Sport and Exercise: Web Resources

These Ministry of Health webpages are particularly useful for Sport and Exercise students:

• Eating and Activity Guidelines: Access the current evidence-based guidelines on healthy eating and physical activity for key population groups.
• Health Statistics: Access statistical publications and data sets on a variety of health topics.
• Nutrition: Access information and resources on nutrition.
• Physical Activity: The New Zealand Physical Activity Guidelines outline the minimum levels of physical activity required to gain health benefits and ways to incorporate incidental physical activity into everyday life.

Collated and useful statistical data for sport and exercise:

• Health: Statistical data on a variety of health topics including injuries, disabilities and life expectancy.
• Wellbeing: Statistical data on wellbeing includes life satisfaction, finances, health, housing, human rights, and relationships.  

These Sport New Zealand webpages are particularly useful for Sport and Exercise students:

• Coaching: Access resources, online training and research on coaching.
• Diversity, equity and inclusion: Access Sport New Zealand's plans, commitments and funding opportunities to address inequity in sport.
• Research and insights: Access surveys, data, participant group insights and case studies conducted by Sport New Zealand.

These acts are particularly relevant to sport and exercise:

• Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994
• Privacy Act 2020
• Sport and Recreation New Zealand Act 2002