New Zealanders have long-standing and multifaceted relationships with coasts, including recreation activities in, on and by the water. Leisure scholarship to date has paid little attention to outdoor recreation in…
Health
Too many Māori and Asian people are drowning – can better cultural understanding reverse the trend?
By: Belinda Wheaton & Lucen Liu
Published: 2022-12-20
Many New Zealanders consider the beach to be a great place for leisure activities. Despite our love of the water, New Zealanders have a terrible record of drowning deaths. Water…