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Participation in physical activity

The proportion of the population aged 15 years and over who met physical activity guidelines (ie were physically active for at least 30 minutes a day on five or more days over the last week), as measured by the Quality of Life Survey 2008.

Participation in physical activity, 2008 (%)

Big city Physically active
Rodney District 53.3
North Shore 46.2
Waitakere 52.2
Auckland 47.6
Manukau 47.2
Hamilton 48.2
Tauranga 44.7
Porirua 50.8
Hutt 50.9
Wellington 47.6
Christchurch 50.3
Dunedin 52.3