Goodbye census - govt scraps five-yearly national survey

Five-yearly census to be scrapped

The new approach will rely on government data and targeted surveys, aiming for more timely insights into New Zealand’s population and economy.

Number is up for error-ridden NZ census – so what fills the data void?

Analysis: Since early in the Old Testament, leaders have counted their population. Sometimes to raise taxes, sometimes to raise an army. They counted the men, their wives and children, their donkeys, goats and sheep … Indeed, the fourth book of the Christian Bible is named ‘Numbers’, because it starts and finishes with God ordering censuses of the Israelites. Well, Statistics Minister Shane Reti may not be God, but he has now ordered an end to t…

Goodbye census - govt scraps five-yearly national survey

The days of trying to get every New Zealander to fill out a census form are over. Minister of Statistics Dr Shane Reti announced today that Stats NZ will...

Census to be replaced with 'annual surveys and government data' by 2030 - Daily Telegraph NZ

New Zealand will no longer conduct its traditional five-yearly Census, with the last full count completed in 2023. Statistics Minister Shane Reti announced the change today, saying the current model is financially unsustainable and will be replaced by annual population surveys and administrative data from government agencies by 2030. There will be no 2028 Census. The move follows years of poor completion rates and technical failures and aims to …