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Health posters: physical activity

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Health posters: physical activity

In the 2000s promotion of physical activity was a major public health initiative. This poster, published by the Ministry of Health in conjunction with Sport and Recreation New Zealand (SPARC), suggests that people should remain active for their health's sake as they grow older and perhaps move into sedentary jobs.

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Kerryn Pollock, Public health – Healthy bodies, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/ephemera/31373/health-posters-physical-activity (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Kerryn Pollock, published 18 April 2011, reviewed and revised 7 July 2019 with assistance from Richard Edwards.