Gisborne Region Versus New Zealand Findings
In this section, comparisons between the findings for the Gisborne region and New Zealand12 are presented.
Popular Activities
- Surfing/body boarding and hunting were on the 10 most popular activities list for adults in the Gisborne region, but not on the list for New Zealand adults.
- Surfing/body boarding, hunting and diving/scuba diving were on the 10 most popular activities list for men in the Gisborne region, but not on the list for New Zealand men.
- Fishing was on the 10 most popular activities list for women in the Gisborne region, but not on the list for New Zealand women.
Organised Competition/Event Participation, Club/Centre Involvement and Instruction
- Compared with New Zealand adults, a similar percentage of adults in the Gisborne region:
- participated in at least one organised competition or event (New Zealand: 36.9%; Gisborne: 37.0%);
- were members of clubs or centres in order to take part in sport and recreation activities (New Zealand: 34.9%; Gisborne: 25.5%); and
- received instruction from a coach, instructor, teacher or trainer to help improve their performance (New Zealand: 39.9%; Gisborne: 45.4%).
Volunteering
- The level of volunteering for all adults in the Gisborne region (28.2%) was similar to the level for New Zealand adults (25.3%).
Physical Activity Levels
- The percentage of adults in the Gisborne region who achieved the national physical activity guideline was significantly lower than the percentage for New Zealand adults (New Zealand: 48.2%; Gisborne: 35.2%); and
- the percentage of adults in the Gisborne region who achieved less than 30 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity in total over seven days (i.e. inactive group) was significantly higher than the percentage for New Zealand (New Zealand: 12.7%; Gisborne: 26.2%).