Latest from Population

Parents increasingly desperate as schools accept fewer out-of-zone students

Applications are up but schools are accepting fewer students.

Matthew Hooton: This Govt is distracted on economy – and bigger problems loom

OPINION: The average four-person household is $1600 a month worse off than in mid-2022.

‘It is fraud’: Students kicked out after spike in out-of-zone parents sending kids to school

Hundreds of parents have had to prove their residence after enrolment fraud spiked.

Auckland economy rebounded well from pandemic – new report

New research shows Auckland's economy isn't quite as grim as it seems.

Auckland house-building outstrips population rise

On the fringes, especially to the north, west and south, are where real growth occurred.

‘NZ loses lustre’ as Kiwi departures hit new record and total net migration rate eases

The immigration boom continues to subside, with fewer arrivals and more departures

'Northland is a beautiful place and we expect it to grow': Region one of north's fastest-growing

The latest Census data shows Northland is growing.

Opinion: NZ is changing faster than the Census can keep up – four big trends to watch

OPINION: The NZ population has changed significantly from where we were in March 2023.

NZ added the population of Taranaki in 2023 - what does that mean for interest rates?

New Stats NZ data shows unprecedented levels of migration continue in both directions.

Young Kiwis head for Australia in record numbers - but immigration boom rolls on

Despite high net gains we may have passed the peak

China’s population dropped for a second straight year after Covid lockdowns

It dropped by two million people in 2023 in the second straight annual fall.

Why is Generation Z less likely to end up behind bars?

Despite youth crime fears, the stats tell a very different story within a generation.

Ethnic diversity in Parliament will decline after the 2023 election

The 2023 election has a significant swing right with new MPs entering Parliament.

House prices set to rise 8 per cent next year - report

High population growth is 'adding to demand', says Westpac's chief economist.

New record: Annual net migration tops 110,000

Enough new people to populate a city arrived in the year.

'Quite a lot to digest': Trends show how Whanganui could look in 10 years

With a high-growth model, the district could have a population of 52,981 by 2034.