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1 In 6 New Zealanders Are Disabled
Thursday, 27 February 2025, 12:13 pm | Stats NZ
New data from the 2023 Household Disability Survey (HDS) found 10 percent of children (98,000) and 18 percent of adults (753,000) were disabled. In total, 851,000 people (17 percent) were disabled. More >>
Disabled People Need More Care And Support
Thursday, 27 February 2025, 12:09 pm | Stats NZ
The 2023 Household Disability Survey (HDS) found that 62 percent of disabled people (506,000) had at least one unmet need. More >>
Tourism Satellite Account: Year Ended March 2024
Wednesday, 26 February 2025, 11:10 am | Stats NZ
Tourism satellite account (TSA) provides an overview of tourism’s role in New Zealand, highlighting the changing levels and impact of tourism activity. It presents information on tourism’s contribution to the economy in terms of expenditure and employment. More >>
Alcohol Available For Consumption: Year Ended December 2024
Wednesday, 26 February 2025, 11:04 am | Stats NZ
The total volume of alcoholic beverages available for consumption was up 1.2 percent to 482 million litres. More >>
Retail Activity Up In The December 2024 Quarter
Monday, 24 February 2025, 10:51 am | Stats NZ
“In the December quarter we saw a modest increase in retail activity, with growth across most industries,” economic indicators spokesperson Michael Heslop said. More >>
Agriculture Export Growth Narrows Goods Trade Deficit
Friday, 21 February 2025, 11:08 am | Stats NZ
Total exports were valued at $6.2 billion in January 2025, an increase of $1.4 billion when compared with January 2024. Imports were valued at $6.7 billion, an increase of $787 million over the same period. More >>
Housing Costs Continue To Put Pressure On Households In Year To June 2024
Thursday, 20 February 2025, 12:05 pm | Stats NZ
In the year ended June 2024, approximately 31 percent of households in the lowest two income quintiles spent 40 percent or more of their income on housing costs. More >>
No Movement In Child Poverty Rates For Year Ended June 2024
Thursday, 20 February 2025, 10:54 am | Stats NZ
Three of the nine child poverty measures have decreased from the baseline year (year ended June 2018) to the year ended June 2024. The rest showed no statistically significant changes. More >>
Business Price Indexes: December 2024 Quarter
Wednesday, 19 February 2025, 11:00 am | Stats NZ
Business price indexes (BPI) includes the producers price index (PPI), capital goods price index (CGPI), and farm expenses price index (FEPI). More >>
Stats NZ Is Apologising For Failing To Keep New Zealanders’ Information Safe
Tuesday, 18 February 2025, 3:22 pm | Stats NZ
“It is unacceptable for people’s personal information to be misused in the way that’s been alleged, and absolutely unacceptable that we did not ensure that it could not happen,” says Stats NZ Chief Executive and Government Statistician Mark ... More >>
Women Giving Birth Are Older Than Ever Recorded
Tuesday, 18 February 2025, 11:47 am | Stats NZ
The median age of 31.5 years is the highest since records began in 1962. The lowest median age recorded was 24.8 years in 1972. By 1994, the median age had risen to 28.5 years. More >>
National Population Estimates: At 31 December 2024 (2018-Base)
Tuesday, 18 February 2025, 11:21 am | Stats NZ
At 31 December 2024: the estimated resident population of New Zealand was 5,356,700 (provisionally), there were 2,693,400 females and 2,663,300 males, the median age of females and males was 39.2 and 37.4 years respectively. More >>
Visitor Arrivals Up In 2024
Monday, 17 February 2025, 11:40 am | Stats NZ
Australia, China, and the United States were the three main sources of visitor arrivals to New Zealand. More >>
Net Migration Falls In 2024
Monday, 17 February 2025, 11:32 am | Stats NZ
The main driver of the fall in net migration in 2024 was fewer migrant arrivals of non-New Zealand passport holders. More >>
Food Prices Increase 1.9 Percent In January
Friday, 14 February 2025, 11:36 am | Stats NZ
About 65 percent of items priced in the food basket were more expensive in January 2025, compared with an average of 54 percent per month in 2024. More >>
Māori Descent Population: 2023 Census
Thursday, 13 February 2025, 11:11 am | Stats NZ
Māori descent statistics tell us about the number of people usually living in New Zealand who descend from Māori. These statistics provide important insights into the needs and outcomes for Māori, and help determine the number of Māori and general ... More >>
Electronic Card Transactions: January 2025
Thursday, 13 February 2025, 11:06 am | Stats NZ
Changes in the value of electronic card transactions for the January 2025 month (compared with December 2024) were: spending in the retail industries decreased 1.6 percent ($103 million), spending in the core retail industries decreased 1.5 percent ($86 ... More >>
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fall 0.7 Percent In The September 2024 Quarter
Wednesday, 5 February 2025, 12:33 pm | Stats NZ
“The decrease in emissions this quarter came mainly from manufacturing, with falls in emissions recorded in most other industries,” environment statistics spokesperson Tehseen Islam said. More >>
Unemployment Rate At 5.1 Percent In The December 2024 Quarter
Wednesday, 5 February 2025, 11:00 am | Stats NZ
Unemployment continued to grow, with the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate reaching 5.1 percent in the December 2024 quarter, according to figures released by Stats NZ today. More >>
Home Consents Up In Otago In 2024, Down In All Other Regions
Tuesday, 4 February 2025, 11:46 am | Stats NZ
The five regions with the highest number of new homes consented in the year ended December 2024 were: Auckland, Canterbury, Waikato, Otago and Wellington. More >>