COMMENT: Researchers say there's a critical flaw in how Statistics NZ set up its website.

Sportsmanship has gone by the board due to the win-at-all-costs philosophy of Ocker land.

COMMENT: I'm not sure how many of results from the Census will be accurate or useful.

Census changes came too quickly.

The 2018 census is an important social accounting exercise, says one academic.

People can still complete the Census after today.

A guide on how to complete your census online. / 2018 Census

One man's protest has made its way to the Census.

A move to online forms is confusing some people.

Bill would require listing at least 10 languages as "national priority languages".

Three decades of research quashes the myth that kids of same-sex couples fare worse.

Govt's claim it is acting on homelessness is "highly debatable", Opposition parties say.

Sun, surf and better salaries continue to draw Kiwis to this region in droves.

Wairoa butcher Kiri Gilbert believes any time is the right time to uplift a community, and he's done just that - through song. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Rotorua Mayor Steve Chadwick discusses the release of the Maxim Institute population decline report today, and what the Rotorua Lakes Council are doing to buck the trend. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Whanganui Mayor Hamish McDouall has rejected a report by the Maxim Institute suggesting many regions like his will drop or stagnate within three decades. Made with funding from NZ On Air

Kiwi children, aged 9 to 18, have revealed how much pocket money they receive.

The perception that migrants take jobs from Kiwis and push up house prices are widespread, but the fear is overblown, a new report has found.

More than half of New Zealand's 41,000 homeless people are now families with children, according to new Otago University research.

Auckland councillor showed the Herald a handful of the homes in one of the country's richest suburbs, which are close to his home.

The next Census will be held on March 6, 2018 - and New Zealanders will have new options to complete it on technology including smartphones and tablets.

An analysis released by Statistics New Zealand found tens of thousands of Kiwis don't go home to a traditional house.

New Zealanders want the next census to continue to ask about religion.

Auckland's Asian population is predicted to pass 500,000 in the next decade, a new report says.

EXPLORE OUR INTERACTIVE: More migrants from Asia are using the student and worker migration policy as a path to secure permanent residence, a report says.

It's ten years today since smoking was banned in bars, but Maori are still more likely to smoke than Europeans. We map where the ethnic smoking gap lies.

Auckland's housing crisis will not be solved even if the Government's ambitious forecasts for residential construction are achieved, official documents show.

Principals say it's "party time" in many Auckland schools because the city's housing shortage has bumped about half the region's schools down the decile ratings.

The Ministry of Education has begun informing schools of their new decile ratings and at least one Auckland school will need to rely more on parent fundraising as a result.

Childless couples are making up an increasingly large proportion of families - a trend that has been on the rise for more than 20 years, Statistics New Zealand says.