About the Charity Behind The Queen Street Golden Mile

Introduction

Sir John Walker - Founder

The goal of the John Walker ‘Find Your Field of Dreams’ Foundation is to engage the young people in Auckland’s areas of greatest need in regular sport and physical recreation. We are committed to developing a new generation of fit, active and healthy individuals who make positive choices and dare to pursue their dreams.

Find out more about Field of Dreams at the Field of Dreams website.

Our Programs

Throw for Gold

One of the John Walker ‘Find Your Field of Dreams’ Foundation’s high level objectives is to produce more Olympic medalists and national sports representative for New Zealand. In line with this aspiration the Throw for Gold programme has been set up to unearth a new Valerie Adams or Stuart Farquhar ...

Community Swim

130 deaths occur each year in New Zealand from drowning – most of which are avoidable. Of these, Pasifika children are most at risk, accounting for 13% of all drowning deaths. To prevent drownings, swimming is an essential skill, requiring many hours of learning and practice in the water. ...

Primary Sport

26% of Manukau’s population is under 15 years of age. Many of these young people live in socio-economically deprived areas, attend low decile schools and many do not get the opportunity to participate in sport and physical recreation. Despite this, Manukau has produced internationally-acclaimed ...

Secondary Sport

Trends are showing there are fewer secondary school students taking part in sports, although there is a large number who would like to, but can’t. Reasons for the downwards trend include: • Lack of infrastructure and resources in many schools, making it hard for enthusiastic ...