AUT - Sports Partners

The vision of Sports Partnerships is to position AUT within the local, national and international sporting communities as a leading tertiary education provider in sports science, research and performance and as a leading university where athletes choose to study. In recognising the important role of sport in our communities and the need to provide pathways for athletes, both at the elite and academy level, into tertiary education and to provide opportunities for coaches and the sports community to tap into AUT resources, facilities and services. AUT has developed several partnerships with:

AUT is committed to supporting high performance athletes across all sports. A scholarship programme has been established to support athletes to fulfil their sporting goals without compromising their educational aspirations.

Bruce Meyer
AUT Sport Development Manager

phone: 921 9736

email: bruce.meyer@aut.ac.nz

Relationship Manager Community Sports

phone: 921 9690

Auckland Rugby Football Union

Level 6
ASB Stand
Eden Park
Auckland
Phone: 09 815 4850
Website: www.aucklandrugby.co.nz

Auckland Rugby Football Union and Auckland University of Technology have engaged in an education partnership. The partnership is aimed at encouraging and supporting talented and emerging rugby players to pursue educational achievement whilst pursuing sporting careers.

For information about the AUT Auckland Rugby Union Sports Scholarships please contact Brett Kingston 09 815 4813 or email. brett.kingston@aucklandrugby.co.nz

Netball North Harbour Inc – Northern Netball Academy

44 Northcote Road
Takapuna
Phone: 09 418 4579
Website: www.netballnorthharbour.co.nz

The Netball North Harbour Northern Netball Academy and Auckland University of Technology have engaged in an education partnership. The partnership is aimed at encouraging and supporting talented and emerging netball players from Northland and North Harbour to continue to pursue tertiary education whilst pursuing netball careers. The Academy is the stepping stone for players to enter Netball North Harbour NPC teams and the Northern Force Franchise team and eventually the Silver Ferns. AUT sees the partnership as an opportunity to encourage dual achievement with education and to support young netballers sporting aspirations.

For information about the AUT Netball North Harbour Sports Scholarships please contact Lyn Rosandich 09 418 4579 or email. LynneR@netballnorthharbour.co.nz

Northcote Birkenhead Rugby Union and Sports Club

Recreation Drive, Birkenhead
P.O. Box 34 578, Birkenhead
Phone 09 480 9810
Fax 09 4182940
Email info@northcoterugby.co.nz

Northcote Birkenhead Rugby Union and Sports Club and the Auckland University of Technology have engaged in an education partnership. Northcote Rugby Club is the University's North Harbour rugby club and provides opportunities for AUT students and staff to continue playing social and competitive rugby as well as offering opportunities for AUT students and staff to return service to rugby through coaching, management of teams or as a committee member.

For information about the AUT Northcote Rugby sports scholarships please contact Ian Selwyn 418 1087 or email: info@northcoterugby.co.nz . For information about Northcote Rugby Club see website. www.northcoterugby.co.nz

Ponsonby District Rugby Football Club Inc

Western Springs Stadium
Auckland
Phone: 09 846 9954
Website: www.ponsonbyrugby.co.nz

Ponsonby District Rugby Football Club has a long established partnership with AUT of over 10 years. The partnership was instigated by Prof Peter Harwood the then president of Ponsonby Rugby who saw many young gifted rugby players pursuing rugby careers with little regard for 'life after rugby'. AUT and Ponsonby engaged in an education partnership with the provision of study scholarships. The partnership has seen a number of players successfully fulfil rugby and tertiary education. Ponsonby is the University's Auckland rugby club.

For information about the AUT Ponsonby Rugby Club sports scholarships please contact Bryan Williams or email. ponsonbyrugby@xtra.co.nz

Te Tohu Taakaro O Aoteroa
Maori Sports Awards

Office: 36 Carruth Road
Papatoetoe
Phone: 09 278 6591
Website: www.maorisportsawards.co.nz

This partnership is aimed at forging a collaboration that links the celebration of Maori Sporting success with pathways to educational achievement. Many Maori aspire to be top sports people and to represent New Zealand and we encourage dual achievement with education and advocate aspirations that extend beyond the sports field to the classroom.

For information about Maori Sports Awards please contact Dick Garret or check the following website. www.maorisportsawards.co.nz. For information about the AUT Maori Sports Awards scholarship please contact Renata Blair 09 921 9468.

Millennium Institute of Sport & Health

17 Antares Place
Mairangi Bay
North Shore City 0632

Phone: 09 477-2000
Fax 09 477 2061
Website: www.mish.org.nz

Since 2002 AUT has had a close relationship with New Zealand’s only high performance sports institute, the Millennium Institute of Sports & Health (MISH) on Auckland’s North Shore.

The two organisations work together to allow student-athletes to gain hands-on experience and train in a top-class facility, while completing their tertiary studies.