The following questions from schools are answered by New Zealand outdoor adventurers:

1. What has been your favourite experience in the outdoors?

2. Do people still use paper maps in the outdoors? Why?

3. How has digital location technology helped us in the outdoors?

4. Have you ever had a potentially tricky experience in the outdoors - what equipment or knowledge were you glad you had?

5. If I am a young person wanting to get started in the outdoors, what would you advise?

6. If I don't have much money, what outdoor gear do you recommend I should get first? My guess is a good raincoat.

7. How does Aotearoa's location in the world as a mid-latitude island make us need to think differently in the outdoors compared to other places (e.g. continents like North America, Europe, Australia)?

8. 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?

More at https://www.learnz.org.nz/getoutdoors204/connect-with-experts