This thesis is a qualitative exploration of student experience with the international education offered at one often United World Colleges (UWC). The UWCs are a group of ideology-driven international schools (Matthews, ...

This study seeks to gain an insight into the experiences Lord of the Rings tourists have on guided tours in New Zealand and the role of the tour guide(s) in that experience. The study examines motivations, expectations, ...

This study examines the perceived benefits of, and constraints to, participation in off-road mountain biking for Christchurch secondary school students. Mountain biking research in New Zealand has traditionally focussed ...

Since tourism is resource based, for areas with relevant resources, tourism offers an additional means of economic development. The need for rural poverty eradication, along with the current trend which emphasises community ...

This thesis examines the strategies adopted by a full employment welfare state in response to sharply rising unemployment between 1975 and 1984 in New Zealand. Under the conditions of the late 1970s and early 1980s, the ...

This thesis argues that while analysing markets and developing strategies to exploit the external market place and to attract tourists remains a central focus for tourism marketers, it is not enough on its own to achieve ...

This dissertation explores the volunteer tourism phenomenon and the role of authenticity in volunteer tourists' experiences. Although previous research has explored volunteer tourism, this study examines the phenomenon ...

This report provides the results of a survey of 191 visitors to Lake Waikaremoana, a remote area in Te Urewera National Park. Lake Waikaremoana has few established tourism services but significant tourist flows. Visitation ...

This thesis examines the martial arts in New Zealand. It takes three approaches. The first is socio-historical, with a particular focus on the history and development of martial arts practice in New Zealand. The second is ...

When the New Zealand Government restructured the system of the public funding of research (1990-1992) it created Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) as companies operating in a global, market-led economy. One CRI, AgResearch, ...