Days are still warm and nights balmy, but winter sports musters have been and gone, and sports clubs volunteers are beating the streets to find funding for the coming season... more...

As a result of feedback we had been receiving from RSO’s, Clubs and Schools, Sport Waikato developed a new resource that can assist you in your management of sport volunteers.... more...

Calling all Community Coaches! If you coach at youth level this is a must attend coaches conference.... more...

Find out where and when these are happening in your district.... more...

Fast Feet and Nutrition workshops available in your area. Click here for venues and dates... more...

An overview of the Trust Waikato funded SportsForce programme... more...

This month we feature an interview with ex-player Peter Martin... more...

And be in to win $1000 for your club! 10 prizes of 1000 to be won every month when you open a Star Banking Package... more...

This booklet has been created to give you key dates for the WRU Coach Development Programme. The Waikato Rugby Union is very proud of its coach development system and is looking forward to providing opportunities for coaches wanting to further enhance their skills as a coach... more...

The SkyCity Hamilton Fundraising Expo is a little different to your traditional 'Funding Expo' in that it focuses on things you can do other than apply for grants... more...

Frequently asked questions... more...

Sport Waikato was proud to win two categories at the 2009 Westpac Waikato Business Excellence Awards last week. more...

This month we feature interviews with athletics coach Debbie Strange and rugby trainer Wally Rifle more...

This month we feature interviews from athletics coach Debbie Strange and rugby trainer Wally Rifle more...

Frequently asked questions about the Trust Waikato-funded SportsForce programme more...

It’s not quite bringing the Mountain to Mohammed, but it is bringing Sand to the City! more...

Some smaller gaming machine societies caused alarm with sports groups when they said they could no longer make grants to sport - but Department of Internal Affairs says most will continue to do so. more...

The Department of Inland Revenue has published this set of guidelines about payments to volunteers in reimbursement of their expenses. more...

What could the Financial Reporting Act Review mean for sporting organisations? more...

The 2009 sports awards season is upon us and at Sport Waikato we are again pleased to be involved in celebrating the sporting achievements, talent and effort in our communities. more...

You will be well aware of the importance of offering our communities fun opportunities to stay active so on Sunday 15 November we are doing just that... more...

Coaching and Administration Qualification. Sports clubs in New Zealand rely on the hard work and dedication of coaches and administrators who are often volunteers. Without these willing workers, most clubs could not succeed... more...

SportsForce Development Officers are employed across 16 of the larger sporting codes. The area they cover is vast, from the tip of the Coromandel to southern towns like Tokoroa and Taumarunui... more...

I’m pleased to announce the establishment of a new business called “Mobile Coach”. The idea behind Mobile Coach comes from my International experience as an athlete, coach & HP Manager... more...

The 2009 SPARC Volunteer Coach of the Year nominations have now closed and record numbers were received nationally and locally.... more...

SportsGround provides free comprehensive websites for NZ sporting organisations, clubs and schools. They are simple to use and provide a great fund-raising tool to promote your club and increase revenue. Sport Waikato is providing free training workshops to show how a great website can be developed and work for your club... more...

This month we feature interviews from swim coach Graham Smith and ex rugby league player Riki Muru... more...

This season Waikato have adopted the phrase “Our club, Our community.” The tagline was created in part to recognise the amazing support we received from the Waikato and particularly the Football Community last season but to me it also speaks volumes about where we would like to head moving forward... more...

And be in to win $1000 for your club! 10 prizes of 1000 to be won every month when you open a Star Banking Package. more...

Grassroots rugby has taken a bit of a beating in the media lately after the unacceptable behaviour of a few so-called supporters. more...

Most sporting organisations highlight the lack of volunteers as key issues for them and Netball Waikato is no different. However, this did not stop them from thinking outside the square and come up with a new source... more...

My confidence that sport is sustainable springs from my own experience when my sport lost access to funding in around 2001. I had to work out how to make Mt Vic Dojo self-sustaining or risk a bankruptcy (expensive lease agreement)... more...

In the past few issues of The Spectator, we have been keeping you up to date with a new resource being developed to assist sporting organisations with managing their volunteers more effectively... more...

These golf clinics are designed to offer adults (staff, parents, friends, the general public) a 6 week course in golf at this premier training facility... more...

We are pleased to announce our new partnership with MediTrain Waikato through their 'Breathing Life into the Community' programme which gives your club the opportunity to fundraise through promoting first aid training. more...

This month we feature interviews from a recently retired hockey player and a fantastic football coach. more...

And be in to win $1000 for your club! 10 prizes of 1000 to be won every month when you open a Star Banking Package. more...

Keeping it together on the sideline: The winter sport season is getting underway and across the Waikato children are preparing to get out there, have fun and try their very best at whichever sport they choose... more...

Beginning this issue, we will be interviewing some past players and current coaches to find out what they are doing now and things about their careers you may not know. In this issue, we feature former Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic Captain, Silver Fern and New Zealand Women's Touch Captain Amigene Metcalfe, as well as current Waikato Pistons Caoch and New Zealand Breakers Assistant Coach Dean Vickerman. more...

Sport Waikato understands the important role volunteers play in sport and the issues that you all face in this area. To assist you in your volunteer management, we are currently developing a user friendly resource... more...

Sport Waikato are holding a number of Coach courses throughout the Waikato region in the next few months. These courses will provide you with some useful tips on how to become a better coach. more...

SportsForce is a programme managed by Sport Waikato and funded most significantly by Trust Waikato that reaches right across the Waikato. It focuses on junior and grassroots sport and, as its major goal, wants to increase participation levels. more...

Reach for the 'Star' with SBS and win $1000 for your club! more...

Ruraltrader.co.nz is a new farming website based in the Waikato area of New Zealand. The website is ‘by farmers for farmers’. more...

In June, Sport Waikato will be inviting local sports leaders into focus group meetings, to hear what is happening in community level sport. more...

Volunteers are the heart of sport and we want them to know they’re loved. Nominate someone to win them a one hour massage voucher from MuscleWorx. more...

The former Manchester United and England player will share the highs and lows of playing in the professional era, as well as his insights of the game today. more...