Report Content
Based on information collected through the 2007/08 Active NZ Survey, this report provides an overview of physical activity behaviours among adults (aged 16 years and over) living in the Northland region, in particular, their level of involvement with sport and recreation as participants and volunteers and their overall level of physical activity. The findings for the Northland region are also compared with the national profile for sport, recreation and physical activity in this report.
Key Findings
Compared with New Zealand adults, a similar percentage of adults in the Northland region:
- participated in at least one sport or recreation activity per week (New Zealand: 79%; Northland: 86%) and per year (New Zealand: 96%; Northland: 96%);
- participated in at least one organised competition or event per year (New Zealand: 37%; Northland: 38%);
- were members of clubs or centres in order to take part in sport and recreation activities (New Zealand: 35%; Northland: 35%);
- were volunteers for a sport or recreation activity (New Zealand: 25%; Northland: 19%); and
- achieved the national physical activity guideline by undertaking 30 minutes or more of moderate intensity physical activity on at least five days out of seven (New Zealand: 48%; Northland: 45%).
Adults in the Northland region were significantly less likely than New Zealand adults to:
- have received instruction from a coach, instructor, teacher or trainer to help improve their performance (New Zealand: 40%; Northland: 31%).
In the Northland region:
- walking and gardening were, in that order, the two most popular sport and recreation activities;
- diving/scuba diving was on the 10 most popular activities list for adults in the Northland region, but not on the list for New Zealand adults;
- hunting and diving/scuba diving were on the 10 most popular activities list for men in the Northland region, but not on the list for New Zealand men;
- fishing and tramping were on the 10 most popular activities list for women in the Northland region, but not on the list for New Zealand women;
- men were significantly more likely than women in the Northland region to have participated in three or more different sport or recreation activities per year (Men: 81%; Women: 62%); and
- men were significantly more likely than women in the Northland region to have participated in an organised competition or event per year (Men: 50%; Women: 29%).