Voice of Rangatahi



Thank you for agreeing to participate in this online survey, which is jointly run by Sport Whanganui and Sport NZ (www.sportnz.org.nz). The purpose of this survey is to understand how you experience physical activity you do for sport, Physical Education (PE), exercise or fun whilst at school.


Remember as you go through the survey that there are no wrong answers. We want to hear your voice so we can truly understand and improve the experiences of physical activity for rangatahi (young people), so please answer all the questions as best you can, and tell us what you really think about your experiences.


Also, completing this survey is entirely voluntary, and no one at your school will see any of your individual responses.


The survey should only take about 10 minutes and if you have any queries, you can contact jorja@sportwhanganui.co.nz.


Rangatahi is the terminology used for all Aotearoa New Zealand Young People aged 12-18 years.
Which school do you attend?
What year are you in at school?
How do you usually get to and from school?
Physical activity is any activity that increases your heart rate and makes you get out of breath some of the time.

Physical activity can be done in sports, school activities, playing with friends, or walking to school.

Some examples of physical activity are running, walking quickly, playing tag, cycling, kilikiti, dancing, kapa haka, skateboarding, scootering, swimming, football, and going to the gym.

For the next question, add up all the time you spend in physical activity each day. ‌Over the past 7 days, on how many days were you physically active for a total of at least 60 minutes per day?
When answering the rest of this survey, we’d like you to think about being physically active at your school, including sport, Physical Education (PE), exercise or fun.

‌Please tick all the ways you have been physically active AT SCHOOL for sport, Physical Education (PE), exercise or fun during THIS SCHOOL YEAR.‌

(This can include physical activity that takes place with school but not on your school’s premises, e.g. representing your school elsewhere.)
You've chosen other, please specify all.
Where or how do you take part in physical activity AT SCHOOL?
What is your main motivation for taking part in physical activity AT SCHOOL?
Would you like to be doing more physical activity for sport, PE, exercise or fun than what you do now?
You've chosen other, please specify all other reasons.
You said you are too busy for more physical activity. What are you too busy with?
Again, please think about being physically active at your school, including sport, PE, exercise or fun.

‌How likely are you to recommend physical activity at your school to others?
When thinking about your participation in physical activity at school, how would you rate your overall satisfaction with your school on each of the following?


‌Being friendly and welcoming
Having clean and well-maintained facilities e.g. changing rooms, toilets
Having well maintained playing/training venues/fields/courts
The quality of the coaches or instructors
Providing me information I need when I need it
Allowing me to fulfil my potential
Is fair and provides equal opportunities for all
Being professional and well managed
The social environment
Still thinking about your participation in physical activity at school, how would you rate your overall satisfaction with your school on each of the following?


‌Encouraging fair play
The ease of accessing the school venues/fields/courts for training or casual playing
Fostering a sense of pride in our team/school
Being responsive to my needs and requirements
Having qualified officials available when I compete
Providing a safe environment
The range of opportunities
Providing a fun experience
If your school was going to focus on improving one of the following aspects of physical activity, which would be the ONE thing you would like them to improve?
You've chosen other, please specify.
What is it about that you would like to see improved?
The next few questions are about what you think or feel. Please tell us how much you agree or disagree with each of the following statements.


‌People in my life encourage me to take part in physical activities
I am good at lots of different physical activities
I have the chance to do the physical activities I want
I want to take part in physical activities
I understand why taking part in physical activity is good for me
I feel confident to take part in lots of different activities
I find electronic games more exciting to play than the real-life ones
I don’t feel welcome when participating in sport / physical activity
On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is very unhappy and 10 is very happy, in general how happy are you?
Thinking about sport at your school, are you involved in any of the following non-playing roles?
You've chosen other, please specify.
To encourage you to be more active in Whanganui, which of the following would you like to have better access to?
You've chosen other, please specify.
Thanks for all your responses so far, we just have a few more questions for you to answer before you complete the survey. On a scale from 1 to 5, where 1 is ‘not at all enjoyable’ and 5 is ‘very enjoyable’, so far, how enjoyable was this survey to complete?
If you have any feedback or suggestions about this survey then please tell us what you think below:
Are you
Which ethnic group or groups do you identify with or belong to?
You've chosen other, please specify.
This survey is jointly run by Sport Whanganui and Sport NZ (www.sportnz.org.nz). To understand more about the physical activity of New Zealanders, Sport NZ would like to share and/or combine the responses to this survey with other information held by Sport NZ and/or other third parties (e.g. Statistics NZ).

Sport NZ will ensure any information that could be used to identify you will be removed after your survey responses have been combined with other information. The combined information will be used by authorised parties for research purposes only.

‌Do you consent to Sport NZ sharing and/or combining the responses to this survey with other information for this purpose?
First Name
Last Name
Date of Birth
Home Post Code

Those are all the questions we have for you today

Please click ‘Save’ to submit your survey. Thank you very much for your help.