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Statistics New Zealand (Tatauranga Aotearoa is its Māori name) is a government department and New Zealand's national statistical office.

It administers the Statistics Act 1975, and is the country's major source of official statistics. Its chief executive has the title of Government Statistician.

Prior to December 1994, Statistics New Zealand was known as the Department of Statistics. 

Geoff Bascand is the current Government Statistician.

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3:31PM
Stats NZ launches data visualisation competition A competition encouraging Kiwis to create cool visualisations with census data has just been launched, Stats NZ said today. 437 views

2:31PM
Job satisfaction is high among New Zealand workers The majority of working New Zealanders are satisfied with their jobs, and manage to achieve good work-life balance, Statistics New Zealand said today. 408 views

3:08PM
Terms of trade rise in the March quarter The merchandise terms of trade rose 4.1 percent in the March 2013 quarter, due to export prices rising and import prices falling, Statistics New Zealand said today. 404 views

11:15AM
Imports rise in April The value of imported goods rose $263 million (7.4 percent) to $3.8 billion in April 2013, compared with April 2012, Statistics New Zealand said today. 468 views

12:06PM
Card spending increases in most retail industries Shopping using debit and credit cards in New Zealand increased during April 2013, Statistics New Zealand said today. 373 views

12:04PM
Guest nights surge in March March was a good month for many accommodation providers, with the number of guest nights (after adjusting for seasonal variation) rising 6.7 percent, Statistics New Zealand said today. 428 views

12:38PM
How will New Zealand's ageing population affect the property market? 644 views

12:29PM
International Visitor Arrivals to New Zealand: March 2013 International Visitor Arrivals to New Zealand is produced by Statistics New Zealand and sponsored by Tourism New Zealand. 596 views

4:33PM
Online spending up as Kiwi dollar goes digital New Zealanders appear to have taken to online shopping like ducks to water, Statistics New Zealand said today. 386 views

1:11PM
Employee regulation a double-edged sword for businesses One in 10 businesses were helped by employee regulation in 2012, compared with 1 in 5 that were hindered, Statistics New Zealand said today. 309 views

2:37PM
South Island leads guest nights increase South Island guest nights (after removing seasonal variation) rose 3.7 percent in February 2013, Statistics New Zealand said today. 570 views

2:35PM
Agriculture drives labour productivity since 2008 recession During 2008–11, labour productivity in the agriculture industry increased 3.4 percent a year, Statistics New Zealand said today. 764 views

1:45PM
Retail card spending falls Shopping using debit and credit cards in New Zealand decreased during March 2013, after five months of increases, Statistics New Zealand said today. 435 views

2:23PM
Guest nights down in January New Zealand guest nights (after removing seasonal variation) fell 4.1 percent in January 2013 compared with December 2012, Statistics New Zealand said today. 536 views

2:38PM
Durables and consumables lift retail card spending Shoppers in New Zealand spent more using debit and credit cards in February 2013, Statistics New Zealand said today. 617 views

3:33PM
New Zealand investing more in Southeast Asia On 7 March 2013 we corrected some figures originally published on 27 September 2012. 392 views

3:30PM
Wholesale trade picks up after flat spell Wholesale trade sales rose during the December 2012 quarter, after two quarters of falls, Statistics New Zealand said today. 453 views

2:50PM
Today is census day Today is census day.  It’s the day when every single person in New Zealand has one thing in common – we all have to fill in our census forms. 277 views

2:11PM
Further fall in terms of trade The merchandise terms of trade fell 1.3 percent in the December 2012 quarter, due to export prices falling more than import prices, Statistics New Zealand said today. 432 views

4:20PM
Housing consents trend rises 50 percent The trend for the number of new houses consented has risen 50 percent since March 2011, Statistics New Zealand said today. 352 views

1:08PM
Trade in goods falls for January month The value of exported goods fell $378 million (10 percent) to $3.3 billion in January 2013, compared with January 2012, Statistics New Zealand said today. 432 views

2:04PM
Alcohol availability falls in 2012 The volume of alcoholic beverage available for consumption in New Zealand fell 3.3 percent in 2012, Statistics New Zealand said today. 449 views

1:55PM
Labour market weak The unemployment rate fell to 6.9 percent in the December 2012 quarter, down from 7.3 percent in the September 2012 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. 332 views

4:51PM
Annual wage rates grow 1.8 percent Labour cost index (LCI) salary and wage rates, which include overtime, increased 1.8 percent in the year to the December 2012 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. 279 views

2:53PM
December 2012 visitor volume similar to 2011 The number of visitor arrivals in December 2012 (364,000) was nearly unchanged from December 2011, but was up 5 percent from December 2010, Statistics New Zealand said today. 530 views

6:47PM
Apartments lift new housing consents The seasonally adjusted number of consents for new houses (including apartments) increased 9.4 percent in December 2012, Statistics New Zealand said today. 250 views

5:09PM
Exports fall in December quarter, led by dairy The seasonally adjusted value of exported goods fell 3.3 percent in the December 2012 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. 476 views

4:29PM
Measuring value added in the education and health industries Measuring value added in the education and health industries presents new methods for estimating the value added of New Zealand’s education and health industries. 258 views

3:02PM
CPI falls 0.2 percent in December quarter The consumers price index (CPI) fell 0.2 percent in the December 2012 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. 276 views

3:55PM
South Island guest nights drop in November South Island guest nights (after removing seasonal variation) fell 6.8 percent in November 2012 compared with October 2012, Statistics New Zealand said today. 435 views