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Sport New Zealand (Sport NZ) (Māori: Ihi Aotearoa) is a New Zealand Crown entity responsible for governing sport and recreation in New Zealand.
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| Jurisdiction | New Zealand |
| Headquarters | 29 Brandon Street, Wellington, New Zealand 41°17′00″S 174°46′34″E / 41.2834°S 174.776°E |
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| Website | www |
Their subsidiary High Performance Sport New Zealand deals with elite athletes.
Legislation and functions
editThe principal governing legislation of Sport NZ is the Sport and Recreation New Zealand Act 2002. As a Crown entity, it is responsible to the Minister of Sport and Recreation via its board of directors.
Section 8 of the Act sets out the functions of Sport New Zealand as the following:[1]
- Develop and implement national policies and strategies for physical recreation and sport
- Allocate funds to organisations and regional bodies in line with its policies and strategies
- Promote and advocate the importance of participation in physical activity by all New Zealanders for their health and well-being
- Promote and disseminate research relevant to physical recreation and sport
- Provide advice to the Minister on issues relating to physical recreation and sport
- Promote and support the development and implementation of physical recreation and sport in a way that is culturally appropriate to Māori
- Encourage participation in physical recreation and sport by Pacific peoples, women, older New Zealanders, and people with disabilities
- Recognise the role of physical recreation and sport in the rehabilitation of people with disabilities
- Facilitate the resolution of disputes between persons or organisations involved in physical recreation and sport
- Work with schools, regional, central, and local government, and physical recreation and sports organisations to ensure the maintenance and development of the physical and organisational infrastructure for physical recreation and sport
- Work with health, education, and other agencies to promote greater participation in physical recreation and sport through policy development, advocacy, and support, in line with the objectives of the New Zealand health strategy
- Provide advice and support for organisations working in physical recreation and sport at national, regional, and local levels
- Facilitate co-ordination between national, regional, and local physical recreation and sport organisations
- Represent the Government’s policy interests in physical recreation and sport internationally.
History
editIn 2022, Sport NZ introduced its "Guiding Principles for the Inclusion of Transgender People in Community Sport" to regulate the participation of transgender people in competitive sports. In October 2024, Sport and Recreation Minister Chris Bishop instructed Sport NZ to review its 2022 Guiding Principles, emphasising that they were supposed to be voluntary rather than mandatory.[2]
High Performance Sport New Zealand
editHigh Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ) is the subsidiary of Sport New Zealand responsible for governing New Zealand's high performance sport programme. It was formed in 2011 following the merger of Sport New Zealand's high performance unit with the country's two academies of sport.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Sport and Recreation New Zealand Act 2002 (as at 1 July 2013)". Parliamentary Counsel Office. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Bishop, Chris (9 October 2024). "Sport NZ asked to update Transgender Inclusion Guiding Principles". Beehive.govt.nz. New Zealand Government. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ McCully, Murray (19 July 2011). "Reshaping high performance sport". New Zealand Government. Retrieved 1 October 2016.