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New dwelling consents reach five-year high
Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 2:21 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Building consents issued for new houses hit a five-year high in the June 2013 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Finance Statistics (Local Government): Key Facts
Friday, 26 July 2013, 12:25 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Local government revenue increased 6.1 percent and expenses increased 4.4 percent. The net operating balance was a surplus of $0.5 billion. The net borrowing position was $0.6 billion, compared with $0.9 billion in 2011. Total net worth was $99.0 billion. ... More >>
Disability in New Zealand – what does it look like?
Thursday, 25 July 2013, 12:07 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Over 600,000 New Zealanders live with a disability in New Zealand. The 2013 Disability Survey, which began this week, will allow these people to have their voices heard. More >>
Dairy and meat exports lead fall in June quarter
Wednesday, 24 July 2013, 11:19 am | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted value of exported goods fell 4.7 percent to $11.0 billion in the June 2013 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. This follows a rise of 0.4 percent in the March 2013 quarter. More >>
Operating deficit worsens for local authorities
Wednesday, 24 July 2013, 11:15 am | Statistics New Zealand
Local authorities’ spending exceeded income by $0.7 billion in the year ended June 2012, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is the largest operating deficit for local authorities since 1993, when we first recorded figures. More >>
Our new prince: not your average kiwi baby
Tuesday, 23 July 2013, 10:18 am | Statistics New Zealand
The birthdate today of the future king is likely to be shared by around 167 New Zealand babies, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Visitors from the US outnumber those from the UK
Friday, 19 July 2013, 11:07 am | Statistics New Zealand
The United States overtook the United Kingdom to become New Zealand's third-largest source of visitors in the June 2013 year, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
CPI up 0.7 percent for the year - Statistics NZ
Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 11:02 am | Statistics New Zealand
The consumers price index (CPI) increased 0.7 percent from the June 2012 quarter to the June 2013 quarter, Statistics NZ said today."This annual increase is the lowest since 1999, and the fourth annual increase in a row below 1 percent," prices manager ... More >>
Food prices up 2.1 percent in June
Thursday, 11 July 2013, 11:27 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices up 2.1 percent in June and 0.6 percent for the year More >>
Infographic: Bananas top the shopping list for many Kiwis
Wednesday, 10 July 2013, 3:53 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Kiwis spend more on bananas than any other fruit, getting through 18kg of them every year, or roughly two bananas a week. More >>
Guest nights climb to new high - Stastics New Zealand
Wednesday, 10 July 2013, 10:53 am | Statistics New Zealand
The trend for national guest nights has strengthened and is showing sustained growth for the latest 12 months, Statistics New Zealand said today. The trend is now at the highest level recorded in the 17-year history of the series. More >>
Card spending rises across the board
Tuesday, 9 July 2013, 1:34 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The winter snap in June 2013 did not deter New Zealanders and visitors to the country from spending money in shops using electronic cards, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
New plan for improving environment statistics
Thursday, 4 July 2013, 10:54 am | Statistics New Zealand
A new plan for improving environment statistics has been created to help New Zealand get the information it needs about its environment, Statistics NZ said today. More >>
Yearbook 2012: Time for change after 120 years
Thursday, 4 July 2013, 10:50 am | Statistics New Zealand
Times are changing in New Zealand and Statistics New Zealand is moving with them. After 120 years of printing official yearbooks, we’re now publishing them exclusively online, making them more accessible to all New Zealanders. More >>
First official release of regional GDP
Friday, 28 June 2013, 1:29 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Taranaki, Southland, and the West Coast experienced the largest increases in gross domestic product (GDP) from 2007–10, while Auckland was responsible for over one-third of the country’s economic production, new research from Statistics NZ showed. More >>
Building consents for new houses continue to grow
Friday, 28 June 2013, 12:44 pm | Statistics New Zealand
In May 2013, 1,971 new houses, including apartments, were consented, Statistics New Zealand said today. Together, the Auckland and Canterbury regions consented 57 percent of the national total. More >>
Job satisfaction is high among New Zealand workers
Wednesday, 26 June 2013, 10:52 am | Statistics New Zealand
The majority of working New Zealanders are satisfied with their jobs, and manage to achieve good work-life balance, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Christchurch shoppers continue to spend
Tuesday, 25 June 2013, 11:06 am | Statistics New Zealand
Shoppers in Christchurch continue to spend more with local retailers, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Visitor arrivals surge to new May record
Monday, 24 June 2013, 10:53 am | Statistics New Zealand
Visitor arrivals in May 2013 were up 9 percent from May 2012, Statistics New Zealand said today. "The latest visitor number was easily the highest ever for a May month," population statistics manager Andrea Blackburn said. "Arrival figures jumped to 153,000, ... More >>
Government Finance Statistics: Year Ended June 2012
Friday, 21 June 2013, 11:03 am | Statistics New Zealand
This is the first release of government finance statistics for central government. More >>
