Research Completed

This section includes abstracts of completed and published research. This section encourages the submission of a wide range of research publication types from conference PowerPoint presentations to peer-reviewed journal articles and including publications in draft and in press.



	
	
	
	

	

	

	

	
	
	

	
	    
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Bourdieu, Gender Reflexivity, and Physical Culture: A Case of Masculinities in the Snowboarding Field
		    
		    

		    


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Holly Thorpe

		    
		    
		    



		    
This  article  contributes  to  recent  debates  between  supporters  of  the  concept  of hegemonic  masculinity,  as ... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Transnational mobilities in Snowboarding Culture: Travel, Tourism and Lifestyle Migration
		    
		    

		    


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Holly Thorpe

		    
		    
		    



		    
Drawing on global ethnographic methods conducted in six countries over seven years, this paper offers the first in-depth examination of the transnational flows and corporeal mobilities in... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Performance Measurement Systems: National Sport Organisation Perspectives in New Zealand
		    
		    

		    


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Luke Macris

		    
		    
		    



		    
Performance measurement is a prevalent and accepted management technique used by governments around the world and is an important dimension of New Zealand sport policy. Drawing from performance... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Southern Districts Hockey Club: 'Back from the brink' – a case story
		    
		    

		    


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Sheryl Law

		    
		    
		    



		    
In 2012, the Southern Districts Hockey Club of Papatoetoe had a stellar year, celebrating its 85th Jubilee and winning the Auckland Hockey Association Top Mens Club and Top Club award (which take... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
'Generation X Games', Action Sports and the Olympic Movement: Understanding the Cultural Politics of Incorporation
		    
		    

		    


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Holly Thorpe

		    
		    
		    



		    
An important and mounting issue for the contemporary Olympic Movement is how to remain relevant  to  younger  generations.  Cognizant  of  the  diminishing ... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
The role of action sports in post-disaster recovery
		    
		    

		    


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Holly Thorpe

		    
		    
		    



		    
A spate of recent natural disasters has prompted many scholars working in the social sciences and humanities to examine the economic, social and psychological impact of natural disasters, such as... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Food, fizzy, and football: promoting unhealthy food and beverages through sport – a New Zealand case study
		    
		    

		    


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Mary-Ann Carter

		    
		    
		    



		    
High participation rates in sport and increasing recognition of how diet benefits athletic performance suggest sports settings may be ideal locations for promoting healthy eating. While research... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
A study into the effects of events on outstanding natural landscapes: A balancing act
		    
		    

		    


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Paul Spurdle

		    
		    
		    



		    
The report focuses predominantly on whether sport-related events are impacting the human-based values of outstanding natural features and landscapes in the Rotorua District and whether... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Never too old to be active: investigating the health benefits of older adults being physically active
		    
		    

		    


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Deborah MacRae

		    
		    
		    



		    
Background: With the expected growth in the older adult population there is increasing concern as to how health care and health systems will be affected. This concern is driven by the greater... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
RiVAS (and RiVAS+): Insights and lessons from 5 years’experience with the River Values Assessment System
		    
		    

		    


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Kenneth Hughey

		    
		    
		    



		    
The River Values Assessment System (RiVAS and RiVAS+) are tools that enable regional councils and others to ‘objectively’ and systematically evaluate rivers in their regions for their... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
	         

	
	

	

	

	

	


	
	
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