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Vote Sport and Recreation#
APPROPRIATION MINISTER(S): Minister for Sport and Recreation (M64)
APPROPRIATION ADMINISTRATOR: Ministry for Culture and Heritage
RESPONSIBLE MINISTER 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 2020/21 financial year covering the following:
- a total of over $62 million to support high performance sport, supplied by Sport New Zealand (SNZ)
- a total of over $25 million for a wide range of functions to benefit sport and physical recreation within New Zealand, and policy advice on sport and physical recreation matters, supplied by SNZ
- a total of over $4 million to provide scholarships enabling talented New Zealanders to pursue tertiary study and elite-level sport development concurrently, and/or to develop skills that contribute to the quality of New Zealand's sport performance at the elite level
- a total of over $3 million to support anti-doping arrangements, supplied by Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ)
- a total of $319,000 for advice on the performance of sport and recreation Crown entities, and support for board appointment processes, supplied by Manatu Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage, and
- a total of $44,000 for miscellaneous grants supporting sport and recreation activity.
Details of these appropriations are set out in Parts 2-4.
Details of Appropriations and Capital Injections#
Annual Appropriations and Forecast Permanent Appropriations#
Titles and Scopes of Appropriations by Appropriation Type | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | |
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Final Budgeted $000 |
Estimated Actual $000 |
Budget $000 |
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Departmental Output Expenses |
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Purchase Advice and Monitoring of Sport and Recreation Crown Entities (M64) This appropriation is limited to provision of purchase advice and monitoring of Sport New Zealand and DFSNZ, including advice in relation to appointments to boards. |
394 | 394 | 319 |
Total Departmental Output Expenses |
394 | 394 | 319 |
Non-Departmental Output Expenses |
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High Performance Sport (M64) This appropriation is limited to delivery of initiatives aimed at improved sports performance at the elite level. |
62,192 | 62,192 | 62,192 |
Sport and Recreation Programmes (M64) This appropriation is limited to delivery of programmes in accordance with Sport New Zealand's statutory functions to promote, encourage and support sport and recreation in New Zealand, and the provision of policy advice on and information relating to sport and recreation, including ministerial servicing. |
22,794 | 22,794 | 25,149 |
Sports Anti-Doping (M64) This appropriation is limited to purchasing from Drug Free Sport New Zealand the provision of: drug testing of sports persons; investigations of possible anti-doping rule violations; information and education on the anti-doping regime; and international anti-doping obligations and related activities. |
3,239 | 3,239 | 3,239 |
Total Non-Departmental Output Expenses |
88,225 | 88,225 | 90,580 |
Non-Departmental Other Expenses |
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Miscellaneous Grants (M64) Discretionary funding is provided on application to groups, individuals and organisations that are unable to obtain support through organisations such as Sport New Zealand, local government, or the New Zealand Lottery Grants Board, to support sports-related initiatives including participation in sport and recreation activities. |
44 | 44 | 44 |
Prime Minister's Sport Scholarships (M64) This appropriation is limited to sport scholarships to enable talented New Zealanders to pursue tertiary study and elite sport development and/or to develop skills that contribute to the quality of New Zealand's sport performance at the elite level. |
4,250 | 4,250 | 4,250 |
Total Non-Departmental Other Expenses |
4,294 | 4,294 | 4,294 |
Total Annual Appropriations and Forecast Permanent Appropriations |
92,913 | 92,913 | 95,193 |
Supporting Information#
Part 1 - Vote as a Whole#
This part provides trend information for the vote.
1.2 - Trends in the Vote#
Summary of Financial Activity
2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | ||||
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Actual $000 |
Actual $000 |
Actual $000 |
Actual $000 |
Final Budgeted $000 |
Estimated Actual $000 |
Departmental Transactions Budget $000 |
Non- Departmental Transactions Budget $000 |
Total Budget $000 |
Estimated $000 |
Estimated $000 |
Estimated $000 |
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Appropriations |
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Output Expenses | 79,910 | 84,889 | 84,894 | 85,009 | 88,619 | 88,619 | 319 | 90,580 | 90,899 | 95,079 | 98,325 | 98,325 |
Benefits or Related Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | N/A | - | - | - | - | - |
Borrowing Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Expenses | 4,294 | 4,294 | 4,294 | 4,294 | 4,294 | 4,294 | - | 4,294 | 4,294 | 4,294 | 4,294 | 4,294 |
Capital Expenditure | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Intelligence and Security Department Expenses and Capital Expenditure | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | N/A | - | - | - | - |
Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure (MCA) | ||||||||||||
Output Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Capital Expenditure | - | - | - | - | - | - | N/A | - | - | - | - | - |
Total Appropriations |
84,204 | 89,183 | 89,188 | 89,303 | 92,913 | 92,913 | 319 | 94,874 | 95,193 | 99,373 | 102,619 | 102,619 |
Crown Revenue and Capital Receipts |
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Tax Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | N/A | - | - | - | - | - |
Non-Tax Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | N/A | - | - | - | - | - |
Capital Receipts | - | - | - | - | - | - | N/A | - | - | - | - | - |
Total Crown Revenue and Capital Receipts |
- | - | - | - | - | - | N/A | - | - | - | - | - |
Note - where restructuring of the vote has occurred then, to the extent practicable, prior years information has been restated as if the restructuring had occurred before the beginning of the period covered. In this instance Total Appropriations for the Budgeted and Estimated Actual year may not equal Total Annual Appropriations and Forecast Permanent Appropriations and Multi-Year Appropriations in the Details of Appropriations and Capital Injections.
Adjustments to the Summary of Financial Activity Table Due to Vote Restructuring
There have been no restructuring adjustments to prior year information in the Summary of Financial Activity table.
1.3 - Analysis of Significant Trends#
Output Expenses
Non-departmental output expenses increased $5 million from 2016/17 due to increased funding for High Performance Sport and Sports Anti-Doping.
Incremental increases from 2019/20 to 2022/23 are due to funding for Sport New Zealand to improve wellbeing through support for delivery of the health and physical education curriculum including teacher support, a focus on healthy eating and provision of active school environments.
Part 2 - Details of Departmental Appropriations#
2.1 - Departmental Output Expenses#
Purchase Advice and Monitoring of Sport and Recreation Crown Entities (M64)
Scope of Appropriation
Expenses and Revenue
2019/20 | 2020/21 | ||
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Final Budgeted $000 |
Estimated Actual $000 |
Budget $000 |
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Total Appropriation | 394 | 394 | 319 |
Revenue from the Crown | 394 | 394 | 319 |
Revenue from Others | - | - | - |
What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation
This appropriation is intended to achieve the provision of high-quality advice and monitoring on funded sports agencies to Ministers.
How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements
Assessment of Performance | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | |
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Final Budgeted Standard |
Estimated Actual |
Budget Standard |
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Ministerial satisfaction with the quality and timeliness of advice is consistently high (see Note 1) |
4 | 4 | 4 |
Note 1 - Ministerial satisfaction is calculated in accordance with Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet guidance. This results in a ministerial satisfaction score between 1 and 5 with 1 being 'Never' and 5 being 'Always'. The budget standard of '4' means that the Minister(s) are satisfied 'Most of the time'.
End of Year Performance Reporting
Performance information for this appropriation will be reported by Manatu Taonga in its Annual Report 2020/21.
Reasons for Change in Appropriation
This appropriation decreased by $75,000 to $319,000 in 2020/21 due to a one-off transfer in 2019/20 from Vote Arts, Culture and Heritage to reflect changes in allocation of costs for Manatu Taonga.
Part 3 - Details of Non-Departmental Appropriations#
3.1 - Non-Departmental Output Expenses#
High Performance Sport (M64)
Scope of Appropriation
Expenses
2019/20 | 2020/21 | ||
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Final Budgeted $000 |
Estimated Actual $000 |
Budget $000 |
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Total Appropriation | 62,192 | 62,192 | 62,192 |
What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation
This appropriation is intended to achieve more New Zealand winners on the world stage by supporting them in their pinnacle events.
How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements
Assessment of Performance | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | |
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Final Budgeted Standard |
Estimated Actual |
Budget Standard |
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Medals at Olympic Summer Games |
Tokyo 2020: 16+ (see Note 1) | Tokyo 2020: 16+ (see Note 1) | Tokyo 2020: 16+ (see Note 1) |
Number of New Zealand athletes placed in the top 3, top 5, and top 8 in the world in Olympic disciplines in their pinnacle events benchmarked against the annual results for the comparative year in the previous Olympic cycle, i.e. 2019 is compared to 2015 as both are 1 year before the Olympic Games (see Note 2) |
Top 3: 16, Top 5: 24, Top 8: 32 | Top 3: 16, Top 5: 24, Top 8: 32 | Top 3: 5, Top 5: 8, Top 8: 15 |
Gold medals at Paralympic Summer Games |
Tokyo 2020: 10-14 | Tokyo 2020: 10-14 | Tokyo 2020: 10-14 |
Number of New Zealand athletes in the top 3 and top 5 in the world in Paralympic disciplines in their pinnacle events benchmarked against the annual results for the comparative year in the previous Olympic cycle, i.e. 2019 is compared with 2015 as both are 1 year before the Olympic Games (see Note 2) |
Top 3: 18, Top 5: 24 | Top 3: 18, Top 5: 24 | Top 3: 1, Top 5: 1 |
Expert advice, guidance and assistance provided to national sport organisations, rated as 'Good' or above |
80% | 80% | 80% |
Direct support including grants and specialist services to athletes and coaches positively impacts their performance, rated as 'Good' or above |
80% athlete, 80% coach | 80% athlete, 80% coach | 80% athlete, 80% coach |
Note 1 - With a greater focus on gold medal conversion.
Note 2 - All Top 3, 5 and 8 positions are provisional results only and will be reviewed and adjusted once results are announced from pinnacle events. The timing of pinnacle events varies from sport to sport.
End of Year Performance Reporting
Performance information for this appropriation will be reported by Sport New Zealand in its Annual Report 2020/21.
Service Providers
Provider | 2019/20 Final Budgeted $000 |
2019/20 Estimated Actual $000 |
2020/21 Budget $000 |
Expiry of Resourcing Commitment |
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Sport New Zealand | 62,192 | 62,192 | 62,192 | Ongoing |
Total | 62,192 | 62,192 | 62,192 |
Current and Past Policy Initiatives
Policy Initiative | Year of First Impact |
2019/20 Final Budgeted $000 |
2020/21 Budget $000 |
2021/22 Estimated $000 |
2022/23 Estimated $000 |
2023/24 Estimated $000 |
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Previous Government |
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High Performance Sport | 2016/17 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
Sport and Recreation Programmes (M64)
Scope of Appropriation
Expenses
2019/20 | 2020/21 | ||
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Final Budgeted $000 |
Estimated Actual $000 |
Budget $000 |
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Total Appropriation | 22,794 | 22,794 | 25,149 |
What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation
This appropriation is intended to achieve an increase in the number of young people and adults participating in play, active recreation and sport.
How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements
Assessment of Performance | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | |
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Final Budgeted Standard |
Estimated Actual |
Budget Standard |
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Percentage of young people age 5-17 years (up to 18th birthday) participating in sport and active recreation (at least 3 hours of organised and/or informal activity over the last 7 days) |
Maintain or increase result from Active NZ survey | Maintain or increase result from Active NZ survey | >82% |
Percentage of adults participating in sport and active recreation in the last 7 days |
Maintain or increase result from Active NZ survey | Maintain or increase result from Active NZ survey | >73% |
Sport NZ's (excluding High Performance Sport NZ) overall effectiveness as rated by National Sports Organisations and Regional Sports Trust partners |
80% of partners rate as 'Good' or higher | 80% of partners rate as 'Good' or higher | 80% of partners rate as 'Good' or higher |
End of Year Performance Reporting
Performance information for this appropriation will be reported by Sport New Zealand in its Annual Report 2020/21.
Service Providers
Provider | 2019/20 Final Budgeted $000 |
2019/20 Estimated Actual $000 |
2020/21 Budget $000 |
Expiry of Resourcing Commitment |
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Sport New Zealand | 22,794 | 22,794 | 25,149 | Ongoing |
Total | 22,794 | 22,794 | 25,149 |
Current and Past Policy Initiatives
Policy Initiative | Year of First Impact |
2019/20 Final Budgeted $000 |
2020/21 Budget $000 |
2021/22 Estimated $000 |
2022/23 Estimated $000 |
2023/24 Estimated $000 |
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Current Government |
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Supporting Schools and Early Learning Settings to Improve Wellbeing Through Healthy Eating and Quality Physical Education | 2019/20 | 3,643 | 5,998 | 10,178 | 13,424 | 13,424 |
Reasons for Change in Appropriation
The increase in this appropriation for 2020/21 is due to the 2019/20 policy initiative to support schools and early learning settings to improve wellbeing.
Sports Anti-Doping (M64)
Scope of Appropriation
Expenses
2019/20 | 2020/21 | ||
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Final Budgeted $000 |
Estimated Actual $000 |
Budget $000 |
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Total Appropriation | 3,239 | 3,239 | 3,239 |
What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation
This appropriation is intended to achieve New Zealand sports being drug free by means of implementing the World Anti-Doping Code.
How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements
Assessment of Performance | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | |
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Final Budgeted Standard |
Estimated Actual |
Budget Standard |
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Number of intelligence led urine and blood tests carried out |
1,300-1,450 | 1,300-1,450 | 1,300-1,450 |
Elite athletes believe their sporting contests in NZ are influenced by doping |
<10% | <10% | <10% |
Total number of athletes receiving education through workshops and/or online learning at all ages |
10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
End of Year Performance Reporting
Performance information for this appropriation will be reported by Drug Free Sport New Zealand in its Annual Report 2020/21.
Service Providers
Provider | 2019/20 Final Budgeted $000 |
2019/20 Estimated Actual $000 |
2020/21 Budget $000 |
Expiry of Resourcing Commitment |
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Drug Free Sport New Zealand | 3,239 | 3,239 | 3,239 | Ongoing |
Total | 3,239 | 3,239 | 3,239 |
Current and Past Policy Initiatives
Policy Initiative | Year of First Impact |
2019/20 Final Budgeted $000 |
2020/21 Budget $000 |
2021/22 Estimated $000 |
2022/23 Estimated $000 |
2023/24 Estimated $000 |
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Previous Government |
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Testing, Deterrence and Investigation | 2016/17 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
3.4 - Non-Departmental Other Expenses#
Miscellaneous Grants (M64)
Scope of Appropriation
Expenses
2019/20 | 2020/21 | ||
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Final Budgeted $000 |
Estimated Actual $000 |
Budget $000 |
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Total Appropriation | 44 | 44 | 44 |
What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation
This appropriation is intended to achieve access to sports-related initiatives where groups, individuals and organisations are unable to obtain support through other means.
End of Year Performance Reporting
Performance information for this appropriation is exempt under s15D(2)(b)(iii) of the PFA as the amount of the non-departmental expense appropriation is less than $5 million.
Prime Minister's Sport Scholarships (M64)
Scope of Appropriation
Expenses
2019/20 | 2020/21 | ||
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Final Budgeted $000 |
Estimated Actual $000 |
Budget $000 |
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Total Appropriation | 4,250 | 4,250 | 4,250 |
What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation
This appropriation is intended to achieve elite sport development through targeted scholarships, supporting elite athletes, coaches and officials, and supporting teams' members' concurrent pursuit of tertiary study and elite sport development.
End of Year Performance Reporting
Performance information for this appropriation is exempt under s15D(2)(b)(iii) of the PFA as the amount of the non-departmental expense appropriation is less than $5 million.
Conditions on Use of Appropriation
Reference | Conditions |
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Prime Minister's Athlete Scholarships | Ability to complete a chosen course of study and to achieve creditable results in elite sporting competition |
Prime Minister's Coach, Support Team and Officials Scholarships | Ability to develop skills that contribute to the quality of New Zealand's sporting performance at the elite level |