Over 5,000 New Zealanders were asked about the sports and physical activities they had done in the last year. Men Women 1. The percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number and the number of participants in each sport are rounded to the nearest 100 and are calculated using the percentages before rounding.
Motor sports includes motor cycling, trail biking and motor racing.
Top fifteen sports for New Zealand adults of different cultures Maori European New Zealander Other cultures 1. Top ten physical activities for New Zealand adults Men Women 1. The percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number and the number of participants in each activity are rounded to the nearest 100 and are calculated using the percentages before rounding. The figures for walking are for all walks for exercise and enjoyment which lasted for 10 minutes or more. Some people go for short and long walks and so the figures for these two categories sum to more than the total for walking.