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Migration remains at high levels
Tuesday, 15 October 2019, 10:48 am | Statistics New Zealand
Migrant arrivals have continued to increase, reaching almost 150,000 in the year ended March 2019, however, more people are also leaving New Zealand long term, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Small pick-up in international guest nights
Monday, 14 October 2019, 10:56 am | Statistics New Zealand
After falling for eight months in a row, international guest nights in hotels, motels, backpackers, and holiday parks held steady in August, rising 0.5 percent compared with the same month a year ago, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Spring lift in card spending
Friday, 11 October 2019, 10:45 am | Statistics New Zealand
Retail card spending saw a slight spring forward in September 2019, mainly driven by consumer spending on household essentials, such as groceries, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Smoking is a dying habit
Thursday, 10 October 2019, 12:03 pm | Statistics New Zealand
One in eight adults (close to half a million people) are regular cigarette smokers in New Zealand, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Rental price indexes: September 2019
Thursday, 10 October 2019, 10:58 am | Statistics New Zealand
The rental price indexes measure the changes in prices that households pay for housing rentals. More >>
Carrot prices down to seven-year low
Thursday, 10 October 2019, 10:50 am | Statistics New Zealand
Carrots are the cheapest they have been in seven years, while prices for capsicums, tomatoes, and cucumbers are falling sharply as spring arrives, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Tracking beach litter thanks to citizen scientists
Thursday, 3 October 2019, 11:02 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealanders will soon be able to tell how much litter there is on our beaches, thanks to a citizen science project, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Losing our religion
Thursday, 3 October 2019, 10:48 am | Statistics New Zealand
More than 2 million New Zealanders say they have no religion, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Increase in life-threatening injuries from self-harm
Thursday, 3 October 2019, 10:47 am | Statistics New Zealand
There were 555 people who took their own lives in New Zealand in 2016, an age-standardised rate of 11.6 suicides per 100,000 people, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Census updates: Subnational estimates; Māori population
Wednesday, 2 October 2019, 1:22 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Read about the upcoming changes to methods we used to produce Subnational population estimates: At 30 June 2019 (provisional) to be published on 22 October 2019. In October each year, we release provisional subnational population estimates (SPE) for the ... More >>
Freshwater quality Kiwis’ biggest environmental concern
Wednesday, 2 October 2019, 10:59 am | Statistics New Zealand
Four out of five New Zealanders are concerned about freshwater quality, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Townhouses push up new home consents in Auckland
Monday, 30 September 2019, 10:49 am | Statistics New Zealand
The number of townhouses, flats, and units consented in the Auckland region reached a new high in the August 2019 year, up 22 percent compared with the August 2018 year, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Foreign direct investment in NZ continues to increase
Thursday, 26 September 2019, 10:46 am | Statistics New Zealand
The value of foreign direct investment (FDI) in New Zealand rose to $113.0 billion at 31 March 2019, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Fruit exports strong, but logs fall
Wednesday, 25 September 2019, 10:50 am | Statistics New Zealand
Exports of several commodities including crude oil, fruit, and dairy products increased in value in August 2019, but these rises were partly offset by a fall in log exports, Stats NZ said today. More >>
2018 Census External Data Quality Panel
Monday, 23 September 2019, 11:18 am | Statistics New Zealand
The Census 2018 External Data Quality Panel (the panel) today released the first of two independent reports on the quality of data from 2018 Census. The second will be published in December. More >>
Regions around Auckland lead population growth
Monday, 23 September 2019, 11:14 am | Statistics New Zealand
Northland is the fastest growing region in New Zealand, with the population increasing by 18.1 percent over five years to 179,076, according to 2018 Census figures, Stats NZ said today. More >>
2018 Census totals by topic – national highlights
Monday, 23 September 2019, 11:08 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand’s 34th Census of Population and Dwellings was held on 6 March 2018. We combined data from the census forms with administrative data to create the 2018 Census dataset, which meets Stats NZ’s quality criteria for population structure ... More >>
New Zealand’s population reflects growing diversity
Monday, 23 September 2019, 11:05 am | Statistics New Zealand
Results from the 2018 Census show New Zealand’s cultural make-up is becoming more diverse after high population growth in the past five years, Stats NZ said today. More >>
One new electorate for the North Island
Monday, 23 September 2019, 11:02 am | Statistics New Zealand
Population growth since 2013 has resulted in one new general electorate in the North Island but no change to the number of Māori electorates for the next general election, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Services lead GDP growth
Thursday, 19 September 2019, 11:01 am | Statistics New Zealand
Gross domestic product increased 0.5 percent in the June 2019 quarter, following a 0.6 percent rise in the March 2019 quarter, Stats NZ said today. More >>
