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Property

"A notable feature of the latest figures is that the red ink is now starting to seep into the figures for the South Island, with value figures there starting to show some weakness."

by Greg Ninness

Public Policy

"Nobody watches polling closer than a politician who says they don't care about the polls."

by Anna Whyte

Mark Sowden

Stats NZ seeks public approval for big changes to next census

Admin data - already collected by government agencies - is 'the future for census', Stats NZ says; traditional census collection models with a large-scale field workforce 'are becoming unsustainable'

8th May 24, 2:35pm

by David Hargreaves

Admin data - already collected by government agencies - is 'the future for census', Stats NZ says; traditional census collection models with a large-scale field workforce 'are becoming unsustainable'

Stats NZ to almost double the number of field staff for the next census on March 7

Stats NZ announces date of next census, says more staff on the ground will avoid a repeat of 2018 problems

28th Sep 22, 2:35pm

by Greg Ninness

Stats NZ announces date of next census, says more staff on the ground will avoid a repeat of 2018 problems