Our Statement of strategic intentions outlines the role of Stats NZ, our strategic priorities and the outcomes we need to achieve over the next four years. It describes the difference we will make for ...

In September 2026, there were 2.35 million actual filled jobs, up 22,791 jobs (1.0 percent), compared with September 2025. public administration and safety – up 6,041 jobs (3.7 percent) health care ...

29 October 2026: Additional geographic breakdowns of this data will be published in Aotearoa Data Explorer on 25 November 2026. These include subnational population estimates for Statistical Area 2 ...

Labour market statistics – DataInfo+ gives general methodology used to produce the labour market statistics information release, and related metadata. Household Labour Force Survey – DataInfo+ gives ...

Weekly travel data for short-term overseas visitor and New Zealand resident arrivals. Weekly and four-weekly data in the downloadable files include the 10 main source and 10 main destination countries ...

Find definitions and other details to help you understand and use our data, information about the methods we use to produce statistics, and results of our research work. Standards and classifications ...

Government finance statistics cover local and central government and Crown research institutes. Government finance statistics (general government) analyse local, central, and general government ...

Stats NZ will publish a monthly CPI from 2027, following funding announced in Budget 2025. This marks a significant step in providing more timely and relevant inflation data for New Zealanders. The ...

We can also provide customised data for university staff and students, often at no cost, as part of a memorandum of understanding between Stats NZ and the Council of New Zealand University Librarians ...

25 August 2026: Alcohol available for consumption series from the March 2016 quarter to the December 2025 quarter have been revised to better incorporate excise data and improve the assumptions used ...

Infoshare is being replaced by Aotearoa Data Explorer. Stay informed and get support with this change by joining our customer group at cdtp@stats.govt.nz.

All food groups recorded an increase in price between April 2025 and April 2026. Higher prices for the meat, poultry, and fish group, up 7.8 percent, was the largest contributor to the annual increase ...