Sport and Recreation Knowledge Library

Welcome to the Sport and Recreation Knowledge Library (the Knowledge Library). The Knowledge Library is for all those working or interested in sport and recreation in New Zealand – practitioners, researchers, students, policy makers and planners.

It provides information on:

  • research ideas that practitioners and organisations need help with or researchers want to promote to connect with those working in the sport and recreation sector
  • research projects that are currently underway
  • completed and published research.

Purpose of the Knowledge Library

The Knowledge Library brings together in one repository New Zealand-based sport and recreation research ideas, and research projects – underway and completed. Read more…

New Research

801 items

Regional Parks Recreational Activities

Research to understand the appeal of specific recreational activities that can be undertaken or are available on Regional Parks. Keywords:  ... Read more

Attitudes towards commercial recreation on public conservation lands

The demand for, and importance of, commercial recreation on public conservation lands in New Zealand has increased rapidly in the past 30 years and commercial recreation is now (generally) an accepted use in these areas. Some aspects of the... Read more

Research Underway

15 items

Evaluation of the London 2012 International Inspiration Sport for Development Programme

A three year evaluation of the International Inspiration Programme across 15 countries for UNICEF, the British Council and UK Sport Keywords: Sport for development  ... Read more

Research Ideas

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