| 22 Dec 04 |
- 2005 Scholarships for Coaches
- A record 100 Prime Minister's High Performance Coach Scholarships have been awarded to support New Zealand’s top coaches next year, Sport and Recreation Minister Trevor Mallard announced today. more
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| 10 Dec 04 |
- SPARC provides swimming major boost
- Swimming New Zealand received a major boost today with the announcement that SPARC will invest a minimum of $4.5 million over the next four years. more
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| 6 Dec 04 |
- SPARC Future Champions Announced
- 562 athletes from 192 secondary schools were recognised today as SPARC Future Champions. more
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| 29 Nov 04 |
- Kayak race launches sport risk management guidelines
- A kayak race between ACC Minister Ruth Dyson and a team from SPARC launched the new Guidelines for Risk Management in Sport and Recreation with a splash today.
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| 4 Nov 04 |
- National Push Play Day's Here Again
- "Get out, get active and have fun" is the call for this year's National Push Play Day being celebrated on Friday, 5 November. more
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| 2 Nov 04 |
- Parliament on the move for Push Play Day
- Sport and Recreation Minister Trevor Mallard has put his feet where his mouth is, mid-way through a Push Play challenge between Labour MPs and the parliamentary press gallery in the lead-up to Push Play Day. more
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| 31 Oct 04 |
- Sir Terry McLean National Sports Journalism Awards 2004 - Winners Announced
- Fifteen of New Zealand's top sports journalists and photographers were winners tonight at the annual Sir Terry McLean National Sports Journalism Awards. more
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| 20 Oct 04 |
- Sir Terry McLean National Sports Journalism Awards
- The finalists for the 2004 Sir Terry McLean National Sports Journalism Awards have been selected and are listed below. more
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| 19 Oct 04 |
- New Zealand's Sporting Elite Honoured
- Sarah Ulmer, Hamish Carter, Peter Martin and members of the Black Sox and Silver Ferns teams were among 65 athletes and teams honoured tonight at the New Zealand Academy of Sport Gala Dinner in Auckland . more
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| 12 Oct 04 |
- SPARC Doubles Investment in Motorsports
- SPARC is set to double its investment in New Zealand motorsports to nearly $310,000 next year. MotorSport NZ, KartSport New Zealand, Motorcycling NZ, Speedway NZ and NZ Powerboat Federation all stand to gain from the decision. more
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| 5 Oct 04 |
- Active Schools
- SPARC has welcomed the Minister of Education's announcement today that physical activity is to be given a greater priority in schools. more
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| 2 Sep 04 |
- Kiwis First to Conquer Asia's Mighty Mekong River
- A Kiwi quest to complete the first known human-powered traverse of Asia's mighty Mekong River has been a success. more
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| 28 Jul 04 |
- Health, SPARC and Education Zero in on Children's Wellbeing
- Encouraging children to make healthy choices about what they eat and to be more active is the target of a memorandum of understanding jointly signed today by the Ministries of Education and Health and Sport and Recreation New Zealand (SPARC). more
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| 26 Jul 04 |
- Talent Identification and Development
- A lack of success at a young age doesn't mean a child won't become a champion; deliberate practice is as important as innate talent; and the acquisition of basic motor skills in early childhood is crucial, are findings revealed today by a new SPARC-commissioned Talent Identification and Development Taskforce. more
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| 15 Jul 04 |
- New Programme to Transform Coaching in New Zealand
- A key part of SPARC's strategy to create a world class coaching environment in New Zealand was revealed today with the announcement of an innovative programme called CoachForce. more
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| 12 Jul 04 |
- SPARC Welcomes Work-Life Balance Report
- A new report on Kiwi's attitudes to work-life balance reveals that many consider recreation and leisure time very important but work commitments can get in the way. more
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| 8 Jul 04 |
- SPARC invests $1 million in Active Communities
- $1 million has been awarded under the SPARC Active Communities Investment Scheme to projects aimed at getting Kiwis active at a local level. more
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| 8 Jul 04 |
- Sport and Recreation Funding Directory
- Organisations involved in sport and recreation are set to benefit from a new directory of funding sources made available by SPARC at www.fis.org.nz/sparc/ more
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| 24 Jun 04 |
- SPARC welcomes Healthy Eating Healthy Action plan
- SPARC has welcomed the release of the Health Eating Healthy Action implementation plan by Health Minister Annette King today. more
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| 23 Jun 04 |
- Integrating Maori and Sporting Culture
- SPARC commends the New Zealand Olympic Committee for the leadership it has shown in reflecting the unique identity of the New Zealand Olympic Team. more
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| 21 Jun 04 |
- Funding Boost Secures Future of Green Prescriptions
- PHARMAC and SPARC have boosted funding of the Green Prescriptions programme that last year encouraged nearly 6,000 Kiwis to improve their health through physical activity, bringing total funding to $1.4 million this year. more
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| 17 Jun 04 |
- Low Awareness that Physical Activity Reduces Risk of Cancer
- A mere 38% of adult New Zealanders agree that regular physical activity decreases the risk of cancer, and only 51% agree that eating fruit and vegetables does. more
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| 3 Jun 04 |
- Back pain initiative welcomed by SPARC
- A new ACC initiative encouraging New Zealanders to be active in managing back pain has been welcomed by SPARC (Sport and Recreation New Zealand). more
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| 31 May 04 |
- Government Funds New Grants for Elite Athletes
- The government is backing New Zealand’s elite athletes with a new multi-million dollar grants system, Sport and Recreation Minister Trevor Mallard announced today. more
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| 28 May 04 |
- Government Backs Healthy and Active NZ with Extra Funding
- The government is investing more money into building a healthy and active New Zealand with an injection of an extra $30 million for vote sport and recreation, bringing total funding to $220 million for the sector over the next four years. more
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| 24 May 04 |
- SPARC announces major investment in Netball New Zealand
- Netball New Zealand received a major boost today with the announcement by SPARC of a $3.69m investment over the next four years. more
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| 10 May 04 |
- Early Childhood Physical Activity Vital to the Development of Brain and Body
- Both brain and body development are strongly affected by early childhood experiences of physical movement, says a new SPARC (Sport & Recreation New Zealand) resource being released as part of National Well Child Week. more
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| 28 Apr 04 |
- 2003 SPARC Volunteer Coach of the Year Announced
- The 2003 SPARC Volunteer Coach of the Year and the winner of a trip to the Australian Institute of Sport is Kaponga teacher Rachael Gibbons, announced SPARC today. more
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| 26 Apr 04 |
- SPARC to invest $30 million in Regional Sports Trusts
- SPARC will increase its investment in Regional Sports Trusts by $3 million per year over the next three years, bringing its investment to $30 million over this period, announced SPARC CE Nick Hill today. more
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| 23 Apr 04 |
- Kiwi Adventurers Aim for World-First Traverse of the Mighty Mekong River
- A long-awaited Kiwi quest to achieve a world-first traverse of the mighty Mekong River commences today with the departure of the SPARC Hillary Expedition team for the River's newly discovered source in the plateau of Tibet. more
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| 19 Feb 04 |
- Ian Ferguson takes SPARC Leadership Award at Halbergs
- Ian Ferguson has been awarded the SPARC Leadership Award at the Halbergs in recognition of his superb contribution to New Zealand sport both on and off the water. more
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| 29 Jan 04 |
- SPARC Reveals Key Motivators and Barriers to Physical Activity
- A new SPARC (Sport and Recreation New Zealand) study has revealed the key motivators and barriers to physical activity experienced by inactive people - an estimated 1.3 million adult New Zealanders. more
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