Sport Bay of Plenty works in our community to get more people, more active, more often by providing information and support across the sport, recreation and health sectors.
Latest Updates
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Funding opportunity for recreation providers
Thursday, May 19, 2022
Recreation Aotearoa have opened applications for the Outdoor Activity Fund and are encouraging outdoor activity and education providers around Aotearoa to apply. -
Good Sports builds momentum across the country
Monday, May 16, 2022
Sport Bay of Plenty is proud to have signed up to Good Sports®, an initiative developed by Aktive, which is being expanded nationally with Sport NZ to create positive sporting experiences for children by educating and supporting parents and other adult influencers in youth sport. -
What young people can tell us about sport and recreation
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Youth Week starts on Saturday and this year the theme is: “Our voices matter, and we deserve to be heard!” Our chief executive Heidi Lichtwark looks at the importance of hearing directly from young people about what they want in sport and recreation. -
Voice of Rangatahi report 2022
Tuesday, May 3, 2022
The aim of the 2021 Voice of Rangatahi survey was to gain insights into the physical activity patterns of Bay of Plenty rangatahi, and understand how they participate in and out of school. -
Sport NZ sector update - New Zealand moves to Orange
Thursday, April 14, 2022
Recent changes to the Covid-19 Protection Framework saw New Zealand move from Red to Orange at 11.59pm, April 13. -
Sport NZ sector update - new guidelines and online forum
Monday, March 28, 2022
On Friday, March 25, 2022 the traffic light system changed. These changes reflect public health advice, and where New Zealand has moved to in our Omicron response. -
Sport NZ sector update - changes to COVID-19 Protection Framework and vaccine passes
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Today, Wednesday 23 March, the Government announced changes to the COVID-19 Protection Framework (CPF) and vaccine mandates. See the updated changes on the COVID-19 website . -
Our CEO, Heidi Lichtwark, gives her thoughts on physical activity and young women
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
As a teenager I didn’t participate in sport. That’s a pretty frank admission for someone who now leads an organisation called Sport Bay of Plenty. But the reality of my teenage years was that I just didn’t have the confidence to try some of the more traditional offerings. -
Webinar - insights to young women's participation
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
As part of the national #itsmymove campaign to support young women to move how they choose, Sport NZ is running a webinar series to help providers of sport and recreation develop a better understanding of how they can engage more girls to participate in and feel empowered by physical activities. -
Sport New Zealand launches new campaign #itsmymove
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Launched on February 24, the campaign is to help young women get and stay active their way. It has been developed to address declining physical activity levels in teenage girls.
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