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Māori participation in sports

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This graph shows Māori participation in sporting activities. Swimming, weights and cycling have high rates of participation. Also high are golf and the team sports rugby, touch and netball. Māori are much more likely to participate in sport than the rest of the New Zealand population.

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Basil Keane, Māori and sport – hākinakina – Māori sports participation in the 2000s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/graph/41502/maori-participation-in-sports (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Basil Keane, published 2 May 2013.