Sport and Recreation New Zealand
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| Jurisdiction | New Zealand |
| Headquarters | 86 Customhouse Quay, Wellington, New Zealand 41°17′26″S 174°46′56″E / 41.290589°S 174.782154°E |
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| Website | www |
Sport New Zealand (Sport NZ) is a New Zealand crown entity responsible for governing sport and recreation in New Zealand.
Sport NZ believes sport is an integral part of New Zealand's culture and way of life. The organisation believes whether New Zealanders are playing, coaching, refereeing, volunteering, managing or supporting – the power of sport helps bind communities and the nation together. The organisation also believes sport enriches the economy, improves wellbeing, helps children’s bodies and minds develop, and it makes people more resilient as communities and individuals.
With this in mind, Sport NZ’s vision is to ensure that all New Zealanders have access to sport wherever they live, whoever they are and whatever their ability. The organisation’s wants to see more kids and more adults in sport and recreation, and more winners on the world stage through their subsidiary High Performance Sport New Zealand, which deals with elite athletes.
Sport NZ's vision is 'Everyone, every day, enjoying and excelling though sport and recreation. Sport NZ's mission is 'Creating a sport and recreation environment where more New Zealanders participate, support and win. To achieve these, Sport NZ takes a lead role by providing direction to all sports organisations and challenging the sport and recreation sector to continually improve. They work to help their partners, such as national and regional sports organisations or regional sports trusts, strive to reach their fullest potential for the good of all New Zealanders.
The principal governing legislation of Sport NZ is the Sport and Recreation New Zealand Act 2002. As a Crown entity, it is responsible to the Minister of Sport and Recreation via its Board of Directors.
Section 8 of the Act sets out the functions of Sport New Zealand as the following:
High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ) is the subsidiary of Sport New Zealand responsible for governing New Zealand's high performance sport programme. It was formed in 2011 following the merger of Sport New Zealand's high performance unit with the country's two academies of sport.
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