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Internet Service Provider Survey 2015
Thursday, 15 October 2015, 1:18 pm | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand has over 100,000 fibre-optic broadband connections, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is more than double the number of fibre connections in 2014. More >>
Men more prone than women to workplace accidents
Thursday, 15 October 2015, 11:08 am | Statistics New Zealand
Men were more prone than women to workplace accidents in 2014, generating 71 percent of all injury claims and 96 percent of fatal injury claims, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
People in rental housing more likely to report problems
Thursday, 15 October 2015, 11:06 am | Statistics New Zealand
Renters were almost twice as likely to report a damp house problem as home owners in 2014, Statistics New Zealand said today. Just under half of renters reported they had a problem with dampness or mould, compared with around one-quarter of home-owners. More >>
Internet data use soars
Wednesday, 14 October 2015, 11:02 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealanders are using more data than ever – we used 143 percent more data in June 2015 than in June 2013, Statistics New Zealand said today. People used more than 84,000 terabytes of data in the month of June 2015, compared with over 34,000 ... More >>
Food prices up 0.7 percent in year to September
Tuesday, 13 October 2015, 11:40 am | Statistics New Zealand
In the year to September 2015, food prices increased 0.7 percent, Statistics New Zealand said today. This follows an increase of 0.4 percent in the year to August. More >>
Domestic guest nights propel August rise
Monday, 12 October 2015, 10:56 am | Statistics New Zealand
National guest nights for August 2015 were 4.2 percent higher than in August 2014, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Retail card spending up in September
Friday, 9 October 2015, 11:04 am | Statistics New Zealand
Retail spending using electronic cards was $4.5 billion in September 2015, up $256 million (6.1 percent) from September 2014, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
We get by with a little help from our friends (and family)
Thursday, 8 October 2015, 3:23 pm | Statistics New Zealand
A whopping 97 percent of us can turn to family for help and support, according to new research from Statistics New Zealand. More >>
Median weekly income up 4.3 percent
Friday, 2 October 2015, 11:36 am | Statistics New Zealand
Median weekly income from all sources was up $26 in the June 2015 quarter from a year ago, Statistics New Zealand said today. Half the population aged 15+ years received more than $621 a week in the June 2015 quarter. More >>
Non-residential consents surge in Christchurch
Wednesday, 30 September 2015, 1:56 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The value of building consents reached an all-time high in August 2015, boosted by planned nonresidential work in Christchurch, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Increasing ethnic diversity projected across New Zealand
Wednesday, 30 September 2015, 1:53 pm | Statistics New Zealand
All New Zealand's 16 regions and nearly all the 67 territorial authority areas (TAs) are projected to have increasing ethnic diversity over the next two decades, Statistics New Zealand said today. New ethnic population projections indicate increasing Māori, ... More >>
Environmental reporting takes a step forward
Thursday, 24 September 2015, 3:46 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Environmental reporting takes a step forward New Zealanders will have access to better information about our environment with the passing today of a new law to ensure regular, independent environmental reporting, Statistics New Zealand and the Ministry ... More >>
Balance of Payments and International Investment Position
Thursday, 24 September 2015, 1:52 pm | Statistics New Zealand
• Of New Zealand’s $202.8 billion total investment abroad, 60.7 percent was in Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. More >>
Beef exports hit $3 billion in record season
Thursday, 24 September 2015, 1:49 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The value of total goods exported was $3.7 billion in August 2015, up $197 million (5.6 percent) compared with August 2014, Statistics New Zealand said today. Meat and fruit exports led the rise. More >>
Christchurch retail sales continue to grow
Tuesday, 22 September 2015, 1:00 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Sales for the June 2015 quarter were $1.9 billion, a 2.9 percent increase compared with the same quarter in 2014. This follows a 4.8 percent increase in the March quarter compared with the same quarter in 2014. More >>
Visitor arrivals increase driven by holidaymakers
Monday, 21 September 2015, 1:16 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Holidaymakers contributed to a 7 percent increase in visitor arrivals to New Zealand in August 2015, when compared with August 2014, Statistics New Zealand said today. Visitor arrivals numbered 202,900 in August 2015 and 3.02 million in the August 2015 ... More >>
Everybody needs good neighbours – or do they?
Friday, 18 September 2015, 12:25 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Almost 90 percent of us are happy with the amount of contact we have with our neighbours – although nearly half of us have little or no contact with them, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Economic growth boosted by services and primary industries
Thursday, 17 September 2015, 5:01 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Growth in services and primary industries supported a 0.4 percent increase in GDP in the June 2015 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Peak birthday warning for late September
Thursday, 17 September 2015, 1:28 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Statistics NZ is reminding New Zealanders that their wallets may be in for a hammering, with ‘peak birthday’ due to hit the country this week. More >>
Net exports widen current account deficit
Wednesday, 16 September 2015, 11:04 am | Statistics New Zealand
A rise in New Zealand’s overseas expenditure combined with a fall in earnings from exports drove an increase in our seasonally adjusted current account deficit, Statistics New Zealand said today. The current account balance widened to a deficit of $2.1 ... More >>
