40,000 'ghost houses': Council wants to use them for homeless
The 2018 Census found up to 40,000 empty homes in Auckland.
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Deciles axed: schools to be winners, losers
Axing deciles will give more money to some schools and less to others.
'Ghost houses': Thousands of empty homes in AKL CBD
Despite a housing shortage, the vacancy rate was 11 per cent.
NZ population nears 5 million after fastest growth in 50 years
The Government has released the first official figures from the troubled 2018 census.
NZ's June quarter GDP shows economy slowing down
Stats NZ said the increase was driven mostly by the service sector.
Stats House collapse haunts Wellington building owners
City council is narrowing down a secret list of buildings following new MBIE guidelines.
Immigration NZ warns of unlicensed agents active in China
Agency says Chinese applicants are being cheated by unlicensed and undeclared agents.
Calls for Govt to target schoolyard over suicide and bullying
Father and scientist Ray Avery says New Zealand's bullying culture is "killing our kids".
Kiwis bunking up in accommodation increases domestically
In the June 2019 year, total guest nights for New Zealand were 40.4 million.
'We let NZ down' - Stats boss quits over Census
The head of Statistics NZ has resigned over the troubled 2018 Census.
Chinese activity collapses: Only 75 Auckland homes sold to overseas buyers in past 3 months
The law change has seen the number of overseas buyers collapse.
Brian Fallow: Kiwis up to nostrils in debt - and we're lying low in the water
Comment: Households owe most since start of millennium.
Tourism 'devastated' as crucial accommodation data pulled
A tourism leader blames a spat between government agencies for losing key data.
Million Milestones: New levels of tolerance needed as NZ counts down to 5 million
The combined Asian, Pacific and Maori population will outnumber Europeans in Auckland.
Where's the substance? Peters questions major new survey
$3m survey designed by Justice Ministry staff and reviewed by experts.
'We don't': NZ's marriage rate lowest since 1971
Today's figures also show the divorce rate is falling.
Census 'shambles': 18-month wait for first data release, iwi details missing
First release of census data will be on September 23.
Political Roundup: A census failure of 'epic proportions'
COMMENT: The blame game continues after more than 700,000 Kiwis didn't complete census.
Six Northlanders face charges over Census
Alleged failure to fill out Census forms lands six Northlanders in court.
Sixty to face charges for failing to fill out Census
One in seven Kiwis (more than 700,000) did not fill out the Census last year.
Threat looms for Stats NZ chief over Census 2018
Census completion numbers need context, Stats NZ says.
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?