News

Thu 6 Aug 2009: Secondary School Students - are they playing sport?
The recent Active NZ Survey showed a marked increase in the number of Waitakere people being regularly active, however research shows an important group - our secondary school students - have very low participation rates.
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Thu 6 Aug 2009: New Club for Waitakere's Youth
We have started a fantastic new Youth Club based at the Kelston Community Centre from 4.00 – 7.00pm every Wednesday evening.
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Fri 13 Nov 2009: Young Sportsperson of the Year 2009
Congratulations to our young athletes who represented Waitakere at the Young Sportsperson of the Year Awards on 12 November!
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Fri 11 Dec 2009: Henderson Primary's Health and Wellbeing Action Plan
Henderson Primary School has been developing and implementing a Health and Wellbeing Action Plan through out the year.
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Fri 11 Dec 2009: Fundamental Movement helps children learn
Over the past 18mths Sport Waitakere has assisted 3 kindergartens in the Massey region to improve fundamental movement skills (FMS) opportunities for the children.
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Fri 11 Dec 2009: SPARC REAL Women's Duathlon
The SPARC REAL Women’s Duathlon Series motivates you to become more active and encourages you to stay fit.
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Mon 21 Dec 2009: Making a positive difference in the workplace
Sport Waitakere, in partnership with Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS), assist workplaces in Waitakere City to achieve the Heart Beat Challenge (HBC) award through a proven programme. It requires the workplace to make a series of small changes in three priority areas: physical activity, nutrition and environment.
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Mon 21 Dec 2009: Push Play the Tasti Way
One of the workplaces to join up to the 'Active at Work' programme, Tasti products, has already noticed a difference in their employees.
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Mon 21 Dec 2009: Auckland RST response to the Greater Auckland Council
There have been many questions posed on how the new Greater Auckland Council will impact on sport organisations and whether the Regional Sport Trusts will evolve into a Greater Auckland Sport Trust.
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Mon 21 Dec 2009: Advice for Clubs Following 2009 Rugby League Report
Creating a sport that plays a significant role in the well being and lives of families and the community.
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Mon 21 Dec 2009: Waitakere City Council has drafted a new Community Leases Policy
Clubs should be aware that a new leasing policy has been drafted, and is awaiting ratification by the Auckland Transition Agency ( ATA).
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Mon 21 Dec 2009: Many sports clubs have implemented the ODT – 9 Months In!
The ODT is designed to provide a comprehensive view of the capability and performance of an organisation. The process provides clear direction for organisations wanting to improve their performance.
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Mon 11 Jan 2010: Sportsground Sneak Preview 2010
Find out about Sportsground's direction for 2010
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