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Snapshot for May – Green Prescription – Stanmore Bay

In May 2017, the Stanmore Bay Leisure Centre’s Wellbeing Wednesdays & Super Saturdays Green Prescription programme has supported clients in Hibiscus Coast through individual consultations with Harbour Sport’s GRx Community Support Advisor:  25 NEW GRx clients in...

Snapshot for May – Green Prescription – Glenfield

In May 2017, the Green Prescription (GRx) programme at the Glenfield Leisure Centre in the Kaipatiki area has supported: 66 NEW GRx clients during May, through individual consultations with Harbour Sport’s GRx Community Support Advisor. During May, the programme has...

Whangaparaoa School – Teacher cycle skills instructor training

Whangaparaoa School Teacher cycle skills instructor training   Background Harbour Sport partners with ‘Bike On’ Charitable Trust to support schools to build bike tracks, purchase bikes and helmets, and facilitate the training of students and staff in...

Richard Pocock – Green Prescription

Richard Pocock – Green Prescription Background Richard Pocock grew up in Christchurch and had always dedicated his time to helping others. He took on a career in surf lifesaving and this kept him extremely fit. He moved to Auckland with his wife in 1981, where...

Toolkit for Implementing a “Bikes in Schools” Project

“To enable decile 1 school children to receive the positive social impacts of riding a bike regularly” In 2010 Paul McArdle and his wife, Meg Frater, were recognised for their contribution to increasing cycling in New Zealand at the ASB Cycle Friendly Awards where...