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AIMS Games big part of national sports scene
Wednesday, 31 August 2016, 4:02 pm | Sport New Zealand
Next week's NZCT AIMS Games is being embraced by national sporting bodies, as the intermediate-aged sporting tournament opens up new avenues for aspiring athletes. More >>
Hundreds of Students Set to ‘Have a Go’
Tuesday, 29 March 2016, 10:46 am | Sport New Zealand
Local primary school students will have a chance to try their hand at a variety of sports during the annualSport Wellington Stadium Sports Festivalbeing held at Wellington’s elite sporting venue, Westpac Stadium, on Wednesday 30th March. More >>
McCullum’s Halberg Leadership Award well deserved
Thursday, 18 February 2016, 11:43 pm | Sport New Zealand
Brendon McCullum has been honoured at the 53rd Halberg Awards with the Sport New Zealand Leadership Award in recognition of his outstanding achievements as an influential sports leader. More >>
Sport NZ rings changes to ensure Kiwis stay in sport
Friday, 11 December 2015, 1:31 pm | Sport New Zealand
Sport NZ rings changes to ensure Kiwis stay in sport and active recreation Sport New Zealand has today confirmed investment of around $43m a year for the next four years aimed at maintaining and growing the number of Kiwis involved in community ... More >>
High Performance Sport NZ investments announced
Friday, 11 December 2015, 9:13 am | Sport New Zealand
High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ) has confirmed its 2016 investments into sports, as they enter the final run into the Rio Olympic and Paralympic Games. More >>
New Zealand working hard to buck inactivity trends
Wednesday, 9 December 2015, 10:33 am | Sport New Zealand
One of the world’s most respected sports leaders, Baroness Sue Campbell, says she’s pleased to see New Zealand working hard to keep young people active and buck the global trend towards inactivity. More >>
Get fit and healthy Hawke’s Bay
Tuesday, 8 December 2015, 1:42 pm | Sport New Zealand
Sport Hawke’s Bay aims to get more people out and about more often, as it works to improve the health and wellbeing of the region in 2016. This new focus for the regional sports trust will see an aggressive promotion of living a more active lifestyle. More >>
Connecting Coaches, Sky City, December 4-6
Friday, 27 November 2015, 4:17 pm | Sport New Zealand
Calling all coaches! Don’t miss your chance to join over 500 Kiwi coaches at the Connecting Coaches convention from December 4-6 at Sky City in Auckland. Headlined by All Blacks coach Steve Hansen and other high-profile international speakers, you ... More >>
World Champion wins Central Hawke’s Bay top sports award
Monday, 9 November 2015, 4:04 pm | Sport New Zealand
World Champion cyclist and Rio Olympic hopeful, cyclist Regan Gough has taken out the top award at the Central Hawke’s Bay Sports Awards held in Waipukurau. More >>
Steve Hansen to headline landmark coaching convention
Wednesday, 4 November 2015, 10:27 am | Sport New Zealand
Fresh from winning the Rugby World Cup, All Blacks coach Steve Hansen will address 600 diverse coaches from around the country at Sport New Zealand’s ‘Connecting Coaches’ convention in December. More >>
Blazing a Snow Dog trail through the South Island
Thursday, 6 August 2015, 3:14 pm | Sport New Zealand
Supported by Sport New Zealand’s Hillary Expeditions, a team of adventurers is exploring some of the South Island’s wild terrain to discover ‘New Zealand’s classic snow dog trail’. More >>
New Zealand equals second best World University Games
Monday, 13 July 2015, 10:05 am | Sport New Zealand
New Zealand has equalled its second best effort at a World University Games winning one gold, three silver medals and one bronze. More >>
Sport NZ calls for good sideline behaviour
Friday, 3 July 2015, 3:17 pm | Sport New Zealand
Heading into another busy weekend of sport around the country, Sport New Zealand Chief Executive Peter Miskimmin is reminding parents and other supporters to be mindful of their behaviour on the sidelines. A couple of recent incidents have brought sideline ... More >>
International cyclist and former doper to address conference
Tuesday, 14 April 2015, 9:26 am | Sport New Zealand
World-renowned cyclist, former teammate of Lance Armstrong, and self-confessed doper, Tyler Hamilton, will share his captivating story at the Sport NZ conference today. More >>
New strategy aims to preserve our proud sporting heritage
Friday, 20 March 2015, 3:02 pm | Sport New Zealand
New strategy aims to preserve New Zealand’s proud sporting heritage Sport NZ has today launched a new Strategic Plan (2015-20) aimed at ensuring New Zealand remains one of the world’s most successful sporting nations. Sport NZ Chief Executive Peter ... More >>
Sport and recreation still a big part of Kiwi lives
Monday, 16 March 2015, 10:46 am | Sport New Zealand
Sport and recreation continue to play a big part in the lives of Kiwis, according to the latest Active New Zealand survey released by Sport NZ today. More >>
Sport NZ honours Barbara Kendall with Leadership Award
Thursday, 12 February 2015, 10:54 am | Sport New Zealand
Barbara Kendall has tonight been honoured at the 52nd Halberg Awards with the Sport New Zealand Leadership Award in recognition of her outstanding achievements as an influential sports leader. More >>
Coaches supported by High Performance Accelerator Programme
Tuesday, 3 February 2015, 10:53 am | Sport New Zealand
All Whites Head Coach Anthony Hudson, Canterbury Head Coach Scott Robertson and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Assistant Coach Margaret Forsyth are among those selected for High Performance Sport New Zealand’s next Coach Accelerator Programme. More >>
Paul Collins Knighthood for Sport Governance highly deserved
Wednesday, 31 December 2014, 12:54 pm | Sport New Zealand
Paul Collins has been made a Knight Companion of the Order (KNZM) for services to sport governance. More >>
Kiwis attempt world-firsts with Hillary Expedition Grants
Tuesday, 23 December 2014, 12:47 pm | Sport New Zealand
Seven teams of adventurous New Zealanders will test their mettle when they embark on some world-firsts as part of Sport New Zealand’s (Sport NZ) Hillary Expeditions. More >>