Who is the 'Outdoor Activities - Guidelines for Leaders' for?
'Outdoor Activities - Guidelines for Leaders' is for paid and unpaid instructors, teachers, youth group leaders, and guides.
Why are outdoor activities important?
Outdoor activities enrich people's lives by enabling them to be active, social, and to appreciate the natural environment.
Where can I get 'Outdoor Activities - Guidelines for Leaders'?
You can download a complete copy of the guidelines, Outdoor Activities Guidelines for Leaders or individual sections below. Alternatively, you can purchase a copy by downloading and completing this order form and sending it to Outdoors New Zealand (PDF, 6.95 Mb).
Download Section A
Section A contains general guidelines that are applicable to all activities.
Outdoor Activities Guidelines for Leaders - Section A (PDF, 1.71 Mb)
Download Section B
Section B contains specific guidelines for 42 outdoor activities. Section B should be read in conjunction with Section A.
Outdoor Activities Guidelines for Leaders - Section B (PDF, 5.27 Mb)
Outdoor activities in Section B can be downloaded as individual documents:
Aerial Pursuits - includes hang gliding and paragliding, skydiving and parachuting. (PDF, 159 Kb)
Biking - Includes cycle touring and mountain biking. (PDF, 140 Kb)
Camp Lodge Activities - includes adventure-based learning, flying fox, high ropes course, low ropes course, and solo activities. (PDF, 368 Kb)
Canoeing and Kayaking - includes canoe polo, dragon boating, flat water canoeing and kayaking, sea kayaking, and white water kayaking. (PDF, 264 Kb)
Caving (PDF, 115 Kb)
Climbing - includes abseiling, bouldering, mountaineering, snow shelters, rock climbing, and sport climbing. (PDF, 525 Kb)
Fishing (PDF, 203 Kb)
Horse Trekking (PDF, 70 Kb)
Hunting (PDF, 41 Kb)
Jet Skiing (PDF, 35 Kb)
Multi-day Journeys (PDF, 199 Kb)
Multisport (PDF, 88 Kb)
Quad Biking (PDF, 35 Kb)
River Running - includes canyoning, rafting, and tubing (PDF, 315 Kb)
Sailing (PDF, 87 Kb)
Scuba Diving (PDF, 114 Kb)
Swimming (PDF, 56 Kb)
Walking and Running - Local activities, orienteering, river crossing, sea coast traversing, tramping. (PDF, 555 Kb)
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