Threat looms for Stats NZ chief over Census 2018
Census completion numbers need context, Stats NZ says.
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Child poverty increased in 2018 - Stats NZ
Numbers released by Stats NZ today will form a baseline for current and future governments
Editorial: Online census has been a disaster
Comment: Last year's census missed too many people.
Political Roundup: The absolute debacle of the 2018 Census
It was a "digital-first" census - but huge numbers of Kiwis missed out.
Kiwis bought a record number of new cars in 2018
But the good times aren't predicted to roll on.
'I worry for my kids and grandkids': Costs rising faster than wages for 70pc of Kiwis
"I feel undervalued & underpaid," said one worker in the survey.
Banana shortage: Blame the ships
Bananas running short at New Zealand supermarkets because of shipping changes
Number of jobless in Hawke's Bay halves in a year
An extra 4400 people are in work in Hawke's Bay compared with the same time last year.
Child poverty mishap: Poverty rates unknown
Unusually low response rates from low-income families have skewed the surveys.
Home fires, exhaust fumes, blight NZ's air quality
Emissions from our woodburners and exhausts still the biggest threats to NZ's air quality.
Nicola Patrick: What adds up to wellbeing? Another way of measuring society's success
We need to make long-term changes and look beyond cost, inconvenience and fear of change
Car-crash-related injuries in 2017 hit 16-year high
Māori made up close to 70 per cent of those seriously hurt in road collisions last year.
Revealed: The most popular birthdays in NZ - how does yours rank?
Did yo know the 10 most common birthdays all appear in one 13-day period?
Revealed: The most popular birthdays in NZ - how does yours rank?
Did you know the 10 most common birthdays all appear in one 13-day period?
Big manufacturing drop as outages hit production
The survey is the final set of data economists will use to firm up latest GDP forecasts.
The $11b splurge: How Kiwis and tourists spend their money on food
Kiwis and tourists splurged a record $11 billion on these food items in the last year.
NZ population grows by 443,000 - closing in on 5m
High net migration has helped boost NZ's population by 443,000 in five years.
Census chaos: Field workers skipped hard-to-reach houses
A census field worker says this year's survey was frustrating and confusing to work on.
Failure in visitor spending survey alarms tourism group
Visitor spending data has been deficient, leading to a shake-up of the system.
Feedback sought on wellbeing indicators
100 indicators will measure environmental, economic and social wellbeing
Move over Millennials – here comes Gen Z
They're ambitious and confident, but also financially literate and realistic.
Brian Rudman: Census stats down for the count
COMMENT: 'digital-first' approach leaves one in ten of people in New Zealand unrecorded.
Low Census rates cause problems for data collection
Around 10 per cent of New Zealanders didn't fill out their Census forms this year.
Abortions increase for first time since 2007
The abortion rate has risen to 13.7 per 1000 women in NZ - the first rise in 10 years.
One beach, one hour, 1715 pieces of litter
Search starts for "Citizen Scientists" to tackle environmental threat posed by plastic.
Study finds mums take 4.4% pay cut to have a baby
'Motherhood penalty' is worse for mothers who take more than a year off paid work.
Budget 2018: $7.9 million to establish Child Poverty Unit
Two new child poverty reduction units are being established to combat the social issue.
Simon Wilson: In praise of joined-up transport thinking
The good news and the problem with the new transport funding plan for Auckland.
Juha Saarinen: Security flaw alleged in Census website
COMMENT: Researchers say there's a critical flaw in how Statistics NZ set up its website.
Inflation steady as free study offsets ciggie tax
Consumer price index inflation has stayed steady at 1.1 per cent for the year to March.
Concerns raised over aged-care wait times
Hawke's Bay elderly are waiting 9.7 months for aged-care places.
Watch: Why economists still love GDP
Economy Hub looks at GDP growth. Is it still the best way to measure a nations progress.
Mapped: New Zealand's hot spots for drunken violence
Where do assaults happen in NZ and what's that got to do with bars and deprivation?
Making sense of the Census: Your questions answered
People can still complete the Census after today.