Watch out for a new experimental data series of income estimates, and updates for population estimates – both coming soon on Stats NZ’s Innovation site[http://innovation.stats.govt.nz/]. Data users are encouraged to visit...
After hearing from users that Ariā 'is a really great tool', we are excited to let you know we have migrated Ariā to Stats NZ’s main website. Ariā is a ground-breaking...
There has been a fantastic response to Datafinder with over 400 users currently registered on the site. This has encouraged us to make Datafinder the primary source for unleashing statistical...
In a world-leading project, Statistics NZ is developing a new way of estimating and forecasting the population, making greater use of a wide range of data sources using Bayesian methodology. The...
Another week has just been and gone on the Statistics NZ accelerators[http://innovation.stats.govt.nz/blog/statistics-staff-working-on-accelerator-projects/]. These are our six-week, intensive projects to develop something that lets customers configure summaries and data based on...
Two Statistics NZ teams are working on Accelerator projects to improve how we present our information to our customers. In the next six weeks, the teams aim to come up...
Producing information for smaller groups has long been a challenge for Statistics New Zealand. The size of our sample surveys means data we produce for smaller groups or domains is...
Trialling ‘Live Help’ on the Statistics NZ website *The background* Last year we thought about how we could help customers find the information that best suits their particular purpose. Methods for communicating...
We would like to know what you think of our new data service – Datafinder. We are trialling Datafinder because more users are converting Statistics NZ’s data into geodatabase formats. Since...
As well as producing statistical products, Statistics NZ also provides a range of services to help our customers access the data and information they need. We have recently been making...
Tēnā koutou katoa Welcome to the Stats NZ Innovation website blog. At Stats, we have all sorts of interesting facts, figures, and insights, but we understand that the real value comes...
Statistics Minister Craig Foss is welcoming a new website that enables New Zealanders to easily find and use government data. “Data that is, and will be, available from across government is...
Kia ora tātou. At Statistics New Zealand we strive to put customers at the heart of what we do, and to do this we need to better understand your needs. With...