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More Divorced and Separated People in Nelson

Tuesday, 4 February 2014, 11:25 am | Statistics New Zealand

Latest results from the 2013 Census show that Nelson has the highest proportion of divorced, separated, or widowed people in New Zealand, and has seen a huge drop in the number of teenage smokers. More >>

Auckland Bucks Downward Trend In Religion

Tuesday, 4 February 2014, 11:23 am | Statistics New Zealand

Auckland had the largest percentage of religious people in New Zealand at the 2013 Census, results from Statistics New Zealand show. The region also had more religious people than at the last census, in 2006. More >>

Southland region has highest proportion of Christians

Tuesday, 4 February 2014, 11:20 am | Statistics New Zealand

Latest results from the 2013 Census show that Southland has the highest proportion of Christians in the country, while having the largest growth in the proportion of people with no religion. The region also follows national trends with a declining ... More >>

Northland – active in the community and giving up smoking

Tuesday, 4 February 2014, 11:17 am | Statistics New Zealand

Latest results from the 2013 Census show that many Northland people are keen on doing unpaid activities in their community and many are giving up smoking. More >>

Forgot or not interested – main reasons people don't vote

Friday, 31 January 2014, 12:32 pm | Statistics New Zealand

The most common reason New Zealanders gave for not voting in the 2008 and 2011 General Elections was they ‘didn’t get round to it, forgot or weren’t interested', Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>

Milk powder to China leads to high export levels in 2013

Friday, 31 January 2014, 12:28 pm | Statistics New Zealand

Milk powder exports, particularly to China, dominated the total goods exported for the year ended December 2013, Statistics New Zealand said today. This led to many new record highs, such as export values for the month, quarter, and year for the ... More >>

New dwelling consents reach six-year high in 2013

Thursday, 30 January 2014, 12:15 pm | Statistics New Zealand

A total of 21,300 new dwellings were consented in 2013, up 26 percent from 2012, Statistics New Zealand said today. “The annual number of new dwellings is at its highest level since 2007. The rise in 2013 was mainly driven by increases in Auckland ... More >>

Record-setting month for international travel

Thursday, 30 January 2014, 12:14 pm | Statistics New Zealand

Annual international passenger numbers exceeded 10 million for the first time ever in the December 2013 year, Statistics New Zealand said today. This total consisted of 5 million arrivals and 5 million departures. More >>

Household Labour Force Survey December 2013 quarter

Wednesday, 29 January 2014, 11:32 am | Statistics New Zealand

The Household Labour Force Survey (HLFS) estimated working-age population is based on national resident population estimates that are adjusted to be consistent with the scope of the HLFS. More >>

Consumer Price Index rises 0.1 percent in December quarter

Tuesday, 21 January 2014, 12:45 pm | Statistics New Zealand

The consumers price index (CPI) rose 0.1 percent in the December 2013 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. Higher international air fares and rising housing and dairy prices were partly countered by lower vegetable prices and cheaper petrol. More >>

Guest nights remain at high level

Friday, 17 January 2014, 11:51 am | Statistics New Zealand

The trend for national guest nights spent in short-term commercial accommodation remains at a record high level, Statistics New Zealand said today. However, the rate of growth continues to show signs of easing. More >>

Food prices down slightly in December, but up for the year

Wednesday, 15 January 2014, 10:53 am | Statistics New Zealand

Food prices fell 0.1 percent in December 2013 but were up 1.5 percent on a year earlier, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>

Card spending up in all core retail industries

Tuesday, 14 January 2014, 10:53 am | Statistics New Zealand

Electronic card spending rose a seasonally adjusted 0.9 percent in the core retail industries in December 2013, Statistics New Zealand said today. This was the third consecutive monthly increase. More >>

Infographic: Logs to China drive our forestry export growth

Monday, 13 January 2014, 4:15 pm | Statistics New Zealand

The value of New Zealand’s forestry-product exports has more than doubled in the last 20 years, Statistics New Zealand said today. The export of logs to China is driving the increase. More >>

Apartments boost new dwelling consents

Thursday, 9 January 2014, 10:51 am | Statistics New Zealand

A boost in new apartment consents led to an 11 percent rise (seasonally adjusted) for new dwellings consented in November 2013, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>

Overseas Merchandise Trade: November 2013

Friday, 20 December 2013, 10:59 am | Statistics New Zealand

Exports rose $647 million (17 percent) to $4.5 billion. Milk powder, butter, and cheese led the increase in exports, up $639 million. Imports fell $124 million (2.8 percent) to $4.3 billion. Petroleum and petroleum products led the decrease in imports, ... More >>