Community Leaders

Become a Leader in Your Community!

Sport Waitakere will again be co-ordinating a Community Leaders Programme – an 8 week programme for enthusiastic community members who are keen to deliver physical activity and nutrition sessions within their own community (such as church and youth groups or Marae).

It is delivered by Netfit, NZ First Aid and Pacific Island Heartbeat, and will equip passionate and enthusiastic people with the skills to inspire and deliver to their community, everything they have learned. A 4 day Coaching course with Netfit includes basic anatomy and time in the studio, learning how to deliver exercise to a group – followed by a 2 day Workplace First Aid course and a 2 day Community Nutrition Course. There are also optional modules in physical activity that can be taken outside the programme, such as Sit and Be Fit and Walking Leader courses.

The next programme will be delivered in the months of March, April, May and June 2012, starting on Saturday 3 March. This year we will be running a programme on the North Shore as well as Henderson.

Please contact Emma Haigh for more information: 09 966 3120 x847 or emma.haigh@sportwaitakere.co.nz

Community Leaders Graduation September 2011

The North Shore participants from the Community Leaders Programme in June 2011 finally had their night in the spotlight on September 16th at the Rate Payers Hall, Beach Haven. They were rewarded for their hard work and commitment to the 8 week programme with a wonderful feast of healthy foods, and some traditional dance performed by the Graduates. It was the night of the All Black vs Japan game so in order to get everyone out on time, the evening was conducted with precision and dedications. Those that made it had an intimate evening with motivational speeches from Sesalina Setu (Enua Ola Co-chair of the Steering Group and Co-Chairperson North Shore Pasefika Forum), Dahlia Naepi (General Manager PIHC) and Lita Foliaki (WDHB Funder). They reminded the graduates that this is the beginning of a positive future for their friends, family and fellow congregations. They have taken the first step towards being a change agent in their communities, and they are now a cog in the wheel of health prevention and promotion for Pacific people and the wider community. Sport Waitakere would like to congratulate the graduates from the 2011 Community Leaders Programme and wish you all the best for your future endeavors.

Community Leaders Graduation October 2011

The Henderson participants from the Community Leaders Programme in June 2011 finally had their night in the spotlight on October 20th at the Congregation Church of Samoa in Henderson. They were rewarded for their hard work and commitment to the 8 week programme with a wonderful feast of healthy foods, and a showcase of group exercise by the team that spread the Push Play message on behalf of Enua Ola. A record 18 graduates were treated to an evening with motivational speeches from Mafi Funaki-Tahifote (Pacific Heartbeat), Sally Dalhousie (Community Services Manager, West Fono Health Trust), Tenga Schwalger (Community Fitness Mentor with ADHB), and Lita Foliaki (WDHB Funder). They reminded the graduates that this is the beginning of a positive future for their friends, family and fellow congregations. With graduates from 8 different communities, this truly was a representation of how the Community Leaders Programme has spread its wings. Sport Waitakere would like to congratulate the graduates from the 2011 Community Leaders Programme and wish you all the best for your future endeavors.