Scanning

Scanning explores all trends, issues, developments and events that may impact the future. This includes mega trends and trends where history can assist to forecast possible future impact, and emerging issues or weak signals - issues that have not been influential or important in the past, but that might be influential in the future.

Sport NZ has produced 12 environmental scans that explore likely drivers of change, and the possible implications of these drivers.

Resources

COVID-19

Updated Dec 2021: The longer term implications from COVID-19 that are now emerging for the sector. (PDF, 293 KB)
Funding sustainability

The current sources of funding, those at risk and possible implication of change. (PDF, 128 KB)
Future leisure influencers

The influences which will shape the future of leisure in New Zealand. (PDF, 155 KB)
Society

How change driven predominantly by technology is impacting the structure and function of society. (PDF, 200 KB)
Human enhancement

The trends emerging in human enhancement and their potential impact on play, active recreation and sport. (PDF, 165 KB)
Demographic change

How trends, aging populations and climate change are affecting demographic shifts. (PDF, 340 KB)
Health trends

Exploring the health trends in New Zealand and the impacts of modern lifestyle risks. (PDF, 384 KB)
Climate change

A view of the dimensions of a changing climate and our role. (PDF, 172 KB)
eSports

The rise of eSport and the use of millennials’ time. (PDF, 325 KB)
Economic outlook

A scan of the economic horizon and the implications for the sector. (PDF, 197 KB)
High performance sport

An environmental scan which looks at the post-pandemic environment for High Performance sport. (PDF, 207 KB)
Māori world view (independently commissioned)

A current state assessment of Te Ao Māori and Māori participation in play, active recreation, and sport (PARS)

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