Sport NZ - ihi Aotearoa - Sport New Zealand

Kia ora and welcome to SPARC

Welcome to Sport New Zealand

Sport New Zealand (Sport NZ) is the new name for the  government organisation responsible for sport and recreation (formerly SPARC).

The name may have changed, but our aims stay the same - more kids playing and enjoying sport, more adults participating and getting involved, and - through High Performance Sport New Zealand - more Kiwi winners on the world stage.

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Registrations are now open for the Sport NZ Seminar Programme. The programme provides free professional development for the sport and recreation sector.

The new Club Warrant of Fitness is a web-based tool to help sport or recreation clubs assess strengths and weaknesses.

New Zealand's Favourite Sporting Moment: at the HPSNZ site, we've caught up athletes and other key people behind the successes which defined our year in sport.   

Kiwis value sport and recreation: What's the economic and social value of sport and recreation to New Zealand? Find out in our new report series.



Media Releases

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  • High Performance Sport New Zealand
    16 December 2011

    Kiwi athletes and teams who have performed well this year and those likely to do well in an Olympic year are the big winners in today’s 2012 investment announcement by High Performance Sport New Zealand.

  • TP McLean Sports Journalism Awards
    16 December 2011

    New Zealand’s top sports journalists and photographers were recognised at the 2011 Sir Terry McLean National Sports Journalism Awards Dinner in Auckland last night.

  • Swimming Review
    25 November 2011

    Swimming is an important sport for New Zealand but there have been many problems over the years and different views on the best way to take the sport forward.

Relay

Subscribe to Relay Topical information and research in the sport and physical recreation sector.
  • Relay - 3 December 2011
    14 December 2011

    Sport is increasingly recognised as a powerful lever in efforts to affect broader social change. The Sport Development section contains reports from programmes and research aiming to harness the power of sports and elite athletes for social causes. For...

  • Relay - 23 November 2011
    24 November 2011

    In this edition: The cost, effort and resources required to host international sporting tournaments makes it vital for organisers to plan both for events’ legacies and evaluations once they’ve been hosted. The High Performance section includes research...

  • Relay - 8 November 2011
    08 November 2011

    In this edition. The social and economic benefits of sport and recreation are often extolled, but only recently have they begun to be seriously measured. That makes the publication of SPARC’s landmark study, the Value of Sport and Recreation in New...

Video stories

snow

Leverage and legacy at the 100% Pure Winter Games: four examples of how the Winter Games will continue to benefit New Zealand long after the closing ceremony.

elton snell

SPARC Volunteer Coach Awards finalist Elton Snell: "A group of kids hanging around the back field waiting for sport to happen". Video opens on YouTube.

Taekwon do

New Zealand Taekwon-Do host world champs: why legacy is becoming a government priority.

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