Participation in physical activity
Definition: 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.

Proportion (%) of population aged 16 years and over who met physical activity guidelines
Region |
2007/2008 |
1 |
Northland |
45 |
2 |
Auckland |
44 |
3 |
Waikato |
46 |
4 |
Bay of Plenty |
48 |
5 |
Gisborne |
49 |
6 |
Hawke’s Bay |
7 |
Taranaki |
47 |
8 |
Manawatu-Whanganui |
44 |
9 |
Wellington |
44 |
10 |
Tasman |
50 |
11 |
Nelson |
12 |
Marlborough |
13 |
West Coast |
53 |
14 |
Canterbury |
15 |
Otago |
51 |
16 |
Southland |
53 |
New Zealand |
48 |
Source: Sport and Recreation New Zealand |