TENNIS NORTHERN REGION TENNIS NORTHERN REGION ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE 12 MONTHS ENDED 30TH JUNE 2020 CONTENTS Key Staff and Personnel..................................................................................................................3 Our Mission and Our Vision ...........................................................................................................4 Strategic Pillars ....................................................................................................................................5 Sponsors and Supporters ..............................................................................................................6 Chairperson Report ...........................................................................................................................7 General Manager Report ................................................................................................................8 Club Affiliation .................................................................................................................................... 11 Tennis Northland Chairperson Report .................................................................................. 13 Tennis Seniors Chairperson Report ........................................................................................ 15 North Shore Ladies Day Tennis Association Presidents Report ..............................16 Interclub and Competitions ......................................................................................................... 18 Tennis Manager Report ................................................................................................................20 Financial Accounts and Auditors Report ............................................................................ 23 ANNUAL REPORT 2020 2 KEY STAFF AND PERSONNEL Contact us: Key Staff - Coaching: Tel: (09) 414 5530 Academy Director: Jeff Simpson Email: [email protected] Academy Coaches: Jon Speed, Briar Preston, David Post: PO Box 300 141 Albany Herbert, Dean Moore, Oliver Statham, Teo Susnjak Address: Albany Tennis Park, Oteha Valley Road Ext, Resident Coaches: Vicky Wild, Zhanna Gonzur, Albany, Auckland Lucie Jelinska, Alvaro Fuente, Chloe Shin, Tim Ng, www.tennisnorthern.kiwi Hernan Garcia, Chris Dunne, Jake Thompson Coaching Assistants: Riley Smith, Stella Cliffe, Life Members: R.Mahon, N.Hollis (d), R.Morrison Amily Suga, Hannah Lin (MNZM), L.Nunnerley (d), P.O’Rourke, G.Simpson (d), M.Slater, D.Morrison (MNZM), L.Medland, Key Staff : R.Bauer, K.Woolcott, R.Parkinson General Manager: Chris Casey Finance & Office Manager: Helen Dixey Board of Management: R. Kiddle (Chair), T. Jackson Interclub & Competitions: Sarah Smith (Deputy Chair), C. Peters, G. Cox, C. Paltridge, J. Community and Participation Coordinator / Ironside, J. Clark-Howard, M. Blum (retired Dec 2019) Tennis Manager: Nick Jacques Client Services and Support: Amber-Lee Friis Patron: Honourable Maggie Barry – ONZM Interns: Niels Veenstra and Charline Sejourne Honorary Solicitor: K.McDonald Special Thanks To all those who serve on the Tennis Charitable Trust and the following Tennis Northern Region sub-committees: Audit & Risk, Human Resource, Interclub, Game Development, Judiciary, Honorary Awards, and Facilities. To all the volunteers making a difference to the game of tennis in our region every day. ANNUAL REPORT 2020 3 OUR MISSION To Lead and Strengthen Tennis for the Northern Region Communities OUR VISION More People Playing More Tennis More Often ANNUAL REPORT 2020 4 STRATEGIC PRIORITIES PARTICIPATION FACILITIES AND GROWTH INFRASTRUCTURE Ensure the region has fit Promote the development for purpose and financially and growth of the game sustainable facilities to through attracting and support the organisation’s retaining more players and Misson and Vision those who support them DEVELOP STAKEHOLDER CAPABILITY ENGAGEMENT Build effective Enable all those involved relationships with all in tennis (players, coaches, stakeholders officials and volunteers, including umpires and tournament officials, as well as employed staff and Board members) to develop their capabilities and aspirations ORGANISATIONAL EXCELLENCE Gain and retain recognition FINANCIAL as a model of good regional SUSTAINABILITY sports organisation practice and serve as a resource for After considering member clubs alternative operational models, establish a sus- tainable business model, underpinned by stable revenue streams ANNUAL REPORT 2020 5 SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS S NOR R TH O I H N A E R S B S O I U N R N E T ANNUAL REPORT 2020 6 CHAIR PERSON REPORT ROBYN KIDDLE As I sit down to review this past year I can’t That’s a rarity in most regional sporting codes and, once help but contemplate that no one would have again, our sincere appreciation to Chris and his small but come up with the scenario that our community, hardworking team, for delivering superior activities that country and the world find ourselves in since also add to our financial stability. the beginning of this year. While our focus is on growing tennis in the region it is a fact that we also have a facility to run. Facilities can be a serious drain on efforts and finances and we continue to Our lives have been disrupted on so many levels and work with Council and other interested parties in planning we now live in a time of relative uncertainty that creates the sustainable future of Albany Tennis Park. We are challenges when contemplating the future. We were grateful for the support of the Upper Harbour Local Board fortunate, that as a sport, the more drastic measures in continuing to provide funding for feasibility projects. came at a time when our peaking playing period was We are now considering options for a multi-sports coming to a close. However it is the measure of an centre with tennis at the heart. We are also planning the organisation, when it has to comply with immediate and introduction of additional sports administration offices in unprecedented conditions, how it responds and copes an unused part of the building and we are at the point of with the uncertainty. understanding what a sustainable sports model might look like. The Board of Tennis Northern Region is immensely proud of the team at Tennis Northern as it took immediate and I wish to thank my fellow Board members for their proactive action to ensure that we could keep as much continued support and spirited participation in the operating as possible. Short of living at Albany Tennis governance of Tennis Northern Region. I would like Park, Chris and others in the team were committed to to thank Munisha Blum for her tenure. Munisha left ensuring a safe environment for anyone who wanted to pursue further studies during the year and we have to play at their club, in competitions or at the regional been fortunate to replace her with Jacqueline Ironside, facility. Thank you doesn’t seem enough when expressing a Warkworth member, with a financial background. our sincere gratitude to the team. Welcome Jacqui. Every crisis inevitably provides a silver lining and in this As a region we couldn’t provide tennis playing case the level of communication to clubs and all players opportunities without the unfaltering support of our was taken to another level. No club or player was left volunteers – ordinary people doing extraordinary in doubt about how they could play tennis or access things. Thank you for being there especially in times of facilities. In a time like this there is no such thing as over- uncertainty and heightened community anxiety. communication and all of us at Tennis Northern hopes this Here’s to another successful year in tennis coming up. enhanced communication continues. Covid 19 aside, the region has enjoyed another successful year. Membership is up for the 3rd year in a row and participation in competitions and activities continues to grow. It is heartening to see that we are adhering to our vision of more people playing more tennis more often. This is not the case in all regions throughout the New Zealand. This can only come about from a vibrant stakeholder group, our clubs, who are passionate about their sport, their clubs and their members. Thank you to all clubs, and those who volunteer to run them, for working with the management team to maintain the momentum. When you read about so many sports codes facing serious financial issues it is comforting to know that we are in a stable financial position. This year we will finish with a surplus, including allowing for depreciation. Our cash flow is positive and we have good cash reserves. ANNUAL REPORT 2020 7 GENERAL MANAGER REPORT CHRIS CASEY As a region Tennis Northern continues to lead sport and recreation and to ensure each has a counselor the country with growth and participation in with this as a portfolio. Under COVID-19 we could ensure our sport. Following last year’s 8% increase that the guidelines and policies each sport put in place the challenge was to continue the upward trend were consistent across all sports and not just tennis. and with the help of the Love Tennis program On Friday 13th March following the announcement we saw a further jump in numbers with a 4% from the World Health Organisation declaring that increase for juniors and 3% with seniors. We the Coronavirus was now classified as a pandemic Tennis Northern emailed all the clubs outlining the new do need to be careful though as these figures do guidelines for protection as well as links to download not