Sport Southland, New Zealand

• Deliver a ‘snapshot’ of current provision of indoor and outdoor sport and recreation facilities across the region and provide a clear pathway for future development and future facilities that are fit for purpose, sustainable and meet the needs of those communities that use them.
• Consider influencing factors, including population and demographic changes, behavioural and future trends, and changes and needs of participants. Demand for sport and recreational facilities will be considered, including the extent to which this demand is being met.
• The Strategy will provide information and recommendations to inform future Asset Management Plans, Long-Term and Annual Plans for the Councils and Funding Agencies, as to what the priorities are for the region. For example, in order of meeting any shortfall in demand.
• The Strategy will cover a wide range of assets and will build an overall and inclusive regional-level Strategy. The Strategy will not replace the need for more geographically focused planning or the analysis of individual assets and development plans at other sub-regional or local levels.