Counties Manukau KiwiSport funding boosts opportunities for local children, schools, sports and community organisations
Source: Aktive
The Counties Manukau independent KiwiSport Advisory Group is delighted to announce the outcome of the second round of
2019 KiwiSport funding, with over $910,000 offered to clubs, schools, sports and recreation organisations across
Counties Manukau.
The KiwiSport Local Fund is a contestable fund distributed to support regional and/or national sporting organisations
for projects/initiatives that can provide new or increased organised sport opportunities for young people aged 5 to 18
years.
This round of Counties Manukau KiwiSport funding saw $919,304 offered to 29 organisations, an increase of over $300,000
from Round 1 2019 funding allocation. Successful organisations include: AFL New Zealand; AMMI Athletics Club
Incorporated; Auckland Lacrosse Association; Auckland Regional Handball Federation; Buckland Beach Yacht Club; Counties
Baseball Club; Counties Manukau Badminton Association; Counties Manukau Cricket Association; Counties Manukau Hockey
Association; Counties Manukau Rugby League; Counties Manukau Sport; Howick Pakuranga Netball Centre; Howick Schools
Waterwise; Mountfort Park Water Polo Club; Netball Northern Zone; New Zealand Tag Football; Papakura Athletics and
Harriers Club; Papakura City Football Club; Papakura Netball Centre; Papatoetoe Cricket Club; Papatoetoe Intermediate
School; Papatoetoe Olympic Weightlifting Club; Renaissance School of Dance; Ripple Education Limited; Second Nature
Charitable Trust; Special Olympics New Zealand; Sunnyhills School; and The Bruce Pulman Park Trust.
Chair of the Advisory Group, Sue Styants says: "As with previous funding rounds, the Advisory Group was impressed with
the calibre of the many and diverse applications, and all were given due and thorough consideration.
"The focus of KiwiSport funding decisions is to identify projects and initiatives that provide new or increased
organised sport and recreation opportunities for children. We anticipate that these projects will positively engage many
thousands of young people; a great outcome for sports, schools and community organisations in Counties Manukau."
The Counties Manukau independent KiwiSport Advisory Group includes representatives from a cross section of
organisations, including a number of Counties Manukau locals: Martin Devoy, Auckland Council; Nikki Penetito-Hemara,
Healthy Families; Emily Luatua, Do Good Feel Good (Youth Representative); Maia Edwards, College Sport; Nardi Leonard,
Principal, Jean Batten School; and Murray Lockwood, organised sport delegate, with Sue Styants the Independent Chair of
the Group.
KiwiSport is a government funding initiative to promote sport for school-aged children. It aims to increase the number
of school-aged children participating in organised sport, build the availability and accessibility of sport
opportunities for all school-aged children, and support children to develop skills that enable them to participate
confidently in sport.
For more information visit http://aktive.org.nz/kiwisport/ or http://www.clmnz.co.nz/counties/kiwisport/.
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