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The challenges and benefits of outdoor recreation during NZ’s coronavirus lockdown
Disrupting a person’s attachment to a place, caused by events like war or natural disaster (or, indeed, national lockdown!), can…
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Are maintenance costs jeopardising school swimming lessons?
Public schools are not building new pools and many of those already in existence may be decades old and need…
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Get your gym flooring into shape
Educators recognise that physical activity in childhood extends well beyond the physical realm.
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Why are boys ditching school rugby?
While girls are more interested than ever, research says schoolboys no longer want to play and here's why....
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Schools designing sports surfaces like pros
Decisions about sport surfacing should mean more than meeting baseline safety standards...
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Making the most of your school pool
Did you know that swimming is the most popular recreational activity for 16 to 24 years olds?
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New rules creating culture of suspicion in sports coaching
The recent spotlight on child abuse, while crucial, has had the unfortunate consequence of putting adults in children’s sports environments…
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Why don’t kids enjoy cross country? Sport NZ research shines a light…
Term two means school cross country. Kids at almost every primary and intermediate school around New Zealand are getting their…
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The darker the uniform, the meaner the team?
There’s some interesting psychology surrounding sports uniforms...
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On NZ schools developing firearms policy…
The ministry of education says it does not support the unsupervised access of firearms in schools. However...
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