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2018
ANNUAL
REVIEW
NORTH SHORE EVENTS CENTRE
TRUST BOARD
BARFOOT & THOMPSON - NZ BADMINTON OPEN
OUR ULTIMATE GOAL... “To be recognised as a preferential multipurpose campus for both community & commercial sport & recreation across the region”
CHAIRS REPORT Taking over the role of Chairperson for the NSEC was never going to be a light task. Under the leadership of Chairman Wayne Miles for so many years it was a steady ship with clearly defined roles and expectations from Staff and Trustees. But change has taken place as the Trust Board has moved from its more administrative role to one of Governance. The urgent matter of the renewal of the Lease from RFA and of consequence the modification and modernisation of the Trust Deed and Constitution has been ably executed with the help of our newly appointed CEO Brian Blake together with Trust Board members led by Howard Johnson. No simple task. It took time, tenacity and an understanding of the core values as well as much debate and a willingness to get the best results for the community and core users of the Centre. Well done team and thanks to RFA for being so willing to understand our underpinning values which now gives us security of tenure for another 20 years. At the same time another change was taking place. Public opinion had been casting the Centre into the “looking tired” category. Today the foyer is very much a “meet and greet” space with hi tech visual, pretty amazing floor tiles and roof tiles accented with the red sprinkler pipe. It is modern and appealing. Again, thanks to the team who worked hard for this very positive outcome. Also to cap it off, the new foyer area is ably manned during the day/evening by Mikayla and Ivris. Investigation of the building fabric shed light on the sort of issues we need to address in our new Long Term Maintenance Plan. Our next major upgrade will be the new floor for the indoor sports area for which funding has already been secured. Well done Brian and Helen. Next on the list will be the roof of the Centre. Apart from the major upgrades we have the ongoing cosmetic improvements ably undertaken by our newly appointed handyman Shane. The Centre is shining! We continue to look for new avenues for funding the centre outside from our core and community users. To this end Kevin McAllister has moved to a marketing role and Mitchell Richmond is now the operations manager. It is a very capable team to take the Centre forward The Centre cannot run without outside funding for its ongoing utility and special projects. Without this external support community use would be jeopardised. We are privileged to have received funds from Regional Facilities Auckland and Kaipatiki Local Board, Lotteries Commission, Lion Foundation, and NZ Community Trust, Foundation North & Hibiscus & Bays Local board. Under the new Constitution a rotation of trust board members and time limits has been introduced. For the next three years at AGM’s trust board members retire. It is with sadness that we farewell 3 members. Jeff Olson a fabulous representative for our core user Basketball, Michael Thomas an outstanding businessman, and Richard Casutt a wonderful advocate for sport will be leaving us this year. And a very special thank you to all Trust Board members. Without your collective input my job would have been so much harder. I look forward to the next exciting year. Paddy Stafford-Bush
SHURIKEN - MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
CHIEF EXECUTIVES REPORT It has been a pleasure to join the team here this year. Arriving in May of 2017 the first nine months of my involvement was focused on assisting the board to achieve a new lease with Regional Facilites Auckland on behalf of Council and also to support the board through the tricky process of moving form an administrative board to a governance board. Of course, after some 20 years of operation this was always going to be a careful process to ensure the success of the past was not lost in pursuit of the future. We want our facility to be one that kids and parents alike look forward to coming to. In order to achieve this, we needed to provide a warm, welcoming and supportive experience. To achieve this our renovation programme is well and truly underway as you can see. With around 500k spent on the entrance to the facility over Christmas of 2017, this Christmas we will be investing more into the fabric of the facility with significant works on the roof and finally replacing the iconic (or perhaps notorious depending on who you ask) Parque Sports Floor with a state of the art playing surface. The research is clear. There is a causal link between people being able to recreate and connect within their community and positive, healthy social outcomes. The North Shore, while a diverse community is exceptionally well served by this facility and for me this has been a real education. Each year North Shore Events Centre will host over 380,000 visitors. That’s more than 1,000 visitors per day every day of the year day in, day out without missing a beat. That is roughly 130 people per hour, every single hour of the year of the working week. It is a truly impressive number. These visitors are made up of Basketballers, Trampoline kids, Gymnasts, The Korean Community, The Scottish Community, Religious festivals, Motor Racing enthusiasts, Drone racers and the list goes on across the whole spread of community. Our community stretches the length and breadth of Auckland and often across New Zealand. While we often aren’t thought of as a major regional facility it is these events that bring people from around New Zealand to stay in our hotels, eat in our restaurants and to play in our communities. I am fortunate to have the benefit and support of an outstanding Leadership Team in Helen Lacey, Mitchell Richmond and of course Kevin McAlister to help execute and guide our programme. While it’s no secret we aim to grow this facility in its impact and influence this team help me to ensure we keep the baby while improving the bathwater. I also would like to thank our major funding supporters. Regional Facilities Auckland, The Kaipatiki Local board and a host of others have been major contributors to the works you see around you and the programme coming up in future. Without the support of Maree Laurent at Regional Facilities Auckland, John Gillon & Danielle Grant (as well as the other elected members) at the Kaipatiki Local board we would be struggling to deliver this programme of upgrades for our community. Finally, and by no means least I would like to thank the Trust Board. It has been a very challenging and breakneck year of rewarding improvements and this board has struck the balance between cautious encouragement and retention of focus better than most. Led by Paddy and Bevan it has been a pleasure to lead the team on your behalf and to start getting into the promise that this facility owns on behalf of the North Shore Community. Kind Regards Brian Blake Chief Executive
EVENTS
NZ BADMINTON OPEN
We kicked off early in 2018 with the New Zealand
Badminton opening taking us to the world. Hosting
World Champion Lin Dan of China was a real provelage
for our community. With thousands of Aucklanders in
the stands for the finals the community turned out
en-masse to see this spectacle of Badminton in its
highest form.
This year saw a healthy increase in crowd numbers with
over 7,000 visitors coming through the doors of the
Centre for the New Zealand Badminton Open.
Congratulations to Julie Carrell and the team from
Badminton New Zealand for putting on the calibre of
event that attracts the worlds best to our shores.
NETBALL
NEW ZEALAND BADMINTON OPEN Taini Jameson Trophy
MAY 6TH 2018
For the first time in March we welcomed the Netball
World to the Events Centre. The Silver Ferns joined
Jamaica, Fiji and Malawi as they fought it out for the
Taini Jameson Trophy decided across four games in the
lead up to the Commonwealth Games. While the end
result favoured the Sunshine Girls from Jamaica over
the Silver Ferns it was fantastic to see the Silver Ferns
Squad on the North Shore for the first time in over a
decade.
ANZ Premiership Northern Mystics
We also welcomed the Northern Mystics this year.
Taking on the Central Pulse the Mytics put up a valiant
fight against one this seasons danger teams. It was
great to see the venue decked out in Mystics Blue and
also gave us our first use of the fully completed foyer
rebuild. We look forward to seeing the Mystics back at
NSEC in 2019 on the new floor.
NORTHERN MYSTICS V CENTRAL PULSE
AUGUST 2ND 2018 BASKETBALL
We bade farewell to the Breakers in 2018. Averaging
around 3,000 people per game on the Shore recently
the Breakers have moved more games to Spark Arena.
While we are dissapointed our community will miss out
on the opportunity to see the Breakers on their home
court we wish them all the best.
EVENTS
EXHIBITIONS
Automania
Again this year we hosted the Automania Car show. The
show brings with it number of driving demonstartions,
live music, show and shine cars, along with a raft of other
interactive parts of the show-car community. Each year
we welcome over 5,000 visitors to this event which is
held in November.
New Zealand Home & Garden Show
Each year we host 2-3 home and garden shows. These
events are always successful on the Shore which
AUTOMANIA CAR SHOW
has a well established love of Gardnening and Home NOV 25TH 2017
Improvements which ensure a great turn out. These
events bring the community the best in new home
technology along with the traditional elements of home
ownership like heating, gardening, maintenance and
much more.
Cheer Brands Cheerleading
Cheerleading has again this year had a major presence
at NSEC. With thousands of mums, dads and children
taking part across multiple event days these events are
always a spectatcular demonstrtion of what focused and
determined athletes can achieve. Competitions include
all grades from junior school level to the older Elite and NEW ZEALAND HOME & GARDEN SHOW
Stunt competitors who are always incredible to watch. MARCH 2017
Korean Day
NSEC has long been the home of the annual Auckland
Korean Day Festival . this event celebrates what it is
to be part of the Auckland Korean community. With a
signifcant Korean community on the Shore this event
always attracts thousands of visitors to the centre to
help celebrate what it is to be part of this wonderful
community. The event gives people of all cultures the
opportunity to try traditional Korean Art Performance,
Korean Crafts, develop local business connections and
of course to experience the wonderful flavours fo the TAINI JAMESON TROPHY
Korean food. MARCH 2018
CHEER BRANDZ CHEERLEADING
FOR OUR COMMUNITY
Every year NSEC is home to dozens of special cultural
and festival days for our community. From Church events
to cultural events the full spread of the North Shore
Community is on show throughout the year. These events
ensure our locals have a place to connect and recreate
with like minded people in the community that they live
in.
Sinulog Santo Nino Celebration
The “Sinulog” festival is an illustrious and most
resplendent festival in the Philippines which has been
been celebrated in New Zealand for the past 24 years.
Sinulog is the biggest gathering of Filipinos in New
Zealand who flock to the celebration from all over the
ALL ACCESS FUN-DAY country, with more than 5,000 in attendance in 2018 and
OCTOBER 2017 continuing to grow.
Tartan Day Tattoo Celebration
The annual Tartan Day Tattoo Celebration, brings all
things Scottish to the North Shore Events Centre for local
families including food, Pipe Bands and a range of other
attractiions. With thousands of people attending each
year this is an event we always look forward to hosting.
This is just a sample of the
TARTEN DAY TATTOO dozens of the community events
JUNE 2018
we host each year....
SINULOG SANTO NINO
JANUARY 2018BY THE NUMBERS
Each year the team work tirelessly to
introduce new income generating ideas
that don’t corrupt the time available to the
community.
We are committed to a model that sees the
more commercial operations subsidise the
cost of providing affordable and accessable
community sport and recreation and
educational opportunities.
While we intend to grow Commercial use
and income we appreciate that this is a
delicate balance and we are committed
to not losing our way and becoming just
another commercial events venue that
forgets our community.
Our venue will always be one that welcomes Sport
& Recreation in all its forms and works to balance
the schedule.
Our primary focus will always be on our Anchor
User Community that forms the beating heart of
this facility.
North Harbour Gymnastics
North Harbour Basketball
North Shore Trampoline
These are our core users. Wherever possible we
will schedule content to attract visitors from across
Auckland and New Zealand in order to subsidise NORTH HARBOUR BASKETBALL
the true cost of delivering the facility. JUNIOR PREMIERSHIPS
17.8%
INCOME FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENT
(AND JUST QUIETLY WE’RE PRETTY PROUD ITS THAT LOW)ANCHOR USERS AT HOME Our Anchor Users are a very special set of users because of our shared heritage on site at North Shore Events Centre. In the case of both Gymnastics and North Harbour Basketball both of these (now) Anchor Users were key motivators to getting the building that is now known as North Shore Events Centre built in 1992. For over twenty years now the three organisations have co existed on this site. The two clubs deliver the sport and the Trust Board that owns the building, and maintains it through the funds raised from commercial acitivites. In recent years Basketball and Gymnastics have been joined by North Shore Trampoline who are now also housed within North Shore Events Centre. In December 2017 the lease between Auckland Council and the North Shore Events Centre Trust Board came to an end. With that conclusion came the end of the various Anchor User Agreements for Basketball and Gymnastics. After lengthy negotiation the Trust Board now has a lease signed with Regional Facilities Auckland. This lease confirms the community purpose of this facility for the foreseeable future. We are very happy to be able to continue to provide a home to all of our users, community and commercial, but having this lease signed has been a signficant piece of work for the Trustees.
$0.71c
LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION PER VISITOR
(AND ONCE AGAIN WE’RE PRETTY PROUD ITS THAT LOW)THANK YOU
WITHOUT YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT ON BEHALF OF THE COMMMUNITY OF THE NORTH SHORE & AUCKLAND
THIS FACILITY WOULDNT BE THE SUCCESS IT IS TODAY
TRUSTEES OF NORTH SHORE EVENTS CENTRE TRUST BOARD
PADDY STAFFORD-BUSH (CHAIR) BEVAN CATLEY (DEPUTY CHAIR)
TERRY CORNELIUS KATIE VUJCICH
HOWARD JOHNSON ROB JAY
JEFF OLSEN MICHAEL THOMAS
RICHARD WOOD BARBARA WHEADON
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