Understanding visitor decision making, on-site spatial behaviours, cognitive maps and destination perceptions enhances understandings of the way in which tourism and visitors impact upon local communities. It should also ...

This report proposes a process for tourism planning in Kaikoura, and outlines key findings and policy implications from the nine field research projects undertaken for Kaikoura under the public good science funded project, ...

The objective of this research was to measure the level of economic activity (employment, output and value added) in Kaikoura arising both directly and indirectly from tourism, to assess the ratio of total to direct effects, ...

This report provides a brief historical introduction to human settlement and endeavour at Kaikoura. It reviews the myriad factors, both Māori and Pakeha, which establish the context for contemporary patterns of tourism ...

The primary objective of this study was to develop an understanding of visitors' experiences of the Kaikoura landscape using photographs of landscape and Q method. The literature on landscape perception shows that there ...

The objectives of this report were to describe and evaluate the interaction between Kaikoura Māori, their culture and tourism. To achieve these objectives a cross section of the Māori community was canvassed to reflect ...

This report presents an analysis of summertime visitors to Kaikoura. Detailed information is presented on descriptive visitor characteristics, the attractions of Kaikoura, and activities undertaken, for a systematic sample ...

The annual total of visitors to Kaikoura was estimated at 873,000. This number was derived from a method that involved four key steps: counting all traffic entering Kaikoura, observing a sample of vehicles to record licence ...

The primary focus of this report is on the way that tourism has affected the Kaikoura community and how that community has adapted to the changes that tourism has brought. As research progressed, it became obvious that the ...