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 |
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