Projects

Current Projects

  • Situation Analysis – University of Canterbury
  • Feasibility Study – Wigram Hangers Proposed Sport & Recreation Facility – Ngai Tahu
  • Sporting Facilities Review – Gisborne District Council
  • Lower Hutt - Sportsville

Completed Projects

Sport Joint Ventures

  • Feasibility Study – Lyttelton Main School
  • Feasibility Study – Rakaia Sports Facility
  • Park Island Project – Napier
  • Acrobatic Performance RWC11 Christchurch – Dance & Physical Theatre Trust
  • Sportville Model Workshop – Far North District Council
  • Venture Hawke's Bay - Event Strategy
  • Sport Canterbury Sport Investment Project
  • Sportville Project – Rawhiti Domain Christchurch
  • Feasibility Study – Rawhiti Community Sport Incorporated
  • Shirley/Papanui Ward – Open Space, Sport and Recreation Study
  • Hastings District Council – Review of Evidence Statements
  • Feasibility Study – Westminster Sports Inc. – Christchurch
  • U Leisure – University of Waikato Sports Clubs – Hamilton
  • Feasibility Study – St. John’s Vicarage – Christchurch
  • Feasibility Study – Christchurch City Mission
  • Auckland Regional Sports Trust Alliance: Regional Sport Organisations Stakeholder Assessment and Development. (6 RSO’s)
  • Feasibility Study – St Albans Baptist Church
  • Feasibility Plan – Bruce Pulman Park – Papakura (Contributor)
  • Sport Partnerships Review – Sport Tasman
  • Sportville Peer Review – Alex Moore Park Wellington
  • Feasibility Study Sumner Pavilion
  • Sport Assist Review – Sport Tasman
  • Event Application Process Review – Waitakere City Council
  • Project Spotlight

    SPARC Sport Partnership Project.
    A review of eight high profile sport club partnerships - Sep 2008.
    View PDF [730KB]
  • Halswell Sport Joint Venture
  • Westminster Sport Incorporated
  • New Zealand Gymnastics (NZG) and Trampoline New Zealand (TNZ) Merger (2004)
  • Sport Club Joint Venture Guide (Sport Canterbury/SPARC) (2002) View PDF [737KB]
  • Sport Club Partnership Research, Canada, Brisbane and Auckland (2007) View PDF [249KB]

Strategic Planning

  • 14 Sport Strategic Plans for CWCST (2001-2007)
  • Review of 11 Strategic Plans and recommended changes to the process (CWCST 2003)

Research

  • Leisure, Sport and Recreation Research: A listing of all research undertaken since 1993. View PDF [40KB]

Conference and Seminar Presentations

Conference Presentations

  • Swimming Pool Performance Measures (July 1992) Institute of Parks and Recreation. Annual Conference, New Plymouth. 
  • Work Based Assessment in the Diploma in Applied Recreation. New Zealand Recreation Worker's Association Conference (1996).
  • Burley, P., & McClymont, D., (1999) Motor Skill Acquisition on Trampoline Using a Bungy Guidance System. Proceedings paper presentation 15th Biomechanics in Sport International Symposium.
  • McClymont, D. & Burley, P. (1999) The Bungy "Mechanic" as an aid to Trampoline Coaching. Proceedings paper presentation 15th Biomechanics in Sport International Symposium.
  • People or Puppets. (2005) Eventing The Future Conference (ETF). Christchurch.
    View PDF [27KB]
  • Experiential learning produces capable event management graduates. (2005) Third International Event Management Conference, Sydney
  • Case Study Volunteers or Volun-tears (2007) Eventing The Future Conference (ETF) Auckland. View PDF [620KB]

Seminar Presentations

  • Amalgamation Pros and Cons, New Zealand Bowls Seminar CHCH 2001
  • Sport Canterbury Running Sport Session:  Strategic Partnerships (2004) View PDF [245KB]
  • Contributing factors toward an understanding of local sport club partnerships. RST National Forum, Wellington 2007 View PDF [245KB]

Book Publications

  • emerit Event Management - International Competency Standards - Setting International Benchmarks. Version 1.0. Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council. May 2010.  
  • Burley, P. & Stewart-Imbert, D. (2009). The Vancouver International Children's Festival,
    Canada. Reflections on the Coordination of a Successful Event Volunteer Program.
    Cited in Holmes, K. & Smith, K. (2009). Managing Volunteers in Tourism.
    Attractions,destinations and events. Elsevier: Oxford: United Kingdom.  


Gymnastics

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