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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
Active Communities Project: A Case Study of Community Engagement- Red Cross Case Study
Zoe Toombs
In this case study we look at how sport and physical activity has been used as the vehicle to engage, socialise and promote health to members of the Islamic Refugee community. This study looks... read more
Tackling NZ's growing obesity via rugby clubs
Ralph Maddison
The rapid increase in obesity rates in recent years, particularly among Maori and Pacific men is a serious health concern and highlights the need for programmes to help them manage their weight... 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
Sport Hawke’s Bay’s model for ensuring strong engagement with Maori
Sport Hawkes Bay
Within the RST, and increasingly across its partners and stakeholders, there is significant effort to ensure everyone – Maori and non-Maori – is comfortable working in the Maori world... read more
Neighbourhoods Move It [CASE STUDY]
Kerry Allan
‘Neighbourhoods Move It’ provides targeted Waitakere communities with a diverse range of opportunities to participate in sport and recreation. The project’s overarching philosophy... read more
Future of Sport in New Zealand
Synergia
This report looks to New Zealand’s future over 2015 to 2030, and the opportunities and challenges for sport. As with any futures research, we are always confronted with three key challenges... read more
Contextualised Skill Acquisition: Investigating the Skill and Expertise of Brazilian Footballers
Luiz Antonio Uehara
This thesis investigates the role of socio-cultural-historical environmental constraints influencing the development of association football expertise and skill in Brazilian players. Only a small... read more
Feasibility of an after-school group-based exercise & lifestyle programme to improve cardiorespiratory fitness & health in less active Pacific & Maori adolescents
C Raina Elley
Obesity and low levels of physical activity are increasing among Pacific and Maori adolescents in New Zealand. In this study, the authors assess the feasibility of a six-week after-school exercise... read more
Our Futures Te Pae Tawhiti. The 2013 census and New Zealand’s changing population
Gary Hawke
The Royal Society of New Zealand has undertaken a major review of the rapidly changing New Zealand population, and the implications of this for the economy, social cohesion, education, and health... read more