Research Completed

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Position of the New Zealand Dietetic Association (Inc): Nutrition for exercise and sport in New Zealand
		    
		    

		    


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Hellemans, I. J.

		    
		    
		    



		    
New Zealand is a successful sporting nation that consistently produces world-lass athletes. In addition to the elite, many New Zealanders are involved in recreational sports and exercise. Nutrition... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Queen Charlotte Track user research 2004-2005
		    
		    

		    


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Sutton, P.

		    
		    
		    



		    
The Queen Charlotte Track follows a 71km route along Queen Charlotte Sound and has become one of the iconic walks of the Nelson/Marlborough Region. Increasing popularity of this track has resulted in... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Permanent Play Facilities in School Playgrounds as a determinant of children's activity
		    
		    

		    


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Nielsen, G., Taylor, R. W., Williams, S. M., Mann, J. I.

		    
		    
		    



		    
The study’s aim was to investigate whether the number of permanent playground facilities in schools influences objectively measured physical activity. Results showed that the number of... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Do elite sports systems mean more Olympic medals?
		    
		    

		    


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Martin, S., Arin, K. P., Palakshappa, N. N. & Chetty, S.

		    
		    
		    



		    
In this paper the authors use the original data set of Bernard & Busse with the addition of a new dummy variable for countries with elite sports systems to determine the effect of these systems... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Active video games: The mediating effect of aerobic fitness on body composition
		    
		    

		    


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Maddison, R., Mhurchu, C. N., Jull, A., Prapavessis, H., Foley, L., Jiang, Y.

		    
		    
		    



		    
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Increased understanding of why and how physical activity impacts on health outcomes is needed to increase the effectiveness of physical activity interventions. A recent randomized... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Athletes doing it for themselves : self-coaching experiences of New Zealand olympians
		    
		    

		    


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Bradbury, P. E.

		    
		    
		    



		    
Self-coaching in sport (athletes coaching themselves) is a little understood concept. It has not been researched or written about by academics to any great extent although practitioners from both the... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Psychological preparation of athletes for the Olympic context: The New Zealand Summer and Winter Olympic Teams.
		    
		    

		    


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Hodge, K. & Hermansson, G.

		    
		    
		    



		    
The article discusses the psychological preparation of athletes from New Zealand who will participate in the Summer and Winter Olympic teams. The four-year cycle of the Olympic Games provide athletes... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Gendered coaching: The impact of gender on roles and qualities of elite women's field hockey coaches
		    
		    

		    


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Edwards, M. F.

		    
		    
		    



		    
Field hockey in New Zealand is gender balanced in terms of numbers of female and male participants, but gender biased towards males, in terms of coaching appointments. The trend towards men... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Physical activity, sedentariness, and body fatness in a sample of 6-year-old Pacific children
		    
		    

		    


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Oliver, M., Schluter, P. J., Rush, E., Schofield, G. M. & Paterson, J.

		    
		    
		    



		    
Pacific children living in New Zealand exhibit considerably higher rates of overweight and obesity than their non-Pacific peers. The study aim was to identify physical activity and sedentary... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Health and Pacific Peoples in New Zealand (Third Report in the Pacific Progress series)
		    
		    

		    


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Statistics New Zealand

		    
		    
		    



		    
Health and Pacific Peoples in New Zealand is the third report in the Pacific Progress series. It presents findings on Pacific peoples’ health outcomes, discusses the socio-economic factors that... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
	         

	
	

	

	

	

	


	
	
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