Active Families aid the Jones's success

One Johnsonville family, the ‘Jones’s’, will be taking part in the 2012 AMI Round the Bays 7km Fun Run/ Walk.  They have been on a fantastic journey, starting from when they signed up to Sport Wellington’s Green Prescription Active Families Programme, contracted by the Ministry of Health.  They aim to help you and your children to get active and learn about healthy eating.

Mya Jones, 7, is the youngest.  Her mum, Justine, is incredibly supportive of the programme and both attend the weekly activity sessions in Johnsonville on Wednesday afternoons and are very engaged with the programme.

They decided to join in October 2010 after Justine had seen the programme in action in Porirua.   She successfully graduated from the programme December last year, but is staying on as a mentor for the newer families.

Since being on the programme Mya has become incredibly active and does something every day after school.  She said ‘I take part in Swimming, karate, tennis at school, netball (where mum and grandmother will be the coach) and I would also like to do Hip Hop’.

Kristine's Journey to Fitness - Stage One

The secrets to my success: 1. Being fed up with being overweight and having no energy, frustration can be a good motivator, as well as being tested for potential diabetes, that really helped me stop and think! 2. By experiencing a few big wake up calls with friends and family and their loss of life to Cancer ... and of course signing up with the Green Prescription.

Read the full story of Kristine "The Twigster" Twigley's  journey of weightloss, getting fit and changing her life! More

And she is not finished yet, find out about her plans to Grab Life in Stage Two here

Wellingtonians Can 'Run for Research' with the Malaghan Institute - AMI Round the Bays 2012

Sport Wellington is pleased to announce that the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research has come on board as the Official Charity Partner for the annual AMI Round the Bays fun run and walk.

Sport Wellington’s CEO Paul Cameron says “It is fantastic that Sport Wellington can support such a great, local institution. By aligning with another of AMI Insurance’s charity partners we are showing we are committed to standing alongside AMI Insurance, as they are committed to standing alongside one of Wellington’s iconic summer events.” More

AMI Round the Bays 2012 takes place on Sunday 26 February 2012. Registrations for 2012 will open on Friday 11 November and participants will be able to register to ‘run for research’ at amiroundthebays.co.nz

Sport Wellington brings on ISC Lenco as an apparel supplier and event partner

We are pleased to announce that ISC Lenco has come on board as a partner of Sport Wellington.

This partnership includes ISC Lenco as the principal apparel supplier for sport Wellington, naming rights for the ISC Lenco Half Marathon as part of AMI Round the Bays and as associate sponsor of the Logan Brown Volunteer and Coach of the Month Awards.

In joining up with AMI Round the Bays ISC Lenco is now in step with of one of New Zealand’s iconic fun runs and will provide quality merchandise and customised team wear to the 11,000+ participants who take part each year.

As an associate sponsor of the Logan Brown Volunteer and Coach of the month Award we are looking forward to ISC Lenco working closely with the many Wellington clubs, schools and businesses that are associated with Sport Wellington.

ISC Lenco has 35 years in the sportswear industry and is a leading New Zealand manufacturer of quality uniform and sports apparel. www.isclenco.co.nz

How is KiwiSport funding making an impact?

Courtesy of Kiwisport funding through Sport Wellington, Activation, the Upper Hutt City Council Community Recreation team have been focusing on secondary school leavers, club development and the transition in and out of college sport. More

Ki-o-Rahi an ancient and exhilarating Maori game

On Saturday 1 October the Ki -o-Rahi Poneke (Wellington City) Festival took place at Wakefield Park, Island Bay, it started to the sound of Maori flutes and waiata.

The day was a great way to support the development of a fast growing sport, one that has a long history in Aotearoa. The number of young people playing Ki-o-Rahi on the day is heartening and the sport was represented from the playground to the podium; with Wellington winning the inter-provincial test match against Whanganui 7-5. More

Check out Facebook and Twitter for more details and photos from the event.

Smiles all round at Ki-o-Rahi Poneke festival

On Saturday 1 October Wellington held its first ever Ki-o-Rahi Poneke festival. More

The highlight of the day was all the kids that participated in the game, with many past and present Active Families kids participating!

The theme of the day was manaakitanga and the Active Families game was a great example of how much respect there was for everyone’s cultures, beliefs and actions.

Great results from the annual Active Families survey

Sport Wellington continues to run a Ministry of Health contracted Active Families programme in the Wellington area. The programme targets children who have issues with overweight and obesity, and/or children and their families for whom physical activity and nutrition advice, opportunities and support would improve their health.

The success of the Active Families programme is measured by the performance of the contract holders against 11 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).  More

Porirua Active Families Leaders

Akilah, Waimirirangi, John and Hemi – along with their families, recently graduated after 12 months on the Active Families Programme.

Instead of leaving, they were brought back this term as Active Family Leaders. More

Mya takes on the world...

Mya began taking part in Active Families last year and since then Mya has become more confident and willing to try new things.

Through Active Families, Mya has had the chance to be involved in Round the Bays, The 5km Heart Foundation Walk and The Magic Mile. She loved doing them all. More

Adaptive football day achieves its goals

On Sunday 28 August 35 young people with a disability had a go at playing football in Lower Hutt which was adapted to meet the needs of all players.  The event was an initiative of Halberg Trust, Sport Wellington and SportZone Football and aimed to introduce football to young people with a physical, sensory or intellectual impairment. More

ASB Sports Centre

ASB Sports Centre

12 Years in the making but well worth the wait..

The ASB Sports Centre in Kilbirnie, Wellington has now opened. The occasion was the result of 12 long years of advocacy, consultation and planning capped off by 18 months of feverish construction.  Media Release

Halberg Trust Sport Access Gold Award

On Thursday 11^th August, Upper Hutt City’s H2O Xtream Aquatics facility celebrated the prestigious GOLD Sport Access Award from the Halberg Trust.

The Halberg Sports Access Award officially recognises sports facilities that offer inclusive access for people with disabilities. The Award aims to enhance the lives of New Zealanders with disabilities by better enabling them to participate in sport and recreation. More

Prescription to be active continues to succeed

Health Minister Tony Ryall says the latest survey results show a Government initiative to get people active still having positive results after twelve years.

A Green Prescription is a health professional's written advice for a patient to be physically active as part of their health management. The top three reasons patients are given a Green Prescription are weight problems, high blood pressure/risk of stroke and diabetes. Over 32,000 adults received a Green Prescription in the last 12 months. More

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Green Prescription Presentation

Donna Congalton, Green Prescription Programme Support at Sport Wellington, recently delivered a presentation at the Agencies for Nutrition Action Conference in Auckland.

Donna’s presentation focused on the GRx Healthy Lifestyle programme. The programme offers inactive people an opportunity to improve their wellbeing by trying new activities, learning about nutrition and being part of a motivating group in a supportive environment.

Another Success with Green Prescription

I have always been overweight. Just recently it got really bad. I had put on 30kg in about two years. I wasn’t enthusiastic about anything.  In the end, I went to my doctor. He knew I didn’t want to use medication, and that I wanted to make lifestyle changes that stuck, so he suggested a green prescription (GRx)

This year, I have lost 9 kg and for the first time in my life I am enjoying exercising. Full Story