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Parrs Park is a public recreational and sporting facility in Oratia, West Auckland, New Zealand.The park has lease arrangements with clubs and cultural organisations that have buildings and facilities on the perimeter and share the amenities of the park.
The principal governing legislation of Sport NZ is the Sport and Recreation New Zealand Act 2002. As a Crown entity, it is responsible to the Minister of Sport and Recreation via its board of directors. Section 8 of the Act sets out the functions of Sport New Zealand as the following: [1]
The Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park was visited by 8% of the Wellington population in 2003 according to research carried out by the Wellington City Council. It has received a recreation award from the New Zealand Recreation Association and two conservation awards from the New Zealand Department of Conservation.
In 2013, the Papatoetoe Sports Centre was recognised as the Most Outstanding Recreation Facility in New Zealand at the 2013 New Zealand Recreation Association (NZRA) Awards in Rotoura. [43] Kolmar Sports Centre functions as the Home of Southern district sports and the community (see table below).
Sport New Zealand is the main government agency responsible for governing sport and recreation in New Zealand. It was established in 2003 by the Sport and Recreation New Zealand Act 2002, consolidating three agencies into one, and was known as Sport and Recreation New Zealand (SPARC) until February 2012.
A recreation reserve is a type of New Zealand protected area owned by the New Zealand Government [citation needed] and reserved mainly for sporting or recreational activities. [1] Many provide public access to coastlines, lakes and rivers. [ 2 ]
At 94 hectares (230 acres), it is one of New Zealand's largest parks, of a size as has not been established since the Auckland Domain in the 1840s. [2] The park was created from a part of a large parcel of dairy farming land the Manukau City Council bought from the Anglican Church Trust Board, at $2.9 million for 290 hectares (720 acres) total. [1]
A cycle tourist at Island Saddle between the Wairau Valley and Hanmer Springs in New Zealand. Cycling in New Zealand is the 5th most popular form of active recreation (9% cycled in the last week), [1] but a very marginal commuting mode, with the share hovering around 1–3% in most major cities. This is due to a number of factors, principally ...