Why you should consider becoming a park manager

New Zealand has a "critical" shortage of park managers, according to the Park Leaders Forum. Park managers typically work for a city, regional or district council and manage a portfolio of land and recreational facilities. The type of work involved has developed over the years to involve more relationship management such as with local iwi - who are now often co-managing public lands in post-settlement agreements, businesses and elected officials. The need for more park managers has led to the creation of a new course at Lincoln University - the Master of Parks Management - which kicked off last summer. Geoff Canham from the Park Leaders Forum tells Kathryn why people should give park management a go - and why "generalists" are what's needed.