SPARC is pleased to present the profile for the Greater Auckland region from the 2007/08 Active New Zealand Survey.
The greater Auckland area is serviced by four regional sports trusts and is home to a third of the New Zealand population. This report provides a snapshot of sport and recreation participation levels among adults, both as participants and volunteers, as well as how many adults are physically active.
The profile is drawn from the national results outlined in the Active New Zealand ‘Key Results’ report released in November 2008. The Active New Zealand Survey was the first of its kind conducted by SPARC and was the most comprehensive national survey of sport, recreation and physical activity done in this country. It was a large undertaking involving face-to-face interviews with more than 4,000 New Zealand adults.
In this report, the findings for demographic groups in the Greater Auckland region are compared to one another, revealing some interesting results. The profile for the Greater Auckland region is also compared with the national profile of sport, recreation and physical activity.
This report is a tool RSTs and other regional bodies can use to help understand the sport and recreation engagement of their communities, providing assistance in planning for the future. Regional sports trusts and other regional partners play an important role in supporting and promoting sport and recreation in New Zealand and SPARC hopes this report will aid them in those tasks.
Finally, I would like to thank the following people and organisations who helped this project come to fruition: all the participants who freely gave their time to participate in the survey: the Ministry of Health, Statistics New Zealand and Dr. Karen Moy who assisted with the design of the survey; Nielsen for undertaking the survey; and the SPARC Research Team which managed the survey, analysed the data and wrote this report.
Peter Miskimmin
Chief Executive SPARC