RST Profile: Southland

In this section, comparisons between the findings for the Southland region and New Zealand¹⁴ are presented.

Popular Activities

• Snowsports was on the 10 most popular activities list for adults in the Southland region, but not on the list for New Zealand adults.
• Snowsports and hunting were on the 10 most popular activities list for men in the Southland region, but not on the list for New Zealand men.
• Tramping was on the 10 most popular activities list for women in the Southland 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 Southland region:
• were members of clubs or centres in order to take part in sport and recreation activities (New Zealand: 34.9%; Southland: 36.7%).
• Adults in the Southland region were significantly more likely than New Zealand adults to:
• have participated in at least one organised competition or event (New Zealand: 36.9%; Southland: 50.7%); and
• received instruction from a coach, instructor, teacher or trainer to help improve their performance (New Zealand: 39.9%; Southland: 49.1%).

Volunteering

• Adults in the Southland region were significantly more likely than New Zealand adults to:
• have volunteered for a sport or recreation activity (New Zealand: 25.3%; Southland: 37.4%).

Physical Activity Levels

• The percentage of adults in the Southland region who achieved the physical activity guideline was similar to the percentage for New Zealand adults (New Zealand: 48.2%; Southland: 52.6%).

14 Findings for New Zealand adults can be found in the SPARC (2008) report titled Sport, Recreation and Physical Activity Participation Among New Zealand Adults: Key Results of the 2007/08 Active New Zealand Survey. This report is available at www.sparc.org.nz.