Participation in physical activity
The proportion of the population aged 16 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 2007/2008 Active New Zealand Survey.
| Region | % | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007/2008 | ||
| 1 | Northland | 45.0 |
| 2 | Auckland | 44.0 |
| 3 | Waikato | 46.0 |
| 4 | Bay of Plenty | 48.0 |
| 5 | Gisborne | 49.0 |
| 6 | Hawke's Bay | |
| 7 | Taranaki | 47.0 |
| 8 | Manawatu-Wanganui | 44.0 |
| 9 | Wellington | 44.0 |
| 10 | Tasman | 50.0 |
| 11 | Nelson | |
| 12 | Marlborough | |
| 13 | West Coast | 53.0 |
| 14 | Canterbury | |
| 15 | Otago | 51.0 |
| 16 | Southland | 53.0 |