Outdoor Recreation Research Series
This new research series page contains research on Sport New Zealand commissioned research on outdoor recreation. It includes the outdoor recreation research agenda 2011, and research stocktake/synthesis (2010) and individual research studies.
Latest Research
- Mapping Outdoor Recreation Sector Governance: Models, Capability, Vision
- Governance in the New Zealand Outdoor Recreation Sector. In Fact. Sport NZ Knowledge Factsheet Series (1)
- Opportunities and Challenges for Peri-Urban Recreation in New Zealand’s Fastest Growing Cities
- The Economic Value of Recreation to Society (PowerPoint presentation to the World Outdoors Summit November 2013)
- Mapping outdoor organizations' governance
Earlier Research
- Outdoor Recreation Research Agenda
- Outdoor Recreation Research Stocktake: Synthesis
- Family-oriented non-competitive outdoor recreation events and on-going participation
- Understanding Commitment and Enduring Involvement in Outdoor Recreation in New Zealand
- ‘Planting the seed’: Family preferences, experiences and benefits associated with outdoor recreation in Aotearoa/New Zealand
- The influence of perceived risk in outdoor education among pre-teen age schoolchildren: Perspectives from EOTC teachers, Boards of Trustee Parents, and Outdoor Education Providers
- The influence of perceived risk on participation in outdoor education activities by pre-teen age schoolchildren in New Zealand
- Sport NZ: Outdoor Recreation Review Initial Findings Report (July 2008)
- Scoping Study for Assessing River and Lake Recreation in New Zealand
- The Economic Value of Recreation to Society (conference paper to the World Outdoors Summit November 2013)