EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Ko te mihi tuatahi tēnei ki tō tātou Matua nui the Ministry of Health and Social Development i te rangi, kia tau iho mai ana manākitanga i may also contribute to Crown investment in runga i a tātou katoa. Tuarua ki a rātou kua healthy lifestyles. Māori would be a target group mene ki te pō, haere, haere, haere atu rā. under wider social and health initiatives such as Tuatoru ki ngā tangata i takoha mai o rātou Healthy Families. mōhiotanga hei tūāpapa, hei oranga mō ngā iwi katoa. Mauri ora! $169 million is invested at a nationwide level for all sport (elite and community) with around Māori have a strong tradition in sport and $1 million invested at a local West Auckland recreation. Participation is often a cause for level. At each stage, other funds are brought celebration at both elite and community levels, to the table contributing to the overall however future sustainability depends on delivery of sport and recreation initiatives to engagement and pathways for people of all ages the community. Raising additional funds is that overcome perceived and real barriers. at the cost of administration, and delivering programmes that fit funding guidelines rather Funding levels are relatively small when you than needs. This is often in competition with consider sport and recreation outside of the schools, arts and culture, health and youth health and education sectors, yet we consider programmes to name a few. sport and recreation as a vital part of being fit and healthy and an integral part of the New National and regional sporting organisations Zealand way of life. have not been considered here, however they undoubtedly contribute funds into the region This report offers an initial snapshot of the and to its participants, especially to those on a funding and place of community sport and path to sporting success at a regional or national recreation in the lives of West Aucklanders and level in sports within traditional structures such Māori in particular. The sport and recreation as netball, rugby and football. community sector depends on volunteers and the commitment of participants themselves Auckland Council, while having a strategic sport to thrive, but with changing lifestyles, the way and recreation plan, bring little in funds to the we participate in sport and recreation is also table. Local board grants are dependent on local changing, and for Māori, is on the decline. priorities, are one-off and generally only small amounts. It is interesting to note that very little information is broken down as it relates to Māori in the sport Sport Waitākere is the key organisation ‘on and recreation sector in West Auckland. Specific the ground’ in West Auckland, with an array sport and recreation funding in New Zealand is of programmes and expertise in the area. It is administered at a national level through Sport both an important local provider and advocate NZ although other government sources such as in the wider Auckland region through Aktive
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– a charitable trust that works across all of towards giving a voice to the participants it is Auckland to promote and invest in sport and funded to engage) and the development of recreation. Sport Waitākere’s role in delivering Māori frameworks both provide an opportunity He Oranga Poutama (HOP) across Auckland to make a difference in the lives of whānau and makes them uniquely positioned in Māori sports their sport and recreation opportunities from a and recreation in Auckland and in assessing community level through to a strategic one. In outcomes using the Māori framework Te Whetu this context Te Whānau o Waipareira is uniquely Rēhua. Of the initiatives that exist in West positioned to gain a more in-depth insight into Auckland, He Oranga Poutama is the only Māori the sport and recreational needs of whānau and specific sport and recreation investment through to engage with organisations to affect change. these agencies, however only regional figures Ways to increase funding by widening the lens are available. to include health and education outcomes, looking at the needs of older whānau members A report on Māori participation made to Sport as well as the young and deepening knowledge NZ was due to be released in 2016. At the time of what the community needs to be active of writing it is still being considered by Sport NZ on a sustainable basis require an innovative and will be made available later in 2017. approach.
Participation is just one aspect of community The initial Waipareira-led surveys demonstrate engagement. Māori frameworks such as Te that while the needs of whānau follow the Whetu Rēhua and Te Kāpehu Taka Ora now national trends, there is no doubt that local provide multi-dimensional tools to measure barriers and needs exist. Motivation seems to be outcomes with Māori at the centre, applying a a barrier for many people and an understanding Māori lens to the sport and recreation sector. of how this can be overcome for individuals These tools have been developed in a kaupapa of different age groups and at a whānau level Māori way, but continued implementation needs would be important insights. Changing lifestyles cultural capacity, capability and funding to fully need to be understood, as well as the place realise their importance. Much more can be of large scale events versus personalised done on valuing and including Te Ao Māori at a programmes, access to facilities, the importance strategic level, as well as seeding kaupapa Māori of kaupapa Māori and increasing the impact of within communities. He Oranga Poutama in the West Auckland area. These are some of the further investigations that The new strategy from Sport NZ (which shifts can be undertaken. away from a traditional delivery model and
2 | POU HAKINAKINA – SPORTS AND RECREATION FOR MĀORI IN WEST AUCKLAND POU HĀKINAKINA – SPORTS AND RECREATION FOR MĀORI IN WEST AUCKLAND | 3 CONTENTS 01 41 Executive Summary Pou Hākinakina Survey 30 55 Participation Appendices 07 48 Introduction Conclusion and Recommendations 40 Ka Hao te Rangatahi 10 Survey The Sport and Recreation 52 Funding Landscape Bibliography
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“SPORT IS PART OF OUR NATIONAL IDENTITY. IT IMPROVES OUR HEALTH AND WELLBEING, DEVELOPS BODIES AND MINDS AND MAKES US MORE RESILIENT AS INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES, AND SPORT IS FUN.”1
This report is an investigation into the current challenge in 2015 and elicited written responses. funding allocations for sport and recreation This survey was an opportunity to gather specifically for Māori within West Auckland. It information from whānau who were currently also examines current engagement and barriers engaged in a community sporting event. to participation of Māori in sports and recreation, types and reasons for participation or non- A further survey Pou Hākinakina was conducted participation, including how sport and recreation online using Survey Monkey in March 2017 is delivered across age groups (tamariki, engaging with 148 whānau. rangatahi, mātua and kaumātua) and factors specific to those age groups. As this is a scoping report, recommendations on action points for further research and A snapshot of available research is included programme developments will be put forward. as well as results from a survey taken with a cohort from West Auckland. Two surveys have been conducted by Te Whānau o Waipareira with whānau. A preliminary survey engaged with 59 rangatahi at Ka Hao te Rangatahi sports
1 (Sport New Zealand , 2015, p. 6)
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New Zealand is traditionally a sporting nation. level. In this report participation in grassroots For this report, West Auckland is defined by the Henderson-Massey’s population increased We pride ourselves on the successes of our sport and recreation is considered. Sport Waitākere delivery area of Henderson- by 8,898 (9.0%) between the 2006 and 2013 national sports teams and athletes who become Massey, Waitākere and Whau Local Boards, Censuses. heroes to our tamariki. Children playing touch, As Sport NZ identifies, there are lifestyle changes which is home to close to 26,500 Māori.3 rugby, football or cricket on local sports fields that are impacting on participation for all New Proportions of Māori (15.9%) and Pacific or in backyards rain or shine; whānau huddled Zealanders. Lifestyles are becoming more Henderson-Massey includes the Te Atatū peoples (19.5%) were higher in Henderson- under umbrellas or stoking up the sausage sizzle sedentary yet also more time poor. Increasing Peninsula and the suburbs of West Harbour, Massey than they were in Auckland as a whole. to support the team, are a testament to our spirit urbanisation and the use of technology are Westgate, Rānui, Massey, Henderson and Furthermore, 21.8% of the Henderson-Massey of participation. This picture is changing though challenging the traditional notions of a ‘sporting Glendene. This area is home to several population identified with an Asian ethnic as lack of time and other lifestyle changes impact culture’, including our participation on the sports recreational facilities including West Wave identity, up from 16.7% in 2006. on our commitment to sport and recreation. field or individual efforts to be healthy and Aquatic Centre, The Trusts Stadium, the Netball active.2 Waitākere complex and Massey Leisure Centre.4 Te Reo Māori and Samoan were spoken by Note that here sport and recreation is a greater proportion of people here, than in considered as active and physical activity under For Māori, participation is declining. Since 2007/8 Waitākere Ranges includes Whatipu and Auckland as a whole. 23.1% of Henderson- a sports frame – as funded by Sport NZ. Sport the Aktive NZ 2013/15 survey showed that there Titirangi in the south, to Waitākere and Massey usual residents were children (aged NZ outcomes are simple in that they want more was a notable decrease in participation for young O’Neill Bay in the north. This area includes 0-14), while the median age in Henderson- young people and adults engaging in more sport adults (16-24 years), Māori and people in the the forested Waitākere Ranges and coastal Massey was 33.5 years, compared to 35.1 years and recreation – and more winners at an elite lowest income group. beaches, making it a popular place for in Auckland as a whole. recreational and sporting activity.5 Figure A: Impacts on Sport and Recreation One-family households were the most The Whau area includes New Lynn, Green Bay, common type of household making up 71.1% Kelston, Rosebank, Avondale, New Windsor of households. and Blockhouse Bay.6 The median household income in Henderson- In Henderson-Massey the impact of sport and Massey was $66,900 per annum, compared to recreation access is likely to be higher, as the $76,500 for the whole of Auckland. demographics show an increasing urbanised, 7 ethnically diverse area. CHANGE