Northlanders who did not fill out their Census forms are waiting to see if they are among 100 people nationally who are being prosecuted.
Statistics NZ has already released the first results from the 2013 Census, publishing population counts and electoral population numbers.
But the agency is now cracking down on those who did not fill out their census forms and has confirmed that 19 Northlanders are among the 100 people to be prosecuted.
Those being prosecuted have not been issued with a summons yet. The documents are now with Crown Law solicitor offices in each region and they will be lodging the papers with the courts.
One Northlander waiting to see if she will be taken before the courts is Libertarianz Northland coordinator Helen Hughes, who held a party on Census day, March 5, to "responsibly" destroy her form, along with others opposed to the information gathering exercise.