ANNUAL REPORT Officers President Fatulatetele Tolo Board Nicki Zande (Interim Chairperson) Fiona Cassidy Gayle Hare Karen Harvey Anthony Karauria Belinda Wotton Danielle Hannah Frances Duffin Daphne Matinez (Board Youth Intern) Staff General Manager Sue Geale Games Coordinator Kylie Tuffery Netball Development Officer Maria Hegarty (Resigned) Netball Development Coordinator John Neho Finance Administrator Jo Beckwith (Resigned)/ Renee Savaiinea Emerging Talent Officer Sandra Edge Life Membership Committee Dale Wortman, Chris Archer, Pat Maddocks, Fatulatetele Tolo Life Members Mrs D. Wortman (MNZM), Mrs C. Archer, Miss P. Maddocks, Miss M. Munro, Mrs M. Perry, Mrs H. Verry, Mrs D. Wilson-Young, Ms M. Haggie, Ms W. Taumaunu, Ms F. Tolo, Ms M. Taru, Mrs B. Brider, Mrs B. Reweti, Ms. S. Edge Service Award Holders Mrs P. Cleland, Mrs J. Prankerd, Mrs K. Doyle, Mrs M. Dixon, Mrs J. Patchett, Mrs G. Hare, Mrs D. Morris, Mr B. Hare, Mrs F. Maurirere, Mrs M. Bradshaw, Mrs A. Hay, Mrs S. Raemaki, Ms V. Mitchell, Mrs K. Greaves, Ms C. Meredith, Ms K. Herbert, Ms K. Lloyd, Mrs P. O’Reilly, Mrs D. Mills, Ms D. Patchett, Ms J. Minchin, Mrs R. Aiono, Mrs L. Cournane, Ms S. Sullivan, Mrs S. Geale, Ms E. Dorricott, Mr R. Hogan, Ms C. Kirkpatrick, Ms P. Semu, Ms F. Solia, Ms. T Wood, Mrs L Collier, Ms K. Firmin TOP PERFORMANCE ● FAIR PLAY ● NURTURING ● ENJOYMENT ● COMMITMENT ● INTEGRITY 2 CHAIR’S MESSAGE Netball has had a fantastic year, what an exciting World Cup final! The Constellation Cup games were also nail biters to watch and while we didn’t win the cup, 2020 promises to be another thrilling year for the Silver Ferns. At Netball Wellington Centre, we are committed to showcasing our talented players, umpires, coaches, officials and volunteers, which will be exciting for 2020 with the changes to the age groups and the re-introduction of the Open grade. Taking on the role as Interim Chair was only possible due to our very strong and committed Board who have made sure we govern our Centre in a professional and supportive fashion. Our President, Fatulatetele Tolo, and Board members Karen Harvey, Fiona Cassidy, Anthony Karauria, Danielle Hannah, Frances Duffin, Belinda Wotton and Gayle Hare have made sound decisions so that our Centre is financially sustainable and successful. We have also had Daphne Martinez on the Board as our Board Youth Intern. I would like to express our thanks to Karen Fifield, who stepped down from the Chair role in March due to work commitments. Karen had been the Chair for 3 ½ years and her leadership and guidance as our Chair solidified our Board. During the year NWC has achieved much and continues to be financially sustainable; however for the first time since NWC was established in 2013, Expenditure was more than Income, resulting in a loss of $26k. This was due to a decrease in Grant Funding compared to the previous four financial years. The future for funding will continue to remain tight and competitive. We believe that our brand is strong and we will achieve most of the funding we apply for, however we are also looking at different funding streams. NNZ are providing support by equipping us with the right resources to seek partnerships and are also helping Centres with the partnership contracts they are putting in place. The Annual Report reflects the work done by our capable management team and all of you throughout the year. I hope you enjoy reading it. On behalf of the Board, I want to say a huge thank you to Sue and her team for all the work they do on everyone’s behalf - they always have your interests at heart. Netball Wellington has many to thank and I wish to recognize the continual work of our Life Members, Service Awards holders and those who volunteer their service and support for Netball Wellington Centre and the great game of netball. I would like to congratulate Gayle Hare and Martha Taru on their Netball New Zealand Service Award this year. It was a great honour for Netball Wellington to support these nominations in recognition of the work, dedication and commitment that they both give to the game of netball. It has been such a privilege to be the Interim Chair this year, to work closely with Sue. I look forward to us taking the opportunities open to us to shine in the coming year. Everyone can feel very proud of all that has been achieved by our Centre this year across all of our competitions and activities. Here’s to 2020! Nicki Zande Interim Chairperson, Netball Wellington Centre TOP PERFORMANCE ● FAIR PLAY ● NURTURING ● ENJOYMENT ● COMMITMENT ● INTEGRITY 3 NETBALL OPERATIONS It has been a real privilege to once again lead the Centre and the team here at Netball Wellington through another year of successes both on and off the court. Like all successes you have challenges along the way, and it is the challenges that we as a team have embraced the biggest learnings from and grown what we do and how we do it. We continued to look at what our wide and diverse community needs were so that we could offer as many touch points as we could through our programmes and competitions. Our community needs come from the work that our Satellites - Motu Kairangi, Northern Suburbs and Wellington West - administer in the year 1 to 8 age group, and what we offer at ASB Sports Centre and also our Hataitai Venue. The structures and plans that we implemented in 2018 for our programmes were built on over 2019. The alignment to Netball NZ recommendations for each age group to support individuals in accordance to their age and ability has guided us well in ensuring that our communities are connecting well and continue to enjoy the game of netball. Hearing comments that our futureFERN players are coming through with increased skills at a younger age, and parents have a better understanding of the game and embracing the fun factor, is music to our ears. The follow on from this alignment to our Emerging Talent space has continued to grow. We have sound knowledge on our players, coaches and officials and how best we can work with these individuals so that they are achieving the goals personally and as a Centre. The support from Wellington City Council and Sport Wellington in our Emerging Talent space, where 12 players are supported by High Performance Sport NZ and Sandra Edge to prepare them for the next step up the in their pathway. This foundational work helps to support the Netball NZ and Netball Central Zone pathway with a core group of NWC players being named in the Te Wānanga o Raukawa Central Pulse and Netball Central National League teams, and Silver Fern squads and teams. Our officials are also being named for National and International fixtures. We say this every year, but it is by no means a repetitive message without meaning. We have a solid base of volunteers within Netball Wellington Centre. We thank them sincerely for the time they put in and their dedication to the game of netball. We operate as efficiently and effectively due to the contribution of these outstanding individuals. You are all integral members of our whānau and your involvement in the game of netball is appreciated immensely. I would also like to sincerely thank - John, Jo, Kylie, Maria, Renee, Sandra and Ray who have continued on with passion and commitment to the game of netball and the Centre. To our team of casual staff members – Jasmine Diack, Matisse Tiatia, Charlotte Cordwell, Hannah Geale, Maggie Quinn and Hope Arahanga - thank you for your steadfast support to the Centre. A huge thank you to our past Chair Karen Fifield and interim Chair Nicki Zande, President Fatulatetele Tolo, and Board members Karen Harvey, Fiona Cassidy, Gayle Hare, Belinda Wotton, Danielle Hannan. Frances Duffin, Anthony Karauria and Board intern Daphne Martinez. Your strategic guidance, expertise and support has provided us with a solid framework to work to and helped drive the successes we have achieved. Sue Geale General Manager – Netball Wellington Centre TOP PERFORMANCE ● FAIR PLAY ● NURTURING ● ENJOYMENT ● COMMITMENT ● INTEGRITY 4 OBITUARY’S It was with great sadness that we said farewell to 2 of our long serving members. Both ladies will be sorely missed by many of our netball community members. Mary Smith - 27 March 2019. Gail Toomer - 9 September Mary was well connected to 2019. Gail was well known and SMOG and our NWC respected by our SCOG netball Representative teams. club members. FACILITIES Hataitai Park Hataitai continues to be the home of our winter competition minor collegiate grades (4 to 8) and the inter-satellite intermediate competition, coach and umpire development workshops, centre and club meetings, representative team trainings, spring and summer Twilight Competitions, junior fun fests, plus showcasing the history of Netball Wellington Centre. We have a great facility with a variety of spaces available for hire including a large upstairs area, an upstairs boardroom, small meeting room and a downstairs room on offer. Hataitai hosts events such as prize-giving’s, private functions, seminars & workshops, indoor trainings, planning meetings, general meetings, Christmas functions, club welcomes, to name just a few. We would like to see our facility used more so please get in touch with our staff if you have any queries. ASB Sports Centre The Centre remains one of the highest users of the ASB Sport Centre fully utilising 12 courts as part of our Saturday winter competition for our Premier, Premier Reserve, Senior and Collegiate 1-3 grades. Also for three nights a week for our twilight competitions, Intermediate and College League and development programmes, emerging talent groups, umpiring development, school holiday programmes, and school coaches programmes for year 1-8.