Welcome to the New Zealand Recreation Association (NZRA). This website offers information on news, professional development and vacancies of interest to people working and playing in the recreation sector in New Zealand.


Professional Development:

National Conference - IFPRA Congress 2008 Presentations

Green Pavlova 2008 Seminar Presentations

Thinking Recreation!

Just Add Water (JAWS) 2008 Seminar Presentations
     SPARC Peer Review Service
NZRA is facilitating this service on behalf of SPARC. Organisations can have a recreation and sport facility feasability study or strategy peer reviewed. This is a great chance to gain an independent perspective from a panel of industry experts. For more information, please go to 
Peer Review Service or contact Kirsten Malpas, Kirsten 04 801 9365
Join NZRA 

NZRA Accreditation Scheme
Get your qualifications and experience recognised by the NZRA accreditation board - a group of highly experienced and respected recreation professionals. Enrol now. 

Application Form and Assessment Criteria 
Student Internships
Are you a student interested in an internship, or an employer interested in having an intern.  If so check out our webpage on the possibilities.
Promotion and Advocacy:
NZRA Advocacy Position Document
National Policy Statement on Flood Risk Management
NZRA Submission to the Independent Inquiry into Local Government Rates April 2007 
CCC Pricing review and findings
Want to get your community more active?
Click here for a step-by-step guide to strategic planning for physical activity.

Mentoring
Would you like to be mentored?  We have a very talented and experienced pool of people willing to act as mentors.
Click here for details

Careers in Recreation:
Check out our Career Pathways and Qualifications booklets for info on Parks, Gardens, Community Recreation and Recreation Facilities.
Kiwi Careers also provides some information.
For jobs available right now go to Vacancies

 

 

Industry Standards:

Check out the new Yardstick website

Yardstick Pools and Leisure Centres Technical Group - For details go to the bottom of the Projects page

WINTER Yardstick ParkCheck User Intercept Survey 
The established ParkCheck user intercept survey project is to be complimented from the winter of 2008 by the WINTER survey.
  
Pools intro and membership form
ParkCheck Project Background
ParkCheck Sampling Methodology
ParkCheck NZ Subscription
ParkCheck Australian Subscription 


Swimming Pool Industry Standards
Check out the Public Pools section of the PoolSafe website.
www.recreationstandards.org.nz for legislation, standards, guidelines and policies relating to recreation
Resources:
The following resources are available from NZRA. For details contact Jane.

SFRITO Lifeguard Database
IFPRA World e-news newsletter available now 
Click here
IFPRA Bookshop is now online for all your literary needs at http://www.booksand.info/
Australasian Leisure Manager magazine is a popular publication for facility managers and people in the recreation industry.  Click here for the ALM Subscription Form for a special NZRA member rate.   


NZRA gratefully acknowledge the support of the following organisations:

 Key Stakeholders

  

Premier Sponsors 

  

Key Partners 

                                


NZRA's Preferred Airline

 
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