11 ANNUAL REPORT 2014 ANNUAL MANY THANKS TO OUR GRANT FUNDERS & SPONSORS 2 BUSINESS MEMBERS Anne & John Ashby John Dow 3 NETBALL CENTRAL ZONE 1 14 13 12 2 3 11 10 4 5 6 9 7 8 1. Netball Taranaki 8. Hutt Valley Netball 2. Netball Wanganui 9. Netball Wairarapa 3. Rangitikei Netball Centre 10. Netball Manawatu 4. Netball Horowhenua 11. Dannevirke 5. Netball Kapiti 12. Taihape 6. Kapi Mana Netball Centre 13. Hawke’s Bay Netball 7. Netball Wellington Centre 14. Wairoa 4 CONTENTS Chair’s Message 6 Chief Executive’s Report 7 Support Our Zone Centres 8 High Performance 10 Maintain Financial Sustainability 12 Sustain & Grow Organisational Capability 13 2014 Achievements, Awards and Statistics 16 Audited Financial Accounts 24 8. Hutt Valley Netball 9. Netball Wairarapa 10. Netball Manawatu 11. Dannevirke 12. Taihape 13. Hawke’s Bay Netball 14. Wairoa 5 CHAIR’S MESSAGE It is my great pleasure to be presenting the second a highly experienced and professional board. As we annual report for the Netball Central Zone. While the continue our consolidation, board members have Zone structure is still relatively new, netball has a long continued to take an active governance role throughout and proud tradition in the Lower North Island and it is 2014. We were delighted to have Norah Barlow (NZOM) exciting to see the Netball Central Zone now adding join as an appointed board member at the beginning of to that tradition. Our focus is to ensure that netball the year. Norah has brought a depth of commercial and remains a vibrant and growing sport at every level in our governance experience. I would like to acknowledge the community and there is much in this annual report that significant contribution of Ian Collier who stepped down we can be proud of as we review the past year. from the Chair role in April. Ian has continued to perform an important role on the board this year. Overall his drive, Consistent with our strategic plan for the Zone, 2014 passion and leadership have contributed significantly to was a year of consolidation. There were some notable the achievements set out in this annual report. achievements across the Zone and a real sense of momentum has been built as we enter 2015. The board is committed to ensuring the sustainability of the Zone both now and into the future. While the Our engagement at community level has grown and financial results for 2014 are heartening, revenue strengthened throughout 2014 with the implementation remains a real challenge. The support we receive from of the junior programme across the Zone a real our sponsors and grant funders is invaluable and critical highlight. There have been 1,738 children put through to our success. We were very grateful for the long and this programme and 253 new coaches trained in 2014. productive association with Haier and were sad to lose There were also other areas of learning and support them as our principal sponsor at the end of the 2014 occurring with programmes and activity supporting season. Our thanks to Haier and all the sponsors who coaching, talent identification, umpiring and managers. supported us in 2014. While it will be another financially The engagement and support from centres has been challenging year, we believe we are well placed for 2015 extremely heartening. The sharing of experience and very excited about the signing of a Mojo as our and knowledge across the Zone has increased and principal sponsor for the Pulse. there is a healthy dialogue about what is important for the advancement of the game at every level. The Our thanks to Carolyn, our Chief Executive, and her wider engagement at national level has also built and we have Zone team who have worked tirelessly during 2014. Their been pleased to work with Netball New Zealand on the commitment, professionalism and passion for netball at development of the WON Plan. every level are evident in all they do. This annual report is a testament to the hard work and effort Carolyn and The Haier Pulse provided some exciting performances the team have put in during 2014. We have learnt a lot in throughout the ANZ Championship. While the team the last 12 months and have applied that learning to our didn’t reach all the goals they set themselves, there planning for 2015. We are excited about the opportunities were some strong performances, particularly in New that the new year brings and with the team we have in Zealand. Katrina and the team, as always, were great place are confident representatives both on and off the court. Robyn and that we can continue her management team are a dedicated and professional to build from our group who once again helped ensure the Pulse did us strong foundations. proud in 2014. We are pleased to have the majority of that management team back in 2015. We wish Marianne well in her new role in Mainland after her loyal service as the Finally, our thanks Pulse assistant coach. to you all for your Our U23 team performed with great heart and delivered a continued support. very credible performance at the national tournament. It was exciting to see the players develop and grow during their campaign, especially under the guidance of Yvette Sue Gordon and the wider management team. Chair We are extremely fortunate to have the support of 6 CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REPORT At the end of year two it is exciting to pull together our motivate shooters annual report and reflect on the achievements that have to spend time with occurred in the Zone over the last 12 months. These first the ‘hoop’ on their two years in the Zone have been about establishment journey to success. The and gaining coherence in our relationship with the introduction of the centres in our Zone and ensuring that we are aligned ‘Pathway to Pulse’ is still with our stakeholders. As we move forward into 2015, in its infancy and we we want to consolidate the gains from last year and hope that throughout challenge ourselves to broaden our base ready for growth 2015 we will start to in 2016 and 2017. see the future players of the Pulse, our pinnacle Netball New Zealand formed a partnership agreement team, in the Zone. We with our Zone in November 2014, with the intention of are seeing promising working more closely aligned to support the growth young athletes eager to objectives of the sport. We will be working with the learn and be the best lead centres to replicate the intent of this agreement that they can be. It’s an exciting opportunity and helps and ensure that we are able to support your centre and clearly define the pathway for the young players in our participants as we grow the game together. Zone. The junior netball programme is the flagship programme Special thanks to the lead centres for their commitment from Netball New Zealand that leads the way in which to the growth of netball and to challenge us with our they intend to engage with the Zone and centres. The thinking to ensure we are delivering at the highest level Junior Programme in our Zone has led to some significant to all our participants. It’s been a successful year thanks to growth in participation numbers and with the 85% your input and I look forward to further growth in 2015. satisfaction survey it certainly reaffirms we are on the right track. We look forward to the continued expansion In this report is an outline of Zone activities and highlights of the programme throughout the Zone in 2015. of the great achievements over the last 12 months by players, coaches, umpires, and bench officials. We have In 2014 we have had a real focus on trying to build come a long way since inception and we are looking financial sustainability in the Zone whilst still providing forward to continuing to strengthen our relationships in the right support to our centres and building player 2015. These achievements would not be possible without capability at the highest level. Whilst we will not take our the support and dedication of the volunteers and centre eye off the financial performance of the Zone, we will staff throughout the Zone. Lastly a special thank you also be more focused on how our programmes in the to my team during 2014: Lenore Anderson, Kelly Curr performance space can provide more opportunities for (resigned), Sandra Edge, Jo Holmes, Liz Page, Cathy Roa, players to grow their game. Stacey Sharp, Maz Willis (resigned). Thank you for making We were excited to announce the relationship between 2014 successful. Suzuki and Irene van Dyk to bring the Suzuki Shooting Clinic for young shooters in our Zone. This initiative we hope will provide not only expert technical shooting Carolyn Young advice to young shooters, but also will inspire and CEO 7 SUPPORT OUR ZONE CENTRES FACILITATE BEST PRACTICE CONNECT THE NETBALL CENTRAL ZONE The 2014 season has been a busy one as Netball Central Zone (NCZ) begun to implement national initiatives Fun Days and in-school activities were introduced to help across all centres. promote the Junior Netball Programme. These initiatives As Netball New Zealand continues with the development were well received and run alongside Information and of programmes to enhance the fundamental skills and Taster sessions to inform the local community of the enjoyment of participants, the Zone takes the role to changes to Junior Netball in their area. facilitate the delivery of such programmes in its area. A number of successfully hosted Zone and national These programmes have been very successful across the events were run by some of our centres in 2014 including: Zone, with over 14,000 players engaging in the junior programmes.