Annual Report

You’ll discover the outcomes and progress of some of our key initiatives and mahi aligned with our three strategic priorities. These are brought to life through impact stories from the communities we serve, showcasing how we’re working towards our 12-year strategic goal: improving hauora and wellbeing for individuals, whānau, and communities through increased physical activity.

Check out our previous Annual Reports in the Resource Hub.

On behalf of the Board and Nuku Ora staff I’m pleased to present our 2024- 2025 Annual report. The past year has been one of renewal on several fronts.

We launched into the start of the second quadrennial of our 12-year strategic plan with a new set of strategic priorities while also renewing a valued four-year partnership with Sport NZ. In tandem these actions have allowed us to continue our focus on addressing inequity of access to physical activity opportunities, helping more individuals, whanau, and communities to experience the many benefits of being active leading to improved wellbeing.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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Te Tiriti o Waitangi

Nuku Ora is advancing steadily on its Te Tiriti o Waitangi journey, demonstrating a strong organisational commitment to embedding Te Tiriti principles across governance, leadership, policy, and practice. Under the Te Taumata o Kupe maturity model, Nuku Ora achieved an overall score of 3.2, placing it in the Mana Motuhake stage—indicating established foundations and growing self-determination in its Tiriti-honouring approach.

Click here for the Nuku Ora Te Tiriti o Waitangi journey.

Regional Participation Landscape Spotlight on Rangatahi

We know that rangatahi participation is changing, particularly in terms of their participation preferences, physical activity habits, their motivations, and their perceived barriers.  

Rangatahi are clear about why being physically active is important to them as well as their expectations of the conditions required to ensure they have great physical activity experiences. This has implications for the delivery of sport and active recreation opportunities and supports the importance of understanding and responding to the needs and interests of rangatahi.  

Below is a visual representation of the physical activity participation trends for rangatahi. The information comes from the most recent data available showing 2022-2023 results. 

Click here to see a visual reprentation of rangatahi spotlight stats.​​​​​​​

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Some of our mahi under Strategic Priority: Quality Opportunities and Experiences

Some of our mahi under Strategic Priority 2: A Robust and Responsive Physical Activity System

Tēnā tatou katoa

This past year has been witness to a wide range of activities across the organisation as we looked to embed the new strategic priorities that were signed off at the end of the previous year. 

Click here to continue reading the Chair Report and Governance Statement​​​​​​​.