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Questions from schools about getting outdoors safely, answered by Karl from Toitu te Whenua - Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) and Bevan from New Zealand Mountain Safety Council.
- What has been your favourite experience in the outdoors?
- Do people still use paper maps in the outdoors? Why?
- How has digital location technology helped us in the outdoors?
- Have you ever had a potentially tricky experience in the outdoors - what equipment or knowledge were you glad you had?
- If I am a young person wanting to get started in the outdoors, what would you advise?
- If I don't have much money, what outdoor gear do you recommend I should get first - my guess is a good raincoat
- How does Aotearoa's location in the world as a mid-latitide island make us need to think differently in the outdoors compared to other places (e.g. continents like North America, Europe, Australia)?
- What are some of your favourite websites or apps to help us in the outdoors e.g. places to go, what gear to take, how to keep safe?
Related links:
This online field trip LEARNZ Get Outdoors https://www.learnz.org.nz/getoutdoors204
Plan My Walk -https://planmywalk.nz/
LINZ data service - https://data.linz.govt.nz/
Meet Bevan from the Mountain Safety Council
Meet Karl from Toitū te Whenua, Land Information New Zealand
