Community Consultation
Counties Manukau Sport consulted with the community through a variety of means between September and November 2009, including
- seven Community Consultation forums throughout the region
- meeting with all Secondary School sport co-ordinators
- forum for Regional Sports Organisations
- individual meetings with school principals
- meeting with the Chair of the School Trustees Association
- meeting with Vice President of the Primary Principals Association
- individual meetings with schools, clubs, community and sports organisations as requested
From these meetings, plus existing consultation material (including 2008 CMSport Stakeholder Survey, 2008 Community Sport Review and Market Research), an independent advisor put together a report which outlined the Counties Manukau community needs in relation to KiwiSport.
Findings from the report have shown that the Counties Manukau community have highlighted the following six priorities to increase sport opportunities and skill development for school-aged children
- Free sport activities
- Increase school club links
- Training of volunteers/parents
- Increasing the number of coaches
- Up skilling of coaching
- Localised sport to avoid travel issues
This consultation, and the findings from the consultation have helped to shape the direction that Counties Manukau Sport have taken with our KiwiSport Regional Partnership Fund.
