Harbour Sport is proud to celebrate a powerful win at the 2025 Sport NZ Sport & Recreation Awards – taking home the Commercial Partnership Award alongside Harcourts Cooper & Co.
This award honours a shared commitment to strengthening communities through sport, play and recreation – impacting over 30,000 people each year across North Harbour.
Harbour Sport and Harcourts Cooper & Co Celebrate National Award for Championing Community Through Sport
Auckland, New Zealand – Harbour Sport, under the banner of He Toa Taua, proudly acknowledges the recognition of its partnership with Harcourts Cooper & Co at the 2025 Sport New Zealand Sport and Recreation Awards. The duo received the prestigious Commercial Partnership Award, honouring a powerful collaboration that continues to enrich lives through Play, Sport and Recreation across the North Harbour region.
The award celebrates the impact of a values-led partnership that has delivered over 40 community events annually, engaging more than 30,000 participants and investing nearly $390,000 into local sport and recreation initiatives.
At the heart of this success is Harcourts Cooper & Co’s unwavering commitment to the community. Their generous contributions – from supporting grassroots events like Shore to Shore, to club sponsorships across football, rugby, badminton and more – are a testament to their belief in building thriving, connected communities.
Harbour Sport General Manager Richard Casutt said,
“This award is a celebration of the spirit of collaboration. Our sincere thanks go to Martin Cooper and the Harcourts Cooper & Co team for their incredible support. Their alignment in values – around inclusivity, active lifestyles, and regional pride – has helped foster a place where people can belong, grow and thrive through sport.”
The partnership supports 13 community sport organisations, including:
- Shore to Shore (5,300 participants)
- North Shore Rugby, Northcote Rugby, Silverdale Rugby
- East Coast Bays, Takapuna, Birkenhead United Football Clubs
- Badminton North Harbour (with 120,000+ court bookings annually)
- North Harbour Rugby’s Rippa Festival (4,400 participants)
- Takapuna Beach Series, Run Series, Devonport Half Marathon, and Auckland Tuatara Basketball
This collective effort not only increases participation but strengthens social cohesion, supports youth development, and inspires community pride.
Harbour Sport looks forward to continuing this journey with Harcourts Cooper & Co – proving that when business and sport unite around shared purpose, powerful things happen.
