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Engaging Auckland Our growing and diversifying city Connections Sport New Zealand 14 April 2015. Outline. Auckland Challenges Who to work with. Auckland, it’s a bit different. Big Diverse Changing Growing. More Aucklanders. Where are the kids. New Zealand: Slow growth in number
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Engaging Auckland Our growing and diversifying city Connections Sport New Zealand 14 April 2015
Outline • Auckland • Challenges • Who to work with
Auckland, it’s a bit different • Big • Diverse • Changing • Growing
Where are the kids • New Zealand: • Slow growth in number • Slow decline in percentage • Auckland • Growth from 34% to 40% of all Kiwi kids • 10% of all Kiwi kids live in Mangere, Otara, Papatoetoe, Manurewa & Papakura
Challenges • Demand for open space • Scarcity of facilities - gaps • asset utilisation & re-allocation • shared use & multiple use • management across agencies • deployment of new technology • location • local & regional hubs?
Challenges • Managing reverse sensitivity • Noisy sports • New & changing sports & activities • “short versions” • “ethnic leagues” • affiliated and not • new activities
Kabaddi • Indian contact sport • 110,000 Aucklanders of Indian ethnicity • fastest growing & young population • 2013 and 2014 New Zealand reached final of Women's Kabaddi World Cup • 429 million TV watchers in India alone • NZ Kabaddi Cup: live streaming world wide
Challenges • Break down of “seasons” • Climate change • Social media • Financial sustainability of sport • Complexity of sport & leisure industry • multiple federations, unions etc • “pay and play”
Who’s who in the zoo • Sport and Recreation Action Plan (SARSAP) • Active & Regional Sports Trust’s • Auckland Council • Governing Body & Local Boards: Infrastructure & community participation • ATEED: Economic & major events • Regional Facilities Auckland: Stadia • Local facility managers
Direction More Aucklanders more active more often Dilemma • community participation - high performance • sport – leisure • south – the rest • target resources
We are interested in • What are your plans to grow participation in Auckland • What is your strategy to grow your sport in Auckland