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Man convicted for not filling in Census
A Hastings man summoned to court after failing to fill in the 2013 census has completed the forms and talked his way out…
More Kiwis stub out smoking habit
Adults' rate of smoking has declined to 15 per cent in the latest census, down from 20.7 per cent in 2006.
Brian Fallow: Census housing statistics show shortfall not so dire
The Auckland Council reckons Auckland is 20,000 to 30,000 dwellings short of what it needs, writes Brian Fallow.The NZ Institute…
Editorial: Time to open NZ migration doors wider
Editorial: It has been a long wait for a clear measure of New Zealand's population. Now the census confirms it's 4.24m…
Census
New Kiwis add to our diversity
Our latest batch of citizens are embracing the multicultural nature of the country they now call home…
Meet the typical Kiwi
The typical Kiwi on Census day 2013 was aged 38, earned $28,500 a year, worked in a service job and owned his or her own…
Asians fast overtaking Maori population
Maori will be outnumbered by Asians as the second-biggest ethnic group in New Zealand within the next decade, a leading…
What we earn and how your pay rates
The gap between the rich and the poor appears to be widening with the number of Kiwis earning more than $100,000 increasing…
Russel Hoban: Spare a little time for the lonely
An empty holiday season can hold painful memories of partners lost and families gone, writes Russell Hoban.
Census 2013: Christchurch has higher incomes, fewer people
Post-quake Christchurch has higher incomes, thousands fewer residents and almost twice as many unoccupied homes than before…
Census 2013: Facts & figures
Statistics New Zealand has released key census information on the country's population, its mix of ages and sexes, and where…
Chat replay: Census expert
Statistics New Zealand census general manager Sarah Minson joined us at 1pm for a live chat on the census data released…
NZ's population hits 4.24m (+ map)
Census Archives
New Zealand's population is now 4.24 million and is getting older and more ethnically diverse, this…
National
Heavy downpours for North Island
Heavy heat showers are forming around South Auckland and Waikato and thunderstorms and torrential downpours are hitting…
Opinion
Lame pranks get screen time
Turn on, tune out, have another eggnog. That about sums up Christmas television. Perfect for short-attention spans. Perhaps…
Politics
Chorus funding to be improved
Chorus could cut its funding shortfall for the ultra-fast broadband project from $1 billion to $200-250 million.
Business
Biz leader of 2013: Air NZ boss
Air NZ chief exec Christopher Luxon has carved out a big reputation for foot-on-the-throat attention to the bottom line.
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