a …
Foundation North recently approved $2,774,000 over two years to Aktive and will assist Aktive, Sport Waitākere, Sport Auckland, Harbour Sport, and CLM Community Sport to deliver The Auckland Approach to Community Sport which aims to create a world class community sport system in Auckland.
Aktive is the lead regional strategic lead for the sport and recreation sector in Auckland and with Auckland being home to 1.6 million people from diverse communities, including young people, Māori, Asian and Pacific Island peoples, there is a need to widely promote healthy and active lifestyles.
Friday, 29 January 2021, 12:41 pm
Over $670,000 has been made available to the Auckland
sport and recreation sector with two additional funds:
Junior Players Tāmaki Makaurau and Working Together Tāmaki
Makaurau, designed to support organised sport in the
region.
The one-off funds are part of Aktive’s
sector support initiative assisting those impacted by the
more restricted lockdown Auckland faced mid-last year due to
COVID-19. They are supported by community delivery partners
CLM Community Sport, Harbour Sport, Sport Auckland and Sport
Waitākere.
Aktive CE Dr Sarah Sandley outlines how
the funds are targeted to make a difference for those
impacted by the pandemic.