Discover how New Zealand Cricket unified its national safety management with ecoPortal, empowering everyone from grassroots volunteers to stadium staff to report risks in real-time.
In New Zealand, cricket isn't just a sport; it's a core part of the national identity. From the roar of the crowd watching the Black Caps and White Ferns take on the world, to the quiet focus of six-year-olds playing their first game on a Saturday morning, the sport connects communities across the country.
For New Zealand Cricket (NZC), the national governing body for the sport, this broad reach presents an equally broad and incredibly complex risk landscape. “Health and safety is a key aspect for me as a leader of New Zealand cricket,” explains Scott Weenink, CEO, NZC.
“We need to ensure that our people and also people involved in cricket are kept safe in our environment. We want everyone, whether they're participating in the game or attending the game... to be safe.” — Scott Weenink, CEO, NZC.
This responsibility is enormous. It spans from managing the high-level safety of professional players to ensuring the well-being of thousands of spectators in packed stadiums. More uniquely, it extends to the hundreds of community clubs, fields, and volunteer-run games that happen every weekend. This created a significant challenge: how do you manage health and safety across such a diverse, geographically scattered, and largely volunteer-based network?