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Over 100 Attendees And More Than 90 Community Sport Organisations To Attend Forum
Sunday, 19 April 2026, 6:10 pm | New Zealand Amateur Sport Association
While this Forum is just the start of an important national conversation, I can see that by providing this opportunity, and by the level of interest shown, we can expect the momentum for an annual event to build from here. More >>
Lack Of Leaders In Amateur Codes A Concern For All Sporting Kiwis
Monday, 5 January 2026, 5:29 pm | New Zealand Amateur Sport Association
Over the past 8 weeks, (since the Association undertook its last analysis), there has been an increase in registrations, however despite this encouraging sign, most sport codes have less than half of their clubs registered under the 2022 Act. More >>
Lack Of Leaders In Amateur Codes A Concern For All Sporting Kiwis
Wednesday, 31 December 2025, 11:59 am | New Zealand Amateur Sport Association
Together, Cricket, Netball and Rugby Union represent a significant number of amateur sportspeople and clubs throughout New Zealand, yet all three sport codes have vacancies in the key role of national Chief Executive More >>
Rising Costs Threaten Affordability Of Community Sport
Wednesday, 15 October 2025, 8:13 am | New Zealand Amateur Sport Association
The 2025 survey engaged clubs from across all regions and over 80 sport codes, offering a longitudinal view of trends shaping the future of community sport. More >>
Bill Fails To Offset Social Harm Caused To Kiwi Communities
Monday, 18 August 2025, 7:09 am | New Zealand Amateur Sport Association
The Association has noticed that by drafting the new legislation outside of the "Gambling Act 2003", the Bill officials have avoided specific obligations of the "Gambling (Harm Prevention and Minimisation) Regulations 2004". More >>
Groundbreaking Report Reveals The State Of Community Sport In New Zealand
Thursday, 31 July 2025, 7:20 pm | New Zealand Amateur Sport Association
The report provides a totally unprecedented insight into the challenges, opportunities, and shifting landscape of grassroots sport in New Zealand from 2018 to 2024. More >>
Fears Grow That 75% Of Incorporated Community Sport Groups Under 1908 Act May Be Dissolved By April 2026
Friday, 4 July 2025, 12:45 pm | New Zealand Amateur Sport Association
Based on the Association’s analysis of the Register of Incorporated Societies, more than 75% of currently registered ICSOs (currently registered under the repealed 1908 Act and the new 2022 Act), are still to re register under the 2022 Act. More >>
Te Aroha Softball Club Receives Matariki Award
Thursday, 19 June 2025, 1:23 pm | New Zealand Amateur Sport Association
The award, decided in collaboration with Te Upoko o te Ika, Aotearoa’s first te reo Māori radio station, acknowledges a community sport organisation which has embraced te reo Māori as part of its kaupapa. More >>
Te Aroha Softball Club Receives Matariki Award
Thursday, 19 June 2025, 12:37 pm | New Zealand Amateur Sport Association
The award, decided in collaboration with Te Upoko o te Ika, Aotearoa’s first te reo Māori radio station, acknowledges a community sport organisation which has embraced te reo Māori as part of its kaupapa. More >>
22 Amendments Proposed For 2022 Act Lodged On 22 November
Friday, 22 November 2024, 9:02 pm | New Zealand Amateur Sport Association
On 22 November, the Association is lodging 22 proposed amendments to the 2022 Incorporated Societies Act as part of the Statutes Amendment Bill 2024 now before Parliament. The omnibus Bill comprises “amendments to Acts” to ensure that legislation is ... More >>
Club Volunteer Numbers Plummet, Despite Membership Recovery
Thursday, 24 October 2024, 5:40 am | New Zealand Amateur Sport Association
The foundations of amateur sport in New Zealand have significantly eroded since COVID-19, with the average number of sport club volunteers, who volunteer for at least 3 hours per month, nearly halving over the past five years. More >>
Community Sport Clubs Are Not Companies
Monday, 16 September 2024, 3:19 pm | New Zealand Amateur Sport Association
Community sport volunteers are not company directors. Yet the Incorporated Societies Act 2022 and the Incorporated Society Regulations 2023 place new obligations on volunteers equivalent to those placed on directors of public companies. More >>
$47 Million Is “Too High A Price” For Community Volunteers To Pay
Thursday, 18 July 2024, 2:55 pm | New Zealand Amateur Sport Association
In a cost-of-living crisis, the Association says it’s unfair for organisations which play an invaluable social role in supporting New Zealand’s diverse communities to have to front-up with cash to remain legally compliant under new legislation. More >>
Papuni Boxing ŌTautahi Trust Receives Matariki Award
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 4:57 am | New Zealand Amateur Sport Association
The New Zealand Amateur Sport Association Inc. is pleased to announce that the 2024 Te Tohu Tiketike o Matariki award has been made to the Papuni Boxing Ōtautahi Trust, a registered charitable trust. The award was announced by Association Patron, Andy ... More >>
Joint Appeal By Amateur Sport Association And Community Networks Aotearoa Inc. To Members Of Parliament
Friday, 26 January 2024, 10:55 am | New Zealand Amateur Sport Association
The ASA and CNA appeal to all Members of the 54th Parliament of New Zealand to prioritise a review of the Incorporated Societies Act 2022 and the Charities Act 2005 in order to ensure the survival of not-for-profit and volunteer-led community organisations, ... More >>
Time Is Of The Essence For ICSOs
Monday, 13 November 2023, 12:08 am | New Zealand Amateur Sport Association
There’s only 28 months for incorporated community sport organisations (ICSOs) to re-register under the Incorporated Societies Act 2022, or otherwise face involuntary dissolution at the dispassionate hand of the Registrar of Incorporated Societies. ... More >>
Kiwis Are Increasingly Engaging More Casually In Sport Clubs
Friday, 13 October 2023, 6:25 am | New Zealand Amateur Sport Association
The 2023 National Sport Club Survey (NSCS) reveals that New Zealand’s sport clubs are increasingly catering for casual members. This is in contrast to the decades-old tradition of members paying an annual (or seasonal) subscription to belong. Over ... More >>
YMP Hockey Club Wins Matariki Award On Centenary Weekend
Thursday, 13 July 2023, 5:22 am | New Zealand Amateur Sport Association
The New Zealand Amateur Sport Association Inc. is pleased to announce that the 2023 Te Tohu Tiketike o Matariki award has been won by the YMP Hockey Club, (Gisborne), as it celebrates the centenary of its founding, 100 years ago. The winner of the ... More >>
Survival Of Incorporated Community Sport Organisations Essential
Friday, 31 March 2023, 5:47 am | New Zealand Amateur Sport Association
In a meeting between the Association and the Minister of Commerce & Consumer Affairs at Parliament on Tuesday, it was agreed that the survival and future growth of New Zealand’s over 7,500 community sport clubs should not be impeded by the ... More >>
Sport Clubs Report Stability In 2022, But Work Ahead On Legislation And Council Relations
Friday, 14 October 2022, 11:31 am | New Zealand Amateur Sport Association
The 2022 National Sport Club Survey (NSCS) reveals that clubs nationally appear to have coped with the COVID pandemic, but face new challenges as they look ahead to a changing regulatory environment. 10% of clubs reported losing money in 2022 ... More >>
