My Favourite Place Capturing my sense of place

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Understanding what makes a certain location a favourite place is an important aspect of how we interact with our natural environment. As we engage with the environment and with people, we begin to realize that our sense of place helps us to identify our identity, our ancestry, our culture, and our community.

According to experts, a sense of place is a concept that focuses on our cultural eco-system that is tied in with our natural eco-system. As part of our study, we want to know what your favourite place is, why that is the case, and how does accessibility and modern thinking shape the way we view the past and the future.

We invite you to please complete the form below so that you can share with us your perception of "sense of place" as seen through your description of your favourite place. The information will be used for research purposes only. Thank you.

Part 1: Tell us your favourite place

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Female
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18 years
20 to 29 years
30 to 39 years
40 to 49 years
50 to 59 years
60 to 69 years
70+ years

Part 2: Your Personal Statements

Now that you have identified and mapped up to 9 of your favourite places in the "Activities" section, it is time to tell us your personal statements. In the statements below, please tell us just how much importance you would place on these personal statements by choosing a point on a scale between 1 to 7, 1 being "Entirely Disagree" through to 7 as "Entirely Agree".

Question 1 Entirely Disagree 2 Mostly Disagree 3 Somewhat Disagree 4 Neither Agree nor Disagree 5 Somewhat Agree 6 Mostly Agree 7 Entirely Agree
This place is valuable because it is a place where people can continue to pass down memories, wisdom, traditions or a way of life.
I value this place because it is spiritually special to me.
I value this place for the attractive scenery, sights, smells, or sounds.
This place is valuable because it represents NZ identity.
I like this place because of my genealogical links to the land.
I like this place because of the stories and myths that links me to this place.
I am very attached to this place.
I identify strongly with this place.
I value these places because they provide a variety of plants, wildlife, marine life, or other living organisms.
I get more satisfaction from visiting this place than any other place.
I like this place because of its recreational outdoor activities.
These places are valuable because they help produce, preserves and renew air, soil and water.
I feel safe at this place.
These areas are valuable because they are wild, uninhabited or relatively untouched by human activity.
I value these places for economic benefits such as tourism, forestry, agriculture, or other commercial activity.
These places hold their own value and deserves to be here, no atter what I or others think about them, or even if they are actually used.


1 - 3 times
4 - 6 times
7+ times

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Yes. I permit you to use my photo/s for research purposes only.
No. I do not wish to upload a photo.