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Collecting statistics: When the numbers don’t add up
Source: Radio New Zealand Stats NZ had a seven percent cut to its budget, but the Government Statistician, Colin Lynch, denies the cut has affected the quality of information gathering...
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What to make of new evidence in the notorious Bill Sutch spy case
Source: Radio New Zealand Bill Sutch was acquitted of breaching the Official Secrets Act. But decades later, the evidence he was handing information to the Soviet Union persists. Public Domain...
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Tatauranga umanga Māori – Statistics on Māori businesses: December 2025 quarter – Stats NZ information release
Source: Statistics New Zealand Tatauranga umanga Māori – Statistics on Māori businesses: December 2025 quarter – information release 2 April 2026 Tatauranga umanga Māori – Statistics on Māori businesses: December...
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National accounts (income, saving, assets, and liabilities): December 2025 quarter – Stats NZ information release
Source: Statistics New Zealand National accounts (income, saving, assets, and liabilities): December 2025 quarter – information release 2 April 2026 We have developed experimental quarterly estimates for institutional sector accounts...
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SonicWall Reframes Annual Research Around SMB Protection Outcomes, Reveals the Seven Deadly Sins in 2026 Cyber Protect Report
Source: Media Outreach New Report Finds Serious, Actionable Attacks Rose More Than 20% as SMBs Face Growing Threat from Increasingly Precise, AI-Enabled Adversaries SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 2...
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PM refreshes ministerial team
Source: New Zealand Government Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced a refreshed ministerial lineup to continue fixing the basics and protecting New Zealand’s future. “New Zealanders are facing economic challenges...
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Concern vaping study will drive people back to cigarettes
Source: Radio New Zealand A teenager vaping an e-cigarette. 123RF While vapes may cause cancer – as a recent Australian review of evidence concluded – they remain a far less...
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A ‘quiet’ Catholic revival? Christchurch says ‘yes’
Source: Radio New Zealand You might be wondering why someone with the name Helaman Hatcher is in a story about Catholicism. Helaman is a name from the Book of Mormon,...
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Mixed trends in river and lake water quality indicators – Stats NZ news story
Source: Statistics New Zealand Mixed trends in river and lake water quality indicators – news story 1 April 2026 Phosphorus levels showed improving trends but Escherichia coli (E. coli) trends...
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Annual number of home consents up 12 percent – Building consents issued: February 2026 – Stats NZ news story and information release
Source: Statistics New Zealand Annual number of home consents up 12 percent – news story 1 April 2026 There were 37,534 new homes consented in Aotearoa New Zealand in the year...
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Who the winners and losers of Christopher Luxon’s election-year Cabinet reshuffle might be
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will be juggling disappointment and elation when announcing his election-year Cabinet reshuffle on Thursday. RNZ / Nathan Mckinnon Analysis: Prime Minister Christopher...
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Prime Minister expected to announce Cabinet reshuffle this week
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. (File photo) RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is expected to announce a Cabinet reshuffle on Thursday. He would need...
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Statistical area 2 and 3 population projections: 2023(base)–2053 – third instalment – Stats NZ information release
Source: Statistics New Zealand Statistical area 2 and 3 population projections: 2023(base)–2053 – third instalment – information release 31 March 2026 Statistical area 2 (SA2) and statistical area 3 (SA3) population...
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Reminder – Feedback on proposed changes to HLFS income data closes soon
Source: Statistics New Zealand Reminder – Feedback on proposed changes to Household Labour Force Survey income data closes soon 31 March 2026 We want your feedback on whether administrative (admin) data could be used to create...
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Office of the Director of Mental Health and Addiction Services: Regulatory Report 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health Publication date: 31 March 2026 The Office of the Director of Mental Health and Addiction Services Regulatory Report 1 July 2023 to 30 June...
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Employment indicators: February 2026 – Stats NZ information release
Source: Statistics New Zealand Employment indicators: February 2026 – information release 30 March 2026 Employment indicators provide an early indication of changes in the labour market. Key facts Changes in the...
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Economy – Four Long-term Fiscal Statement background papers published by Treasury
Source: The Treasury The Treasury has published four analytical papers to support the Treasury’s 2025 Long-term Fiscal Statement (LTFS). These papers contribute to the evidence base underpinning public discussion of New...
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New Zealand cohort life tables: March 2026 update – Stats NZ information release
Source: Statistics New Zealand New Zealand cohort life tables: March 2026 update – information release 27 March 2026 Cohort life tables track the mortality experience of people born in each year...
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Economic snapshot: December 2025 quarter – Stats NZ news story
Source: Statistics New Zealand Economic snapshot: December 2025 quarter – news story 27 March 2026 Our economic snapshot summarises important economic statistics for the December 2025 quarter. It uses statistics drawn...
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More than half of families in material hardship will not get $50 fuel support package
Source: Radio New Zealand Louise Upston says the government has been very clear that any response needs to be targeted. RNZ / Mark Papalii The Green Party is crying foul...
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Online surveys to reduce burden on businesses
Source: New Zealand Government A Stats NZ programme to move more business surveys online is helping reduce the burden on businesses, Statistics Minister Dr Shane Reti and Small Business and...
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It’s election year – let the lies, damn lies, and dodgy statistics flow
Source: Radio New Zealand By law South Australian politicians aren’t allowed to lie in their election ads. Here, we have the Advertising Standards Authority and the Media Council, but neither...
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Policing our politicians for porkies
Source: Radio New Zealand By law South Australian politicians aren’t allowed to lie in their election ads. Here, we have the Advertising Standards Authority and the Media Council, but neither...
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Southland leads regional GDP increase in year to March 2025 – Regional gross domestic product: Year ended March 2025 – Stats NZ news story and information release
Source: Statistics New Zealand Southland leads regional GDP increase in year to March 2025 – news story 24 March 2026 Southland had the largest increase in regional gross domestic product (GDP)...
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NZ Drug Foundation – Alarming increase in low-level drug prosecutions undermining health efforts
Source: New Zealand Drug Foundation An alarming increase in drug possession charges is causing harm and undermining progress on health-based approaches, the Drug Foundation says. New Ministry of Justice data...
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Economy – Canterbury goes back-to-back in ASB’s latest Regional Economic Scoreboard
Source: ASB South Island continues to hold strong with Canterbury outperforming the rest of the country Otago and Waikato coming in second place equal Auckland shows promising signs of improvement,...
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Overseas merchandise trade: February 2026 – Stats NZ information release
Source: Statistics New Zealand Overseas merchandise trade: February 2026 – information release 20 March 2026 Overseas merchandise trade statistics provide information on imports and exports of merchandise goods between New Zealand...