Vote Sport and Recreation
MINISTER(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROPRIATIONS: Minister for Sport and Recreation (M64)
ADMINISTERING DEPARTMENT: Ministry for Culture and Heritage
MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR MINISTRY FOR CULTURE AND HERITAGE: Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage
Overview of the Vote
The Minister for Sport and Recreation is responsible for appropriations in the Vote for the 2010/11 financial year covering the following:
- A total of over $38 million (60% of the vote) for support for High Performance Sport, supplied by SPARC.
- A total of over $4 million (7% of the vote) to provide scholarships enabling talented New Zealanders to pursue tertiary study and elite level sport development, and/or to develop skills that contribute to the quality of New Zealand's sport performance at the elite level.
- A total of over $19 million (30% of the vote) for a wide range of functions to benefit sport and physical recreation within New Zealand, and policy advice on sport and physical recreation matters, and supplied by Sport and Recreation New Zealand (SPARC).
- A total of over $2 million (3% of the vote) for the drug testing of sports persons, providing information and education on the anti-doping regime, and servicing international anti-doping arrangements, supplied by Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ).
- A total of $44,000 (less than 1% of the vote) for miscellaneous grants supporting sport and recreation activity.
- A total of $98,000 (less than 1% of the vote) for advice on the performance of the sport and recreation Crown entities, and support for board appointment processes, supplied by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
Details of these appropriations are set out in Parts 2-6 for Vote Sport and Recreation in the Information Supporting the Estimates of Appropriations.
