Outdoor Activities - Guidelines for Leaders
Who is 'Outdoor Activities - Guidelines for Leaders' for?
'Outdoor Activities - Guidelines for Leaders' is for volunteer or employed instructors, teachers, youth group leaders and guides.
Why outdoor activities are important
Outdoor activities enrich people's lives by enabling them to be physically active, build relationships and appreciate the natural environment.
Where you can get 'Outdoor Activities - Guidelines for Leaders'
You can download a complete copy of the guidelines, Outdoor Activities Guidelines for Leaders (PDF, 6.9 MB) or individual sections below.
Alternatively, you can purchase a copy by downloading and completing this order form (PDF, 124 KB) and sending it to Outdoors New Zealand.
Download Section A
Section A contains general guidelines that are applicable to all activities.
Download Section B
Section B contains specific guidelines for 42 outdoor activities. You should read Section B in conjunction with Section A.
Outdoor activities in Section B can be downloaded as individual documents:
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Aerial Pursuits (PDF, 159 KB). Hang gliding and paragliding, skydiving and parachuting.
- Biking (PDF, 140 KB). Cycle touring, mountain biking.
- Camp Lodge Activities (PDF, 368 KB). Adventure-based learning, flying fox, high ropes course, low ropes course, solo.
- Canoeing and Kayaking (PDF, 264 KB). Canoe polo, dragon boating, flatwater canoeing and kayaking, sea kayaking, whitewater kayaking.
- Caving (PDF, 115 KB).
- Climbing (PDF, 525 KB). Abseiling, bouldering, mountaineering, snow shelters, rock climbing, sport climbing.
- 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 (PDF, 315 KB). Canyoning, rafting, tubing.
- Sailing (PDF, 87 KB).
- Scuba Diving (PDF, 114 KB).
- Snowsports (PDF, 186 KB). Nordic skiing, ski area skiing and boarding, snow tubing and sliding.
- Swimming (PDF, 56 KB).
- Walking and Running (PDF, 555 KB). Local activities, orienteering, river crossing, sea coast traversing, tramping.
Updated | 07 Dec 2009.
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