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Recreation Aotearoa has made, and continues to make, written submissions to dozens of Council Long Term Plans (LTPs), with comprehensive submissions made to the largest Councils. 

Recreation Aotearoa is on a journey to providing a website that is accessible to all our members and recreation professionals across Aotearoa New Zealand.

Recreation Sport Leisure Consultancy (RSL) have announced Global Leisure Group (GLG) have joined RSL, marking the beginning of a new chapter in sport and recreation consultancy in Aotearoa.

We’re excited to announce our new partnership with Xyst! Xyst supports local government and other agencies with planning and management of parks, open spaces and community facilities. With 30 parks and recreation specialist consultants across Aotearoa, Australia and Canada, Xyst can help you with trees and trails to project and asset management – and everything in between. Find out more about Xyst ...

Over the next 12 months the Recreation Aotearoa Board, supported by our Māori Navigation Group Te Kāhui Kura Māori will be undertaking a review of the Recreation Aotearoa Constitution to consider what changes might be required to further enact the organisation’s commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

On Thursday 2 November, Recreation Aotearoa Te Whai Oranga celebrated some of the best and brightest in the New Zealand recreation industry with the 2023 Recreation Awards.

ActiveXchange, the leading data intelligence provider for the sector, has extended their partnership for three more years with Recreation Aotearoa, the peak body for recreation in New Zealand, where they will continue to collaborate on initiatives to increase community outcomes and build advocacy opportunities.

We are excited to announce the nominees for the 2023 Recreation Awards! The awards celebrate the best and brightest of Aotearoa's recreation industry, recognising excellence, innovation, and effectiveness of outstanding activity within the recreation sector.

For those that were a part of the recent WAVES conference held in Palmerston North you may have heard from Phil Waggott about the new early years parent led approach to swimming and water safety.

Over the next 12 months the Recreation Aotearoa Board, supported by our Māori Navigation Group, Te Kāhui Kura Māori will be undertaking a review of the Recreation Aotearoa Constitution to consider what changes might be required to further enact the organisation’s commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi.