Michael Reddell • May 31, 2016 •
New Zealand’s population is estimated to have risen by 11.8 per cent in the last decade (much of it in the last three years). The starting point for that estimate is reasonably well-anchored: I used the population numbers for the March quarter of 2006, and the 2006 Census happened in that month. The end-point (March 2016) is only a Statistics … Read More
Eric Crampton • Jul 17, 2015 •
Statistics New Zealand looks to be first in the world to start collecting statistics on individuals' gender identity. And they're taking an eminently sensible approach to it. If you only asked people with which gender they identified, you would mess up a pile of clinical applications where a standard diagnostic flowchart will depend on biological sex. You don't suspect prostate … Read More
Eric Crampton • Dec 11, 2013 •
Lots of folks are reporting on the rise in the number of Kiwis reporting "No religion" in the latest Census. Where "No religion" used to outnumber any single Christian denomination, we now almost outnumber the combined Christian variants. As there are ... Read More
Eric Crampton • Nov 22, 2012 •
The New Zealand Drug Foundation's submission on alcohol reform legislation included this factoid on total alcohol consumption. Myth: Alcohol consumption has remained the same despite liberalisation of our liquor laws. Fact: Total alcohol consumption has increased over the past decade. Total alcohol available for consumption (calculated from production, imports and exports) increased by 9.4% between … Read More
Aimee Whitcroft • Oct 14, 2011 •
Internet usage in New Zealand is, not surprisingly, on the increase 🙂 Apparently, we’re choosing easier access to the internet, more data and faster access. Huzzah! Statistics New Zealand has released the results of the 2011 Internet Service Provider Survey, saying the following: A greater number of subscribers had access to faster upload speeds in 2011. The proportion of … Read More
Aimee Whitcroft • May 13, 2010 •
Statistics New Zealand’s just released its figures for New Zealand’s agricultural production to June 2009. The overall message? Dairy cows are up 5% to almost 6 million, with a particularly big increase in the South Island. On the other hand, sheep are down 5% to a little over 32 million: half their … Read More
Guest Author • Feb 02, 2010 •
The final in a Statistics New Zealand series about the numbers in our world Let the sheep jokes end! The people are catching up. There are now fewer than eight sheep to every New Zealander. This is a far cry from the good old days when one of the few things foreigners knew about New Zealand was … Read More
Guest Author • Jan 25, 2010 •
Then there’s the story about the man with his head in the oven and his legs in the freezer. He reckoned he’d be fine - his average temperature was about normal. Read More
Guest Author • Jan 10, 2010 •
When a planeload of 300 travellers stumble blearily from Customs into the international lounge, about 150 of them are starting their New Zealand holiday. Half of international visitors are here for a holiday A hundred will be greeted by friends and relatives – depending on how it goes they could be on holiday too. The … Read More
Guest Author • Jan 06, 2010 •
A running series from Statistics New Zealand helping us make sense of the Food Price Index and the Consumers Price Index… In 2009 we made fewer overseas trips than in the previous years, but numbers going to Australia dropped only a little and we’re still travelling more than we did in 2006. New Zealanders make almost two million overseas trips … Read More