New Zealand in Profile: 2012

The average time New Zealanders aged 12 years and over spent on their top five activities accounted for 69 percent of an average day in 2009/10.

Top five activities

Graph showing top five activities (in size order). Sleeping: 8 hours, 48 minutes; Other activities: 7 hours, 55 minutes; Work for pay or profit (includes people working without pay on a family farm or business) 2 hours, 59 minutes; Watching television or video: 2 hours, 8 minutes; Eating and drinking: 1 hour, 25 minutes; Socialising and conversation: 1 hour, 7 minutes.