Hockey New Zealand's National Spaces and Places Strategy focuses on enhancing accessibility, sustainability, and community engagement in hockey facilities and participation.
This forward-looking framework reimagines how hockey is delivered across Aotearoa, ensuring the game becomes more accessible, affordable, inclusive, and sustainable. As the sporting landscape evolves, the strategy challenges traditional facility and delivery models, focusing on innovative approaches that better reflect the diverse needs of our communities.
The National Spaces & Places Strategy is shaped by principles that aim to open and grow the game. These include promoting equitable access, supporting diversity, and ensuring facilities genuinely serve their communities. Evidence-based decision-making guides investment and development, while collaboration and partnerships help build connected networks that maximise the value of existing and future spaces. Sustainability—both environmental and financial—is central, and the strategy recognises the powerful social value hockey brings to communities across Aotearoa.
The strategy provides a clear roadmap for addressing the facilities challenges facing hockey in New Zealand. By reimagining how and where we play, and embracing flexible and innovative solutions, we aim to create a more inclusive, accessible, and sustainable future for the sport. Together, we can grow participation, inspire new players, and ensure hockey thrives for generations to come.
