Recreation Sport Leisure Consultancy (RSL) is delighted to announce a significant moment in our journey to better serve the sport and recreation sector. We extend a warm welcome to the team from Global Leisure Group (GLG) as they join RSL, marking the beginning of a new chapter in sport and recreation consultancy in Aotearoa.

It was fantastic to see Te Tai Tokerau regional planning projects, including Kōkiri ai Te Waka Hourua – a region wide strategy for play, active recreation and sport, receiving recognition at last week’s Recreation Aotearoa | Te Whai Oranga Aotearoa National Awards for an outstanding research, planning or policy project.

We sat down at the back of the church hall. It was a relatively foreign place. We were quietly asked for our gold coin “donation”; which is such a symbol of community participation.

Yesterday was a fantastic day of learning for me (and hopefully others). I worked alongside Dave Tippett and Peter Magson among others to talk through a couple of the recent facility developments in the Selwyn District with those charged with the Spaces and Places portfolio at regional sports trusts (RSTs) in attendance.