ActivePost

Our goal is to get more New Zealanders active, contributing to improved levels of health and wellness, benefiting individuals, communities and ultimately New Zealand.

Starting with a few key partners, we will over time, support a broad range of programmes and activities to reach and benefit as many New Zealanders as we can.

Read our latest media release - Getting Kiwi Kids Moving with Get Set Go

Get Set Go

Athletics New Zealand run a Fundamental Movement Skills programme for primary schools called Get Set Go. The programme has been proven on a small scale through regional trials and is now ready for national rollout.

Over time activity levels of New Zealand children have declined and by partnering with Athletics New Zealand and Regional Sports Trusts, New Zealand Post can help young people develop a love of sport and recreation that leads to lifelong participation. To achieve this, young people must learn fundamental movement skills, be confident that they can participate and have positive expectations.

Visit athletics.org.nz

Water Safety

Having fun in, on and around water is a significant part of the New Zealand way of life. We want to encourage people to get active and enjoy water based activity, but we want them to be safe. We have therefore teamed up with TVNZ to launch a national communications campaign to raise awareness of the need for water safety skills.

Together with Water Safety New Zealand we will also implement a communications strategy that utilises traditional and social Maori activities to develop and promote the importance of appropriate water safety skills, attitudes and behaviours to Maori at a time when they are over represented in drowning statistics.

Visit watersafety.org.nz
Watch the YouTube video Water Safety New Zealand campaign.

Waka Ama

We are pleased to be the national sponsor of Waka Ama, one of New Zealands fastest growing sports. New Zealand Post will work with Water Safety New Zealand and Waka Ama to promote the water safety message to New Zealanders and their communities regionally, while growing the numbers taking part across all ages.

Visit wakaama.co.nz

Patrick Bevin

Through our relationship with SKY Television and the SportConnect Programme, New Zealand Post is pleased to be supporting up-and-coming road cyclist Patrick Bevin (Paddy). Paddy is a 20-year-old rider from Taupo, currently racing on the tough North American circuit. Paddy, in just his second year as a pro is aiming to cement a career in the top echelon of road cyclists with goals of competing in the Tour de France and representing New Zealand at the 2012 Olympics.

Visit sportconnect.co.nz