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South Auckland youth graduate leadership programme
21/12/2011
Manukau Leisure Services
A dozen carefully selected South Auckland youth have graduated from the second annual AMP’d leadership programme. The young leaders were identified from the AMP’d drop in programme, which provides free sport and recreation for 11 to 17-year-olds ...
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Ofa Hakeai, winner - junior discus
Throw For Gold collect 4 Gold at Nationals
21/12/2011
Find Your Field of Dreams
Three young Manukau athletes recently provided clear proof that the future of shot and discus throwing is in safe hands.
Sisters Tina and Ofa Hakeai (Auckland Girls Grammar) and Sam Ulufonua (Auckland Grammar) won four gold medals between them ...
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AMP’d recognised at Manurewa Youth Workers’ Awards
13/12/2011
Approximately 250 people attended the 2011 Manurewa Youth Workers’ Awards, which is held every two years at Te Matariki Clendon Community Centre and Library to honour the work of youth workers in the young, vibrant community.
This year AMP’d, a ...
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Breaker's veteran CJ Bruton
Breakers impress local kids at Otara Leisure
28/11/2011
Manukau Leisure Services
On Tuesday 15 November, for the second year running, the SKYCITY NZ Breakers took time out to play an exhibition basketball game against local children from Otara primary schools.
The impressive Breakers line-up included key players Tom ...
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Students Celebrate New Complex
Primary Sport Kicks Sports Complex Into Action
13/10/2011
The new $1 million sports complex at Redoubt North Primary School in Manukau got off to a flying start today.
One of the key drivers of the development of the multi-purpose Silver Ferns Sports Complex is Primary Sport, one of the seven ...
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Community Swim delivers 200,000th free lesson
18/05/2011
Community Swim, the cornerstone project of Sir John Walker’s Find Your Field of Dreams Foundation, marked a major milestone today with its 200,000th swim lesson for Manukau youngsters.
The 200,000th swim lesson had even greater significance as it ...
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Throw for Gold
Shot put programme helps teens aim high
12/05/2011
Terry Maddaford, NZ Herald
Six months ago life was not easy and school was a low priority for Francis Tapusou. The 16-year-old had no idea what a shot put or discus even looked like.
But then, through the Sir John Walker-inspired Find Your Field Of Dreams and particularly ...
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Poliani Loi
South Auckland kids joining their teams
17/01/2011
Terry Maddaford, NZ Herald
Encouraged by the overwhelming success of a pilot programme aimed at having more South Auckland secondary school children playing sport, another three schools will be added to next year's initiative supported by the Sir John Walker Find Your Field ...
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Throw for Gold Programme Throws up a New Star
27/10/2010
Sir John Walker recently returned to his old stamping ground for the launch of his latest FIND YOUR FIELD OF DREAMS Foundation programme and was upstaged by a 16-year-old youngster.
Throw for Gold, the 7th programme to be launched by Sir John’s ...
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Siositina Hakeai
Next Kiwi golden girl aims for Olympics
23/10/2010
Amelia Wade, NZ Herald
She is 16 years old, 1.82m tall, number one in the world for discus throwers her age and tipped to be the next Valerie Adams in field athletics.
She dreams of standing on the podium at the Olympics and the Commonwealth Games with the New Zealand ...
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Community Swim gains speed with new bus
12/10/2010
Community Swim, the cornerstone project of the John Walker Find Your Field of Dreams Foundation, has recently gained new momentum with the addition of a fourth bus to transport a growing number of Manukau youngsters to their swim lessons.
The ...
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Clubs Capitalise on Club Smart Smarts
16/08/2010
More than 50 clubs in Manukau now benefit from Club Smart programme that helps them manage various issues including volunteer and member recruitment and retention, funding, facilities and legal responsibilities.
Club Smart is a partnership ...
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Manukau celebrates success of Community Swim
19/05/2010
The cornerstone project of the John Walker Find Your Field of Dreams Foundation, launched back in May 2008 by Manukau Mayor Len Brown, has gained national recognition.
Community Swim, the ground-breaking initiative that provides FREE lessons to ...
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Ricki Herbert heads back to school for Just Play
29/04/2010
All Whites coach Ricki Herbert will take a break from his FIFA World Cup™ training camp next week and go back to school.
It will be a brief but important visit on 5 May to Papatoetoe Central Primary (Herbert’s old school) where he will be joined ...
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Award is nice but Olympic hero's dream is of cash
27/04/2010
Dana Johannsen, NZ Herald
Sir John Walker's Find Your Field of Dreams foundation was one of the big winners at last night's Sport and Recreation sector awards. But it's not a pat on the back the Kiwi Olympic hero is after, it's cold hard cash.
On the same day his ...
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Walker foundation creates award-winning splash
27/04/2010
The Dominion Post
Endeavours by Sir John Walker to get 7000 South Auckland schoolchildren to swim have been honoured with an award.
Last night the "Find Your Field of Dreams" Foundation – set up by Sir John, a 1976 1500m Olympic champion – was awarded Sparc's ...
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Athletic legend returns to school for launch
25/03/2010
One of Manukau's favourite sons, Sir John Walker, will make a rare visit back to his old school next Tuesday (March 30) for the launch of the new John Walker Find Your Field Of Dreams programme, Secondary Sport.
Joining the former Olympic 1500m ...
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More Manukau youth to benefit from AMP’d
20/10/2009
An overwhelming response to the initial pilot introduced in Manurewa earlier this year has resulted in the John Walker ‘Find Your Field of Dreams’ Foundation confirming the launch of its AMP'd programme, designed to provide free sport and ...
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New sports programme to spark field of dreams
16/09/2009
More than 2400 school children in Manukau will have better access to regular sport at school, thanks to a new programme being launched by the John Walker ‘Find Your Field of Dreams’ Foundation.
To be launched on 24 September, Primary Sport is a ...
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Free Community Swim Programme Builds Confidence
1/07/2009
A year on from its launch, more than 7,000 children from 58 Manukau schools have benefited from the John Walker ‘Find Your Field of Dreams’ Foundation CommunitySwim programme.
The free learn-to-swim programme for all Year 3 students in Manukau, a ...
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Walker's last great race (NZ Herald)
16/05/2009
Monday morning. Papatoetoe Centennial Swimming Pool. Rain streaks the building's windows.
In the warmth inside, a line of wet-haired schoolboys wait to be bused back to class.
They are from Holy Cross, a neighbourhood primary school with a decile ...
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John Walker Honoured
Manukau's champ has a vision for city's kids
30/04/2009
One of Manukau’s champion athletes was honoured by the sporting and funding communities last week.
Mayor Len Brown and Prime Minister John Key hosted a luncheon on Friday to celebrate two high points the life of Olympian and Manukau city councillor ...
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Free sports and recreation for Manukau Youth
24/03/2009
The John Walker Find Your Field of Dreams Foundation is launching AMP’d, another exciting sports and recreation initiative for Manukau youth, this Friday, 27 March.
The AMP’d programme, developed to encourage youth to become more active and ...
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Free swim lessons extend to more children
5/01/2009
Following positive feedback, the John Walker Find Your Field of Dreams Foundation has now extended its Community Swim programme to include Year Four children in Manukau, almost doubling the capacity of the programme.
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The beautiful game LA Galaxy vs Oceania All Stars
12/11/2008
The John Walker Find Your Field of Dreams Foundation is being launched region-wide at the LA Galaxy exhibition soccer game on 6 December.
The Foundation is one of two charitable organisations involved in this event, the other being ...
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New initiative launched
20/10/2008
John Walker Find Your Field of Dreams Foundation launched its second initiative, Club Smart, in association with Counties Manukau Sport at Papatoetoe Softball Club’s Juniors training at White Park, Pah Road, Papatoetoe.
Club Smart aims to improve ...
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Walker foundation creates award-winning splash
19/05/2010
The Dominion Post
Endeavours by Sir John Walker to get 7000 South Auckland schoolchildren to swim have been honoured with an award.
Last night the "Find Your Field of Dreams" Foundation – set up by Sir John, a 1976 1500m Olympic champion – was awarded Sparc's annual ...
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Free bus for Manukau kids
Free buses a master stroke
14/11/2008
More Manukau kids can now get in the swim thanks to new free buses to take them to the pool.
The two buses are part of the Find Your Field of Dreams project to teach every year 3 pupil in the city to swim.
The project offers seven free swimming ...
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