The Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board Sport and Active Recreation Plan aimed to provide a targeted and aligned approach to facility planning and investment.  

Selwyn District Council (SDC) has for several years collected participation data from key sports.

Whangārei District Council (WDC) identified the need to develop a strategy for the future provision of indoor and outdoor sports courts. RSL Consultancy worked with a project steering group consisting of representatives from both WDC and Sport Northland.

The purpose of this Strategy was to identify the current and future aquatic facility needs for Te Tai Tokerau. The development of this Strategy was a key recommendation from Kōkiri ai Te Waka Hourua; the regional play, active recreation and sport strategy which was developed in 2021. The Strategy included aquatic facilities that have community access or school pools.  

RSL was commissioned to undertake a feasibility study to understand the need for a youth centre, or network of centres, as a proactive response to supporting rangatahi across Tauranga City.   

RSL Consultancy partnered with a design firm to develop a business case which explored the concept of Play in the City and enabled Invercargill City Council (ICC) to consider a range of options for investment in urban play in Invercargill. 

This strategy for golf facilities in the Rotorua District identifies an optimal network of golf facilities that will ensure that golf in the district is fit for purpose and ready to meet the golfing challenges and opportunities ahead.

We worked collaboratively with local, regional and national organisations to review the previous spaces and places strategy.

In 2021 Tauranga City Council commissioned RSL to provide high level options for the future state of Blake Park, a significant sporting hub site for Tauranga City which is under significant demand pressures. 

After Bay Venues Ltd (CCO) of Tauranga City Council expressed an interest in taking over the management of this Council-run Holiday Park, Tauranga City Council requested RSL to provide an independent review. 

After completing a needs and feasibility study in 2021, RSL was engaged by the Bay of Plenty Badminton Association (BOPBA) to develop a business case, following Better Business Case (BBC) protocols.  

In the development of this Regional Strategy, an expanded version of a standard strategic planning approach was used. This methodology provided a robust planning approach, in line with industry good practice. It also ensured alignment across the multiple plans being developed. This resulted in reliable, highly usable documents.  

RSL Consultancy was engaged by Palmerston North City Council (PNCC) to provide an independent assessment on the financial implications for PNCC on the development of a second multi-use artificial turf.

In a previous consultancy, we lead the development of a Community Facilities Strategy for the Kāpiti Coast that factored in a wide range of asset classes, ranging from libraries to pools, and from meeting spaces to sports fields.

RSL was engaged by the Nelson City Council to lead the development of an Aquatic Facilities Strategy. This was the first time such a strategy had been undertaken by the Council.