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Active for Life
Active Walkers
- KiwiSeniors
- BNZ Summer Walk Series
Active Workplaces
Green Prescriptions
Movement for Health
Tai Chi and a Cuppa Tea
Fit 4 Life
Low Cost Zumba
Up and At 'Em
Aqua Jogging

MLT Moonshine Trail

The MLT Moonshine Trail mountain bike and run is on Saturday February 18 - get your entry in now and start training! Click here.
BNZ Surf to City

Register now for the BNZ Surf to City - February 12, 2012! Click here.
Up & At Em

Register as a team or an individual for either five-a-side netball or six-a-side football competitions! Click here.
KiwiSport

The 2012 KiwiSport Funding Round is open until March 30 - check out the details. Click here.
Sport Southland - Eastern

Check out what's going on in Eastern Southland! Click here.

Alex Meijers (Active Lifestyles Coordinator - Youth)

Email: alex.meijers@sportsouthland.co.nz

Alex has taken on the position of Active Lifestyles Coordinator – Youth here at Sport Southland with her main role coordinating the Active Families programme designed for children aged 5-18 and their families.

Alex was born in Holland and moved to New Zealand at an early age. Alex completed the Bachelor of Sport and Recreation at the Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) in 2009, majoring in Exercise Science. She then went on to complete the Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Secondary Education) at the University of Otago in 2010.
After teaching Physical Education and Health at Kavanagh College in Dunedin in 2011 she was drawn back to Southland where she is now in the process of building her first home.

Alex plays netball for the St Mary’s Netball Club. She is also a keen touch player, surfer and volleyball player, enjoying both the social and competitive aspects of sport and the benefits you gain from them towards living a healthier, active lifestyle.

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