The purpose of the UNION is to:
• Provide high quality services in training, sporting opportunities to all members of the Union
• Comply with the Human Rights Acts with regard to club membership, competitions and age requirements.
• Develop a sense of belonging for all members in supportive caring ways, be sensitive and responsive to the uniqueness of each persons needs and be responsive to a changing multi-cultural community.

The UNION is committed to:
• Equity - Providing significant learning, power sharing and success for those who have lacked such opportunities.
• Identity - Creating a environment where people feel they belong because their uniqueness is valued and promoted.
• Manaaki - Promoting and encouraging the sharing of views, learning and resources, where individual self esteem (mana) and group harmony result from caring about one another.
• Success - Being an effective organisation which leads in it’s field, demonstrating a clear sense of purpose and strives for excellence.
• Responsiveness - Being flexible, creative and open to change, to better meet individual, organisational and environmental needs.