Russell Elmers

As the country hosts a series of major sporting events over the next few years, Sport New Zealand is leading a project called 'In Our Backyard' with the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment and four national sporting organisations to further shape learning with sport in schools and kura.

The project complements the Healthy Active Learning initiative, a collaboration between Sport New Zealand and the Ministries of Health and Education, within the context of the Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy, to improve the wellbeing of tamariki through healthy eating and drinking and quality physical activity.