Increased investment in cycling, yachting and rowing - and basketball given a lifeline - are the features of the funding grants announced for 2014 by High Performance Sport New Zealand.
HPSNZ announced the grants yesterday and showed it has lofty ambitions for the next Olympics.
It will provide $33.7 million next year to sporting organisations to support 13 targeted sports and 18 other sports, an increase of $2.2 million from last year.
Between now and the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, it will provide more than $200 million to sporting organisations and individuals.
HPSNZ chief executive Alex Baumann said the extra investment capped off a remarkable year, where the country had nine world champions in Olympic disciplines, 12 Paralympic world champions and other winners on the world stage.
The goal was to win 14 or more medals at the next Olympics and 8-12 gold medals at the next Paralympics.
More money will be allocated to key medal sports. Sports are divided into tiers, with cycling, rowing and yachting in the top tier.
Investment in BikeNZ's high performance programme will go from $3.9 million in 2013 to $4.3 million next year.
Rowing New Zealand will receive $4.8 million a year, up $200,000, while Yachting New Zealand will get $2.8 million next year, the same as 2013, but that will increase to $3.2 million in 2015.
In athletics, an increase of just over $100,000 will enable the recruitment of a world-class throws coach.
Women's sevens gets a $100,000 boost to $900,000 after an excellent start to its quest for gold in 2016, while an extra $250,000 is given to equestrian to help buy top horses for young riders.
Bowls, squash, weightlifting and shooting have been given funds to prepare for the Commonwealth Games next year.
After receiving nothing last year, Basketball New Zealand has been granted $200,000. The side has an aim of finishing in the top 16 at the World Cup in Spain next year and the money will be used in preparation and to help pay player insurance.
Baumann said Basketball NZ had presented a plan for international competition before the World Cup, and money would go towards that.
Player insurance should allow top New Zealand basketballers to wear the black singlet.
Baumann said HPSNZ was talking to New Zealand Golf about supporting Lydia Ko, who had a desire to represent her country at Rio de Janeiro.
He said HPSNZ had a role in supporting Ko's transition from amateur ranks to professional.
A final figure granted to NZ Golf for Ko has yet to be confirmed.
Cricket has been given $500,000 for each of the the next two years to help in its preparation for the World Cup. At the end of next year, HPSNZ will reassess the targeted sports and the investment levels through to 2016. Further adjustments may be required.
Between now and 2016, HPSNZ will invest $133 million into the high performance programmes of sport organisations and provide another $87 million direct to athletes in way of grants, scholarships, athlete support, innovation and technology.
The numbers
TIER ONE
Bike: $4.3 million ( up $400,000)
Rowing: $4.8 million (up $200,000)
Yachting: $2.8 million (same)
TIER TWO
Athletics: $2.05 million (up $150,000)
Equestrian: $2.05 million (up $250,000)
Men's sevens: $1.2 million (same)
Netball: $1.2 million (same)
TIER THREE
Canoe: $1.2 million (same)
Triathlon: $1.4 million (same)
Women's hockey: $1.3 million (same)
Women's sevens: $900,000 (+$100,000)
TARGETED
Paralympics: $1.7 million (up $300,000)
Winter: $1.7 million (down $115,000)
CAMPAIGN
Swimming $1.5 million (up $100,000), women's football $950,000 (up $150,000), men's hockey $1 million (up $200,000), cricket $500,000 (up $100,000), rugby league $0 (down $400,000), bowls $280,000 (down $20,000), squash $275,000 (same), men's softball $250,000 (up $20,000), surf life-saving $180,000 (up $30,000), boxing $119,000 (up $29,000), taekwondo $18,000 (up $1000), basketball $200,000 (up $200,000), weightlifting $64,000 (up $64,000), shooting $81,000 (up $81,000).
