Our priorities
The places we live, learn and work play a huge role in how healthy we are. By enhancing and transforming these, we can make Tāmaki Makaurau a healthier place to call home.
Our vision for Auckland
Auckland now
Our environment is saturated with fast food and its advertising, and limits spaces to grow and access locally produced, nourishing food. There are too many cars, and it’s hard to get to places walking or biking. Our leisure, our commute and workplaces all discourage physical activity.
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Half of Aucklanders are not active enough
Half of short trips made by car could be walked in 20 minutes.
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Community gardens are limited by complex council approval processes
Our current environment heavily exposes unhealthy food and drink marketing to children, in particular in low-income areas
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Fast food outlets are clustered within walking distance of schools
55% of Auckland kids get driven to school
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83% of Aucklanders drive to work
Aucklanders spend 6 hours a day sitting at work
What Auckland could look like
We can have neighbourhoods where a nourishing food environment is the norm and physical activity is made easy for everyone. We can all improve our local environment so its active and healthy.
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Better urban environments increase activity by 1/3rd
Walking, cycling or using public transport keeps you a healthy weight
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Council spaces can be used for urban food production to increase the number of community gardens and other agriculture e.g. market gardens, urban farms
Children can live free from junk food marketing
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Children are not walking to school past fast food outlets and junk food marketing
Children have access to nutritious food and water fountains at school and in their neighbourhood
Safe routes to walk or cycle to school
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Public transport and cycling are supported
Employers invest in a healthy workforce