Outdoor RecreationAreas of Focus
Freshwater Recreation and Amenity Values in Canterbury: Literature Review and Action Plan
Gordon Cessford
Visitor Solutions were engaged to undertake a literature review of freshwater recreation and amenity values for Environment Canterbury. This was related to recreation uses and management of rivers... read more
Sport and Active Recreation in New Zealand: 16-Year Adult Participation Trends, 1998-2014
Sport New Zealand
This report uses data from three ‘point in time’ national Sport NZ surveys to examine participation trends over a 16-year period: the 1997/98 New Zealand Sport and Physical Activity... read more
Sport and Active Recreation in the Lives of Auckland Adults
Research and Evaluation Unit (RIMU), Auckland Council
Sport and Active Recreation in the Lives of Auckland Adults draws on Sport NZ’s 2013/14 Active NZ Survey to provide insights into how people living in the region take part in sport and recreation... read more
Survey of New Zealanders
Ipsos
The Survey of New Zealanders is an annual tracking survey carried out for the Department of Conservation. In 2015, 4,075 New Zealanders aged 18 years and over responded, providing... read more
Insights to Moving Waikato 2020
Sport Waikato
Moving Waikato 2020 is a project that utilises available statistical data, combined with subjective stories and feedback to define “What’s next for sport, recreation and physical... read more
Voting with their feet: use of recreation sites on public conservation land and waters by New Zealanders
Sven Schroeder
Voting with Their Feet describes New Zealanders patterns of visitation to Public Conservation Land & Waters at a national and regional level. It uses infographics to indicate the regions... read more
Push Play Neighbourhoods (CASE STUDY)
Jay Martin
The following case study outlines the Push Play Neighbourhood initiative led by Sport North Harbour in Rodney. For more in-depth information please download the Practice Manual and Toolkit... read more
Way2Go – enabling active choices in Nelson / Tasman (CASE STUDY)
Mike Tasman-Jones
‘Way2Go’ is a Nelson/Tasman Active Communities project that aims to increase the physical activity levels of the community. The project is a collection of region-wide strategies that... read more
Northland – Steps towards Regional Collaboration (CASE STUDY)
Anna Markwick
‘10,000 Steps Northland’ is a physical activity programme run by Sport Northland and a range of partners. The programme (originally known as Stepping Out) has proven to be very popular... read more