| Categories |
| School : | Primary or Secondary, year 1 - 13. |
| NZ Skifield : | A commercial ski field operation |
| Adventure Tourism : | A commercial business offering outdoor adventure based activity eg rafting, tramping, sea kayaking. Skills based operator eg white water kayak instruction see 'outdoor centre/provider'. |
| Outdoor Centre / Provider : | Outdoor skills, Adventure based learning, personal development using the outdoors. |
| National Organisation / Club : | Organisations and clubs with a national membership. |
| Recreational Club : | Non national clubs eg tramping, multisport, orienteering. Generally run by volunteers. |
| Tertiary Institution : | Polytechnics, universities |
| Government Department : | Any government department |
| Outdoor Events : | Organised races such as multisport, cycling, trail running, orienteering, adventure racing, etc or other similar types of outdoor events. |
| Other : | If you don't fit into any other category. |
