HOCKEY NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL REPORT 2015 SPONSORS AND OFFICIAL PARTNERS FUNDING PARTNERS Printing proudly sponsored by Fuji Xerox 2 >> Hockey New Zealand CONTENTS 4. 2015 Outcomes 5. Chair’s Report 5. Board 7. Chief Executive’s Report 9. Hockey Foundation 10. Sponsors 12. Funders 14. Local Councils and Regional Sporting Trust 15. GROW THE HOCKEY COMMUNITY 16. Fan Engagement 15 17. Coaching & Development 19. Umpires & Officials 20. ActivePost Small Sticks 22. Hockey Councils 23. Masters 24. Maori 25. A WORLD CLASS HIGH PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME 26. Black Sticks Men 25 28. Black Sticks Women 30. Black Sticks Book Tickets to Rio 31. Silver Medal at World League Final 33. Future Black Sticks 34. Katie Glynn Retires 34. Milestones 35. EVENTS AND COMPETITIONS 36. Black Sticks Tests 35 38. Domestic Competition Results 42. Hawke’s Bay Festival 43. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 45. Independent Auditor’s Report 43 46. Consolidated Statement of Financial Performance 47. Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 47. Consolidated Statement of Movement in Federation Funds 48. Statement of Accounting Policies 49. Notes to the Accounts (Notes 1-18) 54. The Team Behind the Teams 55. ESSENTIAL HOCKEY INFORMATION 56. 2015 Player numbers 55 57. 2015 Umpire & Officials Numbers 58. Hockey New Zealand Team 59. Hockey community contact list ANNUAL REPORT / 2015 PHOTO CREDITS PhotoSport (www.photosport.nz), Ned Dawson (Planet Hockey) and various hockey associations. >> 3 2015 OUTCOMES DELIVER WORLD CLASS EVENTS WIN ON THE WORLD STAGE 17,889 Black Sticks Women achieve best ever result in major SPECTATORS FIH tournament with silver attended international medal at World League Final hockey fixtures Black Sticks Men and Women qualified for Rio Olympics 2016 GROW THE HOCKEY COMMUNITY 5,231 active Winter Players coaches 51,947 6.1% growth 4.9% growth 21,048 Summer Players 15% growth School children receive delivery of Small Sticks 70,001 Program 6.4% growth 100 Small Sticks warmed 1,745 down with the Black Sticks people attended Coach 24 schools met the Black Sticks Development Courses 23 Umpires appointed to major international competitions STRENGTHEN THE BUSINESS website views 1,121,356 13.5 % growth 27 1,250 unique Black Sticks Facebook media 139,000 mentions International hockey followers 40% growth fixtures live streamed $13,355 SURPLUS IN GRANTS on an overall budget received from our of nearly $7.5 million $1.14m funding partners CHAIR’S REPORT - 8 community hockey manager roles Our 2020 Strategy looks to capitalise on the developed gains made through the Whole of Hockey plan and the strengths of the all-of-sport - New membership model developed and approach, with the new strategy looking to rolled out deliver increased participation, medals on the - 7 officials at the 2012 London Olympics world stage and a self-sustaining business model. - Successful delivery of the 2011 Men’s Champions Trophy Our 2020 Strategy has the vision ‘To be the - Creation and delivery of our own world World’s Best Hockey Nation’. We understand class Women’s 8 Nations event that to be the world’s best means we must compare and surpass the performance of - Increase in average attendance of home IN 2015, THE FIVE YEAR other nations in all aspects of sport delivery, test matches to over 1,000 attendees performance and business. Although WHOLE OF HOCKEY in 2015 unashamedly ambitious the aspiration is PLAN CONCLUDED. - Black Sticks Women – semifinalist at realistic. The strategy picks up the key 2012 London Olympics elements of the Whole of Hockey Plan, with a framework that targets each critical - Black Sticks Women – 3rd 2011 FIH The competitive and enabling strategies, area of Hockey New Zealand. Successful Champions Trophy and 2nd FIH World themed around “Hockey for All, Hooked implementation will be closely monitored and League Final 2015 for Life” has proven to be a game-changer as with the Whole of Hockey Plan success for our sport. Since the end of 2010 there - Black Sticks Men – 2nd FIH World will be achieved only if we continue to have have been a number of notable successes League Final 2014 and winners Azlan the engagement of all sectors of the Hockey achieved at all levels of the sport and some Shah 2015 community. of the highlights include: - Doubling of the commercial cash income We have identified four key objectives that - 17% growth in winter participation – from of HNZ form the framework of our strategic plan 44,507 in 2010 to 51,947 in 2015 - 139,000 people connected to HNZ initiatives: - 28% growth in junior participation – from via Facebook. - Grow the hockey community 20,377 in 2010 to 25, 823 in 2015 - Deliver World Class Events - Successful implementation of the Small Sticks programme - 373 schools and - Win on the World Stage 70,000 children - Strengthen the Business. Hockey New Zealand Board (as at 31 December 2015). From left to right: Kylie Clegg, John Radovonich, BOARD Tone Borren, Jason McCracken, Sharon Williamson, Anne Urlwin, Andrew Rowe and Dean Ellwood. ANNUAL REPORT / 2015 >> 5 CHAIR’S REPORT Achieving our vision will be determined by The Chief Executive’s Report, prepared marketing and has a wealth of relevant sport the success of each of these objectives and by our acting CEO Ian Francis, provides experience with brands and commercial how they interact with each other. Specific an excellent summary of HNZ’s recent sponsorships. John’s high performance targets have been developed for each over accomplishments, the challenges we must understanding and hockey nous adds a the next five years in these key areas and are address and the opportunities that are in valuable dimension to the Board. designed to be the steps required to enable front of us. In reflecting on 2015 in particular, The focus is now very much on the future. us to achieve our challenging goal. At every I acknowledge, on behalf of the Board, the We couldn’t have asked for a better twelve level of the sport throughout the hockey tremendous work that was achieved again month calendar of activity to kick off our community we will invest in these objectives by our management team which had been next 5 years as 2016 is already living up to to ensure that we continue to deliver on our led by Malcolm Harris for the past two years. expectations with memorable successes and bold vision. The Hockey Foundation, with its refocus progress on and off the field. Rio provides a Hockey is extremely fortunate that it has such on helping Kiwis be healthy through tremendous opportunity to showcase hockey. a strong base in New Zealand, which exists grassroots hockey has had a changing of I am confident our teams will show our own because of the important role that regions the guard at Trustee level. The new Chair, community and the New Zealand public and associations play in developing the game Kylie Clegg has enlisted the support of a what truly outstanding ambassadors, role across every level throughout the country. number of new trustees. Kylie’s update and models and indeed world class athletes This has been evidenced by the success acknowledgement of the outstanding efforts we are privileged to have in our sport. of the Whole of Hockey plan over the last of her predecessors follows later in this Inspirational for all. 5 years and it is critical that this continues annual report. through to 2020 and beyond. I thank each of the Board members for their The number and depth of relationships contributions in 2015. Each of our board with our commercial sponsors and other committees provide valuable support to key partners continues to grow. Their management and I know that the knowledge, commitment to our sport and willingness to wisdom and energy that my fellow board help in whatever way possible to assist in members bring to the table is inspiring. Dean Ellwood hockey’s success is truly awesome. Our ranks have been added to through the Thank you. appointment of John Radovonich and also Chairman – Hockey New Zealand the co-opting of Andrew Gaze. Andrew brings significant expertise in sales and 6 >> Hockey New Zealand CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REPORT since 2011, we have achieved 28% growth women played against Argentina in this area and it is through the support of - Nelson hosted their first test series for our Naming Rights Partner Active Post, along the women ever in October when our with the tremendous support and delivery of Black Sticks women also played against our regions and associations where we have Argentina been able to achieve this result. Over 70, 000 children experienced hockey during school time - Christchurch first test series for the in 373 schools throughout the country which Black Sticks Women since 2007 has helped contribute to the growth in junior - The double header in Christchurch for our participation. Our partnership with NZ Post Black Sticks Men (versus India) and Black through the Active Post programme, ended in Sticks Women (versus Argentina) was 2015 SAW THE November 2015 with the Active Post Small sold out two days before the event. Sticks programme and we would like to thank COMPLETION OF THE NZ Post for their amazing support since 2012. We successfully hosted the 2015 Oceania WHOLE OF HOCKEY PLAN, Cup for the second consecutive time and We successfully piloted our introductory once again from a whole of sport perspective WHICH COMMENCED youth programme ‘Renegade Hockey’ in 8 we were able to deliver a successful event. IN 2010 AND HAS BUILT A associations and with 16 schools in 2015. Over 5,000 people attended the four days of STRONG PL ATFORM AT We will look to roll this out with more play, we strengthened our relationships with associations in 2016.