Research Completed

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Sperm whale watching off Kaikoura, New Zealand: effects of current activities on surfacing and vocalisation patterns (Science for Conservation: 219)
		    
		    

		    


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Richter, C.F., Dawson, M. S. & Slooten, E.

		    
		    
		    



		    
Off Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand, sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) are the focus of a whale watching industry which uses boats and aircraft to view the animals year-round. This study... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Critical analysis of obtaining desired outcomes from voluntary programmes (Science for Conservation: 28)
		    
		    

		    


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Ringer, M.

		    
		    
		    



		    
 
This literature review seeks to identify factors that promote the development of pro-conservation values and behaviours in voluntary participants in conservation programmes that are sponsored by... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Cycle Tourism in the South Island of New Zealand
		    
		    

		    


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Ritchie, B.

		    
		    
		    



		    
Despite the importance of transportation as part of the tourism system and as an important part of the tourist experience, very little research has examined the role of tourist transportation... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
There and Back Again – A Tale of Film Location Tourists’ OnSite
		    
		    

		    


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Roesch, S.

		    
		    
		    



		    
Over the last decade, film location tourism has been established as a niche segment in the tourism industry. While this niche has attracted attention from both researchers and marketers alike, not... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Visitor counters in parks: management practice for counter calibration (Technical Series 33)
		    
		    

		    


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Ross, J.

		    
		    
		    



		    
 
There are numerous reasons why visitor counting instruments systematically under- or over-count. ‘Calibration’ involves adjusting counters so that they reflect estimates of numbers of... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Yardstick: do your parks measure up?
		    
		    

		    


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Rutherford, C. & Wilson, P. 

		    
		    
		    



		    
A New Zealand-wide park benchmarking initiative established in 2001 (called Yardstick) is discussed. The benchmarking pitfalls, process design, and the use of the information from the benchmarking... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Language and Perceptions of an Adventure Location in New Zealand
		    
		    

		    


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Ryan, C. & Ruthe, J.

		    
		    
		    



		    
This paper is based upon a sample of 235 Kiwi Experience holidaymakers staying at least one night at a lodge that provides not solely accommodation but also a range of adventure tourism activities... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Claims-making and rhetoric in the contest between conservation and recreation : the case of the Wainui Marine Reserve proposal
		    
		    

		    


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Ryan, R. J.

		    
		    
		    



		    
In this thesis I examine the tension between conservation and recreation which arises from the environmental impacts caused by recreationists, on protected natural areas. The tension is often... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Ecotourism – what's in a name?
		    
		    

		    


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Ryan, B.

		    
		    
		    



		    
Despite the considerable ecotourism literature, and the size and economic value of the nature-based sector le tourism industry which lays claim, in full or in part, to the ecotourism label... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Environmental Management and Natural Resource Allocation Frameworks of New Zealand, Sweden and Finland: A Comparative Description
		    
		    

		    


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Salmon, G., Sundström, M. & Zilliacus, K.

		    
		    
		    



		    
 
The purpose of this paper is to provide a comparative description of the main features of the environmental management and natural resource allocation statutory frameworks in New Zealand, Finland... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
	         

	
	

	

	

	

	


	
	
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