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Final Electorate Names And Boundaries Released
Friday, 17 April 2020, 11:27 am | Statistics New Zealand
Electorate names, boundaries, and population data for the final electorates are available to view and download, Stats NZ said today. The Representation Commission has released its final electorate names and boundaries for the 2020 and 2023 General ... More >>
Business R&D Expenditure Doubles Between 2012 And 2019
Friday, 17 April 2020, 10:44 am | Statistics New Zealand
In 2019, businesses spent $2.4 billion on research and development (R&D), twice that spent in 2012, Stats NZ said today. Gross domestic product: December 2019 quarter showed that over the same period, current price expenditure measure GDP (expenditure ... More >>
Impacts Of The COVID-19 Lockdown On The March 2020 Quarter CPI And March 2020 FPI
Thursday, 16 April 2020, 1:57 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Impacts of the COVID-19 lockdown on the March 2020 quarter CPI and March 2020 FPI summarises the impacts of the COVID-19 lockdown on the methodology used for the March 2020 quarter consumers price index (CPI) and the monthly food price index (FPI). ... More >>
Latest Report On New Zealand’s Freshwater Environment Released Today
Thursday, 16 April 2020, 10:57 am | Statistics New Zealand
The Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ have released the latest instalment of environmental reporting on the state of New Zealand’s freshwater – Our freshwater 2020 . The report provides further evidence that New Zealand’s freshwater is impacted ... More >>
Cauliflower Prices On The March
Wednesday, 15 April 2020, 11:01 am | Statistics New Zealand
Cauliflower prices rose more than 60 percent in March, as prices for a wide range of vegetables also increased in the month, Stats NZ said today. Prices for vegetables rose in March 2020 (up 7.4 percent), mainly influenced by rises for broccoli, cucumber, ... More >>
International Travel Restrictions Impact Migration Estimates
Tuesday, 14 April 2020, 11:08 am | Statistics New Zealand
The latest international migration estimates up to February 2020 are more uncertain than usual, due to COVID-19 travel restrictions in New Zealand and other countries, Stats NZ said today. "We are in an extraordinary situation with international ... More >>
Border Restrictions Impact Visitor Arrivals
Tuesday, 14 April 2020, 11:08 am | Statistics New Zealand
Total visitor arrivals fell steeply in February 2020, down 45,200 (11 percent) to 372,700 when compared with February 2019 – the biggest drop in arrival numbers for any February month on record, Stats NZ said today. “This was mostly driven ... More >>
COVID-19 Measures Knock Retail Spending
Thursday, 9 April 2020, 10:46 am | Statistics New Zealand
Spending on eating out and accommodation plunged more than $300 million or almost one-third in March in the wake of measures to slow the spread of COVID-19, Stats NZ said today. Groceries had record-high sales in March, but retail card spending ... More >>
New Zealand Trade After The COVID-19 Outbreak – 8 April Update
Wednesday, 8 April 2020, 12:08 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Daily goods trade data between 1 February and 31 March gives an updated glance at New Zealand’s trade with the world since the COVID-19 outbreak, Stats NZ said today. For the week ended 31 March 2020 compared with the equivalent week in 2019: ... More >>
1 In 5 Māori People Speak Te Reo Māori
Monday, 6 April 2020, 10:46 am | Statistics New Zealand
Almost 1 in 5 Māori adults said they could speak Te reo Māori, and a third said they could understand the language at least fairly well, Tatauranga Aotearoa Stats NZ said today. Over half of Māori people had some Te reo Māori speaking ability. ... More >>
Where Do Over-65s Live?
Thursday, 2 April 2020, 1:39 pm | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand’s older population is among those most at risk of severe illness from the coronavirus (COVID-19). New Zealand’s 65-year-and-older population can now be viewed using Stats NZ's interactive 3D map New Zealand's population in 3D: Data ... More >>
A Glance At NZ Trade After The Coronavirus Outbreak – 1 April Update – Media Release
Wednesday, 1 April 2020, 12:09 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Daily goods trade data between 1 February and 25 March gives an updated glance at New Zealand’s trade with the world since the COVID-19 outbreak, Stats NZ said today. For the first 25 days of March 2020 with the equivalent 25 days in 2019: ... More >>
2019 Regional GDP Figures Show Gisborne Tops Increases
Tuesday, 31 March 2020, 11:18 am | Statistics New Zealand
Gisborne’s regional gross domestic product (GDP) rose 7.2 percent in the year to March 2019, the highest for any region, Stats NZ said today. Marlborough’s regional GDP increase was the second highest at 6.6 percent, followed by Waikato at 6.4 percent. ... More >>
Home Building Plans Near 38,000 A Year
Tuesday, 31 March 2020, 11:17 am | Statistics New Zealand
The annual number of new homes consented was 37,882 for the year ended February 2020, the highest since the mid-1970s, Stats NZ said today. The number of new homes consented was up 3,620 from the same period in 2019, a rise of 11 percent. “The ... More >>
Non-profit Institutions Spend More On Paying Employees
Friday, 27 March 2020, 4:33 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Salaries and wages (known as compensation of employees) paid by non-profit institutions (NPIs) are increasing faster than the value of the volunteer labour they receive, Stats NZ said today. “NPIs paid 38 percent more to their employees in 2018 than ... More >>
High Quality Products Key For Most Exporters
Thursday, 26 March 2020, 10:50 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seven out of 10 firms that sold goods and services overseas reported that quality was a key factor that helped their business compete in those markets, Stats NZ said today. “According to exporting businesses, experienced managerial staff and a valuable ... More >>
Cost And Lack Of Management Resources Top Barriers To Innovation
Thursday, 26 March 2020, 10:48 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand businesses reported that cost and lack of management resources remain the top barriers to innovation, Stats NZ said today. These results come from the business operations survey, which reports on businesses with six or more employees. ... More >>
About 250,000 Visitors In New Zealand
Wednesday, 25 March 2020, 3:14 pm | Statistics New Zealand
An estimated 240,000–260,000 visitors from overseas are in New Zealand as of late March 2020, Stats NZ said today. Of these, about 5 in 6 are non-New Zealand citizens while the balance are New Zealand citizens. “We've derived this provisional estimate ... More >>
A Glance At NZ Trade After The Coronavirus Outbreak – 25 March Update
Wednesday, 25 March 2020, 1:05 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Daily goods trade data between 1 February and 18 March gives an updated glance at New Zealand’s trade with the world since the COVID-19 outbreak, Stats NZ said today. For the week ended 18 March 2020 with the equivalent week in 2019: Total ... More >>
Exports Rise As Dairy Gains While Logs And Fish Fall
Wednesday, 25 March 2020, 10:47 am | Statistics New Zealand
Total goods exports increased in the February 2020 month due to an increase in the value of dairy products, Stats NZ said today. The total value of meat exports was little changed, but higher quantities were exported to the United States instead ... More >>
