A significant number of tourists in New Zealand undertake water-based adventure tourism activities. The foundation for success in these activities is built upon the experience that they provide to tourists. Activities that ...

The objective of this thesis is to consider safety aspects of the New Zealand cycling environment. Cycling is one of the cheapest and most sustainable forms of transport, and for short distances in congested urban areas ...

Genetic engineering is rapidly being acknowledged as an emerging technology that has immense potential to improve the health, living standards, economy and environment for New Zealanders. However, some aspects of the ...

This study examines incidents with high potential for serious harm (HIPO incidents) which occurred in Rotoiti Lodge Outdoor Education Centre programmes. Through the use of qualitative techniques, the research explores ...

The after-school period of older primary school-aged children was used to examine how the social construct of childhood is being shaped and how it changes over time. With studies on childhood still relatively new academic ...

A number of different approaches to measuring perceived and acceptable risk have been developed over the past 10 years. This publication describes the pilot testing of three survey techniques each designed to look at ...

Adventure tourism is a vital part of the New Zealand tourism industry, and has great importance internationally. Due to the risks inherent in adventure activities, accidents will always occur in some quantity during these ...

How guided outdoor activity participants perceive hazards and risks, and what attitudes they bring to the guided experience regarding safety and responsibility, has not been widely investigated in the academic literature ...

The significance of risk is growing in many Western societies, a phenomenon linked to increasing individualism, personal choice, and outcome uncertainty in multiple spheres of life. Despite being healthier and more physically ...