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sport connector October 2014

Changes for the Sport Wellington team Sport Wellington is pleased to announce the formation of our Community Sport team. This team encompasses our Sport Development and Young Person’s teams with the aim to further the capability and capacity of Sport Wellington in delivering on community sport outcomes.

experience in relationship management, capability building and the delivery of a community sport strategy through her work for GymSports NZ. Particular areas of work for Michelle were in strategic planning, advocacy, club structures, and governance.

The change to the team will allow Sport Wellington to provide greater support in key areas such as meaningful experiences for kids in sport, coach and athlete pathways, whole of sport people development (including volunteer management), and best practice governance and planning.

It is with sadness that Sport Wellington says goodbye to Jamie Milne (pictured bottom right with Olympian Peter Taylor). Jamie has been with Sport Wellington for over six years working to develop capability with targeted sports and in the development and running of the ‘Stadium Sports Festival’. Jamie leaves Sport Wellington to take up a national role with New Zealand Football and we look forward to working with him in this capacity.

Michelle Hayward (pictured top right) has joined our Community Sport team in the new role of Community Sport Manager. Michelle has considerable

New Principal Sponsor for Wellington Round the Bays Sport Wellington has announced a new major partnership in conjunction with their award winning event Wellington Round the Bays. Leading insurance provider Cigna Life Insurance New Zealand Ltd has been announced as principal sponsor and naming rights holder for upcoming Wellington Round the Bays events. “The Round the Bays fun run is a fantastic day of family fun and fitness, and we’re delighted to partner with Sport

Wellington to continue bringing this event to the community” says Cigna CEO Lance Walker. “Round the Bays will be Cigna’s biggest sponsorship. The event sits well with our commitment to support Kiwis in making good life decisions regarding their health, wellbeing and sense of security” says Lance. Sport Wellington CEO Phil Gibbons says “Cigna have come to the table with a strong set of values that match our own, and a number of great ideas regarding the direction of the event.” “We are looking forward to delivering the 2015 event and working towards our mutual goal of building an active and healthy community, together.” Cigna Round the Bays will be held on Sunday 22nd February 2015 on Wellington’s waterfront with registrations opening on Monday 3rd November.

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Coach Development Forum On Tuesday 16 September, 20 development staff from 14 regional sports organisations (RSOs) and two national sports organisations (NSOs) attended the inaugural Sport Wellington Coach Development Forum. RSOs & NSOs shared best practice in coach development from their sports focusing on the structure of formal and informal coach education, how to attract and engage coaches and how sports communicate with their coaching communities. This was a fantastic opportunity for Sport Wellington and RSOs to build relationships. It provided a networking opportunity for coach educators and a chance to further understand the ever changing coaching landscape in the greater Wellington region.

Lotto Volunteer Foundation Thank a “Sport Maker” Thanks to the Lotto Volunteer Foundation and Sport New Zealand, local volunteers are being recognised for their invaluable support. The most recent monthly winners are Melisa Tupuivao (picture left) from Te Aroha Softball Club and Tom Katu from Big Uppz who both receive a $500 voucher for quality clothing and sports gear. “Melisa is a great coach, role model and ex NZ player. A great asset to the sport and club, she is committed, walks her talk and is an awesome mentor for the younger aspiring players,” Kararaina Luke (nominator). People can show their appreciation for the Sport Makers who blow a whistle, coach, balance the books or help cook the sausages for the fundraising BBQ, by sending a thank you e-card at thanks.lottovolunteers.co.nz

FREE Courses for Beginner Coaches Sport Wellington have two Getting Started in Coaching Courses coming up in November. Mungavin Community Hall Mungavin Ave, Porirua 4th November, 6-8pm

The free courses are designed to help beginner coaches develop their skills and knowledge allowing them to coach with confidence. Courses are delivered during a two hour session and are designed to be interactive, combining both theory and practical coaching scenarios. To register and for more information see the Sport Wellington website.

Kuranui College East St, Greytown, Wairarapa 10th November, 6-8pm

Sport & Recreation End of Year Celebration Thank you to those who contributed to the last Sport and Recreation Forum. The notes of this forum can be found on the website here. The next event will be the end of year celebration. Wellington City Council and Sport Wellington would like to invite you to celebrate the highlights of 2014 and acknowledge the contribution sports organisations, clubs, and volunteers make towards sport and recreation in Wellington. Guest speakers for the event are the Kennett Brothers, mountain biking and cycling pioneers. Light refreshments will be provided. Please join us: 6-7.30pm Thursday 20 November 2014

Newtown Park Function Rooms Newtown, Wellington

RSVP essential by Monday, 17 November [email protected]


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Lower Hutt Interschool Sport Case Study Interschool sport provides the opportunity for children to engage with a wider group of their peers, in a greater variety of activities than one school could provide and to offer pathways for children to realise their potential in a variety of sports. At interschool sports events, schools have the opportunity to promote themselves and to showcase

their school culture and values to the wider community. This year saw the completion of a three year project undertaken by the Young Persons team to demonstrate and facilitate the benefits of interschool sport, with focus on the Lower Hutt Southern Zone. Click here to read more

Big Annual Sport Wellington Buggy Walk On Thursday 2nd October, Sport Wellington hosted our 9th annual Big

Buggy Walk at the Wellington Botanic Garden. Almost 900 attended the event which is featured every year as a part of the Botanic Garden’s spring festival. Participants enjoyed a fun filled day of dancing, face painting, prizes and activities, before setting off on a scenic walk around the gardens. Special thanks to all of our partners and sponsors who contributed to the day.

LiteClub - Helping Wellington Sport Clubs Save Money The LiteClub team has been working its way around Wellington, visiting local sports clubs and showing them ways to

be more efficient with electricity, water and waste. This involves installing energy efficient lighting, wrapping hot water cylinders and insulating piping, fitting water-saving devices to taps and toilets and setting up sorting-atsource bins to help reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill. Overall LiteClub has visited 67 clubs in the Sport Wellington catchment,

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making changes slated to save the clubs a collective total of $269,000 over the lifetime of the installed products, conserving 1,890,000 litres of water per year and preventing 150 tonnes of CO2 from entering the atmosphere. LiteClub will be returning to Wellington in 2015. Interested clubs can sign up for their free implementations at www.liteclub.org/register-your-club.

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Wellington Office PO Box 24148, Manners Street Wellington 6142 phone (04) 380 2070 fax (04) 801 8976 Wairarapa Office PO Box 699, Masterton 5840 phone (06) 370 0157 fax (06) 370 9158 email [email protected] www.sportwellington.org.nz

The latest Sport NZ ‘Relay’ Newsletter includes truck loads of research and in-depth analysis relating to sport and recreation. Click here to view the latest Wellington City Council Parks, Sports and Recreation Noticeboard newsletter For employment opportunities in the sport and recreation sector in New Zealand go to Sport NZ or www.snafflejobs.co.nz

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