HE Toa Taua - Stronger Together
We lead, support, and connect our Harbour community through physical activity, sport, hauora, and cultural engagement — championing inclusivity, with a focus on the least active, while upholding Māori as tangata whenua
STRATEGIC PLAN 2025 - 2030
Our Areas of Focus
Capability
We provide guidance and support to build individual and organisational capability
What Does Success Look Like?
- A resilient, well-equipped sport and recreation sector
- Improved hauora of the local community
- Widely recognised and embedded health and wellbeing programmes
What We Will Deliver
- Access to high-quality resources and training
- Increased participation and leadership opportunities for diverse communities
- Community-led approach, targeting the inactive
- Building capability to deliver physical activity outcomes in their communities
- Strengthened collaboration with local organisations, health and education providers and council
- Increased provider capacity and participant access to our health and wellbeing programmes
Connection
We connect our community
What Does Success Look Like?
- Enhanced collaboration and knowledge-sharing across our community
- Harbour Sport is recognised as a trusted and influential voice in our community
- Health, sport, and recreation initiatives are integrated into our community
What We Will Deliver
- Regular forums, networking events, and collaborative initiatives to strengthen the sector
- Valued partnerships with key stakeholders
- Deliver and support quality events that connect our community
- Advocacy for and on behalf of our community
- Networks and communities of learning
- Targeted outreach and promotional campaigns
- Meaningful engagement with targeted communities
Participation
We create, provide and promote opportunities to participate
What Does Success Look Like?
- Increased retention and participation rates across all sporting, recreation, and hauora initiatives
- We deliver high-quality events that inspire participation
Organisational Excellence
Our area of focus organisational excellence We strive for organisational excellence in a sustainable way what does success look like? Strong governance, ethical leadership, and transparent decision-making Honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi Diverse and sustainable funding base An employer of choice with a highly engaged workforce what we will deliver 1.1 1.2 Best-practice governance frameworks Leadership that is honest and transparent at all organisational levels We are committed to honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi through the principles of Kāwanatanga, Tino Rangatiratanga, and Ōritetanga, ensuring an inclusive and holistic approach that extends beyond the following commitments: 2.1 Kāwanatanga – Foster meaningful relationships and consult with iwi, hapū, and Māori organisations to ensure their voices shape our policies and programmes 2.2 2.3 3.1 4.1 Tino Rangatiratanga – Commit to bilingual and bicultural practices, integrating te reo Māori and tikanga into our workplace and programmes Ōritetanga – Actively work to remove barriers to Māori participation in sport, recreation, and hauora Long-term financial stability through diversified revenue streams An environment that attracts, retains and develops skilled and engaged staff and volunteers 4.2 A values-driven culture through leadership and engagement initiatives
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Our Team
