The following is a brief guide to online information available on Statistics. The list of databases and websites is not exhaustive.

Find Journal Articles

• Academic Search Premier - A full text academic database covering the social sciences, humanities, general science, multi-cultural studies, education.
• Infoshare - New Zealand statistical series, replacing INFOS.
• INNZ (Index New Zealand) - The main index to articles published about New Zealand, including brief abstracts.
• NewzText Plus - Full text articles from major New Zealand newspapers, magazines & news wires.
  Online tutorial on using NewzText Plus
• OFFStats: official statistics on the Web - Official Statistics from countries around the world can be accessed from a site maintained by the University of Auckland.
• Statistics New Zealand - Many statistical compilations including Census information.
• Statisphere - A whole-of-government website involving government agencies that provide official statistics.

Find Web Resources by Subject

Art & Culture

• Asian Aucklanders and the arts: Attitudes, attendance and participation in 2006. - Research commissioned by Creative New Zealand and Auckland City Council.
• Cinema Trends - Cinema patronage
• Creative industries in New Zealand: Economic contribution - New Zealand Institute of Economic Research
• Exports of New Zealand Published Books - Prepared for the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
• How Important is Culture? New Zealanders Have their Say - 1997 survey of New Zealander's attitudes.
• Know your audience: a survey of performing arts audiences, gallery visitors and readers. - Published in 2000, by Creative New Zealand
• A Measure of Culture: Cultural experiences and cultural spending in New Zealand - Research by Statistics New Zealand and the Ministry for Culture and Heritage on New Zealanders' engagement with cultural activities.
• New Zealanders and the Arts: Attitudes, attendance and participation in 2005 - Creative New Zealand survey.
• Statistics & Information on the Arts in New Zealand - From Arts Advocacy Auckland.
• A survey of Maori arts participation - Tirohanga ki te iwi Maori kei roto i nga toi Maori. - 1997-1998 survey into the arts participation patterns of New Zealand adults.
• Television Funding - NZ On Air
• Television - research projects and local content - NZ On Air

Business & Economy

• Academic Staff Surveys - Association of Commonwealth Universities
• Advertising Expenditure - Top 20 Advertisers
• Alcohol Available for Consumption - Measures the quantity of alcoholic beverages released to the market each year.
• Asset Sales - NZ Government - Income received from NZ Government asset sales
• Auckland Office/Retail/Industrial Market View - Rents and overview of the Office, Retail, Industrial and Hotel & Leisure market sectors in New Zealand's main cities.
• Balance of Payments - (BOP) measures the financial transactions between New Zealand residents and the rest of the world.
• Bank Disclosure Information - From the Reserve Bank of New Zealand
• Big Mac Index - Light-hearted view of the world economy. Produced by The Economist.
• Business Characteristics - Include number, type and location of businesses (excluding farming) in New Zealand. They provide an annual 'snapshot' of New Zealand businesses and include details about geographic area, industry, institutional sector, business type, overseas ownership and business size (employment level).
• Business Data - From Statistics New Zealand
• Business Demography Tables - Business demographic statistics provide an annual snapshot (as at February) of the structure and characteristics of New Zealand businesses. The place to look for data about number of fast food outlets, hair dressers and other such like information.
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• Business Confidence Poll - From Research New Zealand
• Business Finance - Include details about income, expenditure and balance sheets for industry groups, manufacturing industry statistics including income and operating expenditure, and retail and wholesale trade sales by store type and region.
• Business Outlook - Results of a monthly survey of 1,500 businesses nationwide. Business Outlook analyses where the economy will be going over the next 12 months.
• Capital Goods Price Index - A measure of the change in the general price level of fixed capital assets.
• Census of International Trade in Services and Royalties - A measure of the services transactions between New Zealand and the rest of the world.
• Changes in New Zealand's Income Distribution - Summarises recent research on changes in New Zealand’s income distribution. It describes how the income distribution has changed during the period 1981 to 1996. Understanding Changes in the Distribution of Household Incomes Between 1983-86 and 1995-98 is also available.
• Changes in New Zealand's Production Structure: An Input Output Analysis - Investigates changes in the production structure of the New Zealand economy using input output data.
• Circulation and Readership of NZ Newspapers - Industry overview. See also: Magazine Publishers Association site under the Circulation tab, and the New Zealand Audit Bureau of Circulations Inc.
• Commodity Price Index - From ANZ.
• Consumer Confidence - Economic reports from Westpac.
• Consumer Price Index - A measure of the price change of goods and services purchased by private New Zealand households.
• Consumer Spending - Statistics about consumer spending include details about New Zealand households' weekly and annual spending.
• Consumption - Chain Volume Measures in National Accounts - This report contains a full set of annually linked series for Gross Domestic Expenditure (GDE) and its components.
• Construction - Statistics about building construction include the number of building consents for new buildings issued for residential and non-residential buildings, by region and by total value.
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• Counterfeit Goods - Ministry of Economic Development.
• Cost and Income-based measures of human capital - Document published in Journal of Economic Surveys.
• Credit Card Statistics - Reserve Bank of NZ.
• Credit Rating - Standard and Poors Sovereign Ratings - International ratings.
• CRESA Sustainable Housing Series - Access to National Landlords Survey.
• Degrees of difference: the Employment of University-qualified Immigrants in NZ - This report contains analysis of the immigrant population, focusing on qualifications and employment, with particular attention to those immigrants with university degrees who arrived in New Zealand in the decade prior to the 2001 Census.
• DHL Export Barometer - New Zealand Trade and Enterprise.
• Distributions and Disparities: New Zealand Household Incomes - Ministry of Social Development.
• Dominion Post Business Confidence Survey - Every two months Research New Zealand, in association with The Dominion Post and Sherwin Chan & Walshe, publishes a business confidence poll based on the opinions of business owners/managers in the Greater Wellington Area.
• E-Business Readiness - Grades 60 of the world's economies on their ability to facilitate digital-age commerce.
• E-Commerce Reports - Ministry of Economic Development.
• E-Commerce Statistics and Research - NZ Government E-Commerce.
• Economagic Australian Time Series - A$/NZ$ data, monthly from July 1969 onwards.
• Economic Activity in Auckland - CBD facts and figures, urban living and more.
• Economic Development Indicators - MED Growth and Innovation Framework (GIF).
• Enterprise North Shore - Various reports and research available.
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• Employment - Statistics New Zealand.
• Employment & Unemployment Tables - Statistics New Zealand.
• Employment Confidence Index - From Westpac.
• Employment Policies: Labour Force Statistics and Indicators - OECD reports, including statistical database.
• Exchange Rates - Reserve Bank of New Zealand.
• Exchange rates from Federal Reserve Bank St Louis - Monthly and daily data for US $ to NZ$ from 1971 onwards.
• Expectations of Inflation - Marketscope Survey - Reserve Bank of New Zealand.
• Export Statistics - New Zealand Trade and Enterprise.
• Exports and Imports - New Zealand's overseas trade statistics include the value and volume of imports, exports, and overseas cargo. Overseas trade indexes, that measure changes in the level of prices for imports and exports, are also available for each quarter and year.
• Food Price Index - A measure of the rate of price change of food and food services purchased by households.
• Foreign Exchange Rates - Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
• Foreign Labour Statistics - Provides international comparisons of hourly compensation costs; productivity and unit labor costs; labor force, employment and unemployment rates; and consumer prices. The comparisons relate primarily to the major industrial countries, but other countries are included in certain measures.
• Foreign Trade Statistics - US census figures.
• A Forward-looking measure of the stock of human capital in New Zealand - Document from Canterbury University Economics Department.
• FX History - Historical currency exchange rates.
• Fx Rates - International financial statistics.
• Global Competitiveness Report - Comprehensive and authoritative assessment of the comparative strengths and weaknesses of national economies.
• GDP - Represents the national income earned by production in New Zealand. It is one of the main outputs of the National Accounts, and is available quarterly. Information Releases also available.
• Global Economy Statistics - Global economic data for each country.
• Global Entrepreneurship Monitor - Includes Unitec's publication.
• Global Information Technology Report - Valuable and unique benchmarking tool to determine national ICT strengths and weaknesses, and to evaluate progress.
• Global Socio-Economic Security Database - International Labour Organisation database of social security systems in different countries.
• Global Tax: KPMG Corporate Tax Rate Survey - KPMG conducts a survey of corporate tax rates around the world. The year 2004 version of this authoritative survey (incepted in 1993) covers 68 countries, including the 30 member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and many countries in the Asia Pacific and Latin American regions.
• Goods Producing Industries - Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Statistics.
• Government Finance - Government expenditure with all economic sectors.
• Government Finance and Securities - Reserve Bank statistics on New Zealand governement securities.
• Grocery Report - Provides unique insight into trends affecting the New Zealand grocery sector.
• Household Economic Survey - Survey of household income and expenditure.
• Household Net Worth - Treasury document.
• Household Saving Behavior in New Zealand: a cohort analysis - Treasury document.
• Home Loan Rate Report - ASB Bank.
• Human Development Report - UNDP.
• Human Resource Capability Survey (workforce profile) - Presents staffing information as at 30 June, provided to the State Services Commission by Public Service departments.
• Income - Statistics about income include detailed information about New Zealanders' income from salary and wages, self employment, investments and government transfers (eg benefits, family support, student loans and superannuation).
• Incomes and Prices - Reserve Bank data.
• Income Statistics - Data tables.
• Indexes of Sustainable Economic Welfare - An alternative method to measuring economic growth.
• Index of Economic Freedom - Measures 161 countries against a list of 50 independent variables divided into 10 broad factors of economic freedom.
• Innovation - Measures levels of innovation in New Zealand businesses, identifies characteristics of that innovation.
• Insolvency Statistics - Bankruptcies.
• Interactive Index of Economic Freedom - International comparisons.
• Interest Rates on Lending and Deposits - Reserve Bank of NZ.
• International Comparisons - From the University of Pennsylvania. Includes comparisons of GDP.
• International Business Owners Survey - Designed to provide insight into the expectations and plans of business owners for the coming year.
• International Insurance Factbook - World overview, rankings, country profiles.
• International Merchandise Trade - From Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.
• Investment Savings & Insurance Association - Quarterly statistics.
• Investment by country - Statistics New Zealand.
• Job Vacancy Monitor - Aims to identify which skilled occupations are in shortage, and to better understand the supply and demand forces contributing to these shortages.
• Key Facts for Taxpayers - A summary of tax, expenditure and income data from the Budget Economic and Fiscal Update (BEFU) 2004.
• Labour Cost Index - Measures changes in base salary and ordinary time wage rates, overtime wage rates, and non-wage labour-related costs (eg annual leave, superannuation and medical insurance).
• LABOURSTA - International wage comparisons.
• Libor Rates - British Bankers Association.
• Linked Employer-Employee Data - Aims to provide new insights into the operation of the labour market and its relationship to business performance
• List of Registered Banks and their Credit Rating - From the Reserve Bank of New Zealand.
• Local Authority Financial Statistics - Statistics New Zealand.
• Manufacturing and Production - Manufacturing statistics include production statistics about a range of manufactured goods.
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• Manukau City Economic Trends - Facts and figures about the region.
• Māori Work and Income Statistics - Statistics from Te Puna Kōkiri.
• Market Activity - NZX Market activity. You can access today's pricing information, NZX company security details, market announcements and historic pricing information.
• Market Rent Information - Ministry of Housing.
• Market View - Market View (formerly Market Index Brief) provide an overview of the Office, Retail, Industrial and Hotel & Leisure market sectors in the major cities of Australia and New Zealand.
• Market View Consumer Spending - BNZ.
• Massey University Real Estate Unit - Market outlook and other property related information.
• Military Expenditure Data - The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute database on military expenditure contains data for more than 160 countries.
• Monthly Economic Indicators - Monthly Economic Indicators (MEI) is a regular stock-take of economic data releases prepared by the Macroeconomic Forecasting and Analysis section in the Budget and Macroeconomic Branch of Treasury.  The MEI comprises a commentary on the major data releases over the previous month and an annex with more detailed charts and source data.
• Mortgage Affordability - From Massey University Property Group.
• MOTU Working Papers - Papers cover a range of topics relating to social issues, business and economy.
• National Bank composite indices of regional economic activity - Excel file. Quarterly data March 1987 onwards
• Nationmaster.com - Statistical comparisons between countries
• Nehru and Dhareswa Data Set - Physical Capital Stock and Human Capital Stock
• New Zealand Banks - performance - From Massey University
• New Zealand Capital Markets - Per capita share-market value (SMV) to GDP per capita for New Zealand and selected OECD countries is included.
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• New Zealand's Economic History - Data files for a print report.
• New Zealand Institute of Economic Research - A variety of reports.
• New Zealand Regional Economic Performance - NZ Institute of Economic Research
• New Zealand's Regional Economic Scoreboard - Trans Tasman Political Letter. Link to the scoreboard is at the bottom of the page.
• New Zealand Overseas Debt - From the Reserve Bank of New Zealand
• New Zealand Sovereign Credit Rating - New Zealand Debt Management Office
• New Zealand Wine Statistics - Import and export data etc.
• NZX Fact Book - The Fact Book gives a summary of the economy, the share market year, NZX indices and gross index returns. Also covers companies listed and securities quoted, and the operation of the New Zealand share market.
• North Shore City Business and Economy - Links can be found on the drop down menu to the left of the screen.
• OECD Corporate Data Environment - Data from various databases.
• OECD in Figures - Pocket Data Book.
• OECD Frequently Requested Statistics - Economic Outlooks, GDP's etc.
• OECD Productivity Data - Input and Output.
• OECD Work on Patents - Database of patents.
• Official Development Assistance - How much given, on what & where spent from NZAid.
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• Overseas Trade Indexes - Measures changes in the levels of prices and volumes of imports and exports of merchandise trade to and from New Zealand.
• Overseas Cargo - Measures the value and gross weight of all goods loaded or unloaded at New Zealand sea and air ports annually.
• Ownership of New Zealand's Internal Public Debt - From the Reserve Bank of New Zealand
• Pacific Exchange Rate Service - Good for currencies other than the major ones on NZTS and the Reserve Bank sites
• Portfolio Investment :CPIS Data - International Monetary Fund
• Prices and Earnings - Union Bank of Switzerland does an annual survey of cities around the world, including Auckland. Enter prices and earnings into the search box.
• Prices Indexes - Prices of a wide variety of goods and services are collected for use in a range of price indexes for a variety of economic sectors.
• Primary Industries - Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Statistics.
• Productivity in New Zealand 1988 to 2002 - From Treasury.
• Productivity Measurement: Alternative Approaches and Estimates - From Treasury.
• Property Council of New Zealand - Media Releases.
• Property Value Map - From Quotable Value.
• Purchasing on the Internet - Internet Purchaser Influences.
• Purchasing Power Parities (PPP) - Currency conversion rates that both convert to a common currency and equalise the purchasing power of different currencies. From OECD.
• Public Debt History of New Zealand - From the New Zealand Debt Management Office.
• Qualifications, Employment and the Value of Human Capital - Summarises the changing nature of qualifications across the working age population in New Zealand over the period from 1986 to 2001. Produced by Treasury.
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• Real Effective Exchange Rates - OECD.
• Real Estate Market - From realestate.co.nz.
• Regional Trends - Quarterly analysis of the ups and downs of economic indicators throughout the country from National Bank.
• Remuneration Surveys - For all major New Zealand markets.
• Retail Trade - Provides information about the economic activity of the retail trade sector.
• Rural Confidence Survey - A bi-monthly survey, canvassing the opinion of 1500 farmers on AC Nielsen's regular Farm Market Index panel.
• Secondary and Tertiary Education Attainment and Income Levels for Maori and Non-Maori Over Time - Examines how relative income levels, and in particular the income returns to post-compulsory and higher education (education beyond age 16) for Maori compare to Non-Maori, and how they have changed over the 1986-1996 decade.
• Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2005 - E-tailing information from OECD.
• SME's in New Zealand: structure and dynamics - Provides a statistical summary of the nature of the SME sector in New Zealand, examining its significance to the economy, its financial performance, the dynamics of SME's and the significance of the SME sector internationally.
• Spicers Household Savings Indicators - Spicers Wealth Management
• State of the Auckland Region Report 2004 - A snapshot of how the region is today. It details how many people live here, where and how we live, what we earn, how we travel and work. It tells us about our weather, our water and air quality, where our public open space is, where our natural ecosystems are and how healthy they are.
• State Services Commission Annual Report - Information about remuneration in the public service and state sector.
• Survey of Expectations - a survey of business - The Reserve Bank of New Zealand Survey of Expectations is a New Zealand-wide quarterly survey of business managers
• Survey of Family Income and Employment - Gathers information about income levels, sources and changes for New Zealand individuals and families.
• Survey of Returned Travellers - Presents the results of the Survey of Returned Travellers (SORT) for the years ended 30 June 2003 and 2004. SORT was a two-year survey that collected information on what New Zealand travellers spent overseas on short-term trips.
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• Tax Outturn Data - Tables of monthly tax revenue and receipts from collecting departments.
• Towards Building a New Consensus About New Zealand's Productivity - Examines common methodologies that have been typically used to estimate productivity numbers in New Zealand and issues like trend estimation, convergence and spillovers (increasing returns to scale)
• Trends in Household Assets and Liabilities Since 1978 - Economic behaviour of households.
• Triennial Central Bank Survey of Foreign Exchange and Derivatives Market Activity - Data on turnover in traditional foreign exchange markets and in over-the-counter (OTC) currency and interest rate derivatives.
• Understanding Changes in the Distribution of Household Incomes In New Zealand - An analysis of changes in the distribution of gross household income and income inequality over the period 1983 - 1998.
• Unpaid Work - Unpaid work has been recognised as making a significant contribution to New Zealand’s social fabric and economy. Also see Māori and Unpaid work.
• Wage and Employment Rates in New Zealand from 1991 to 2001 - Presents results for five separately estimated sets of employment and wage equations
• Waitakere City Business and Economy - A Business Survey is also available.
• Wholesale Interest Rates - Bank Bills. Information from the Reserve Bank.
• WIPO Statistics - Patents, trademarks etc.
• Wool Sale Reports - Meat & Wool New Zealand.
• Working Tariff Document of New Zealand - Classification of goods.
• World Income Inequality Database - UNDP.
• World Economic Forum Rankings - For New Zealand.
• World Economic Outlook - Includes real GDP annual % change from 1970 onwards.
• World Federation of Stock Exchanges - Includes annual time series of market capitalization.
• World's 100 Largest Economic Entities - List of ranked countries and companies.
• Youth Minimum Wage Reform and the Labour Market - Analyses the effects of a large reform in the minimum wages affecting youth workers in New Zealand since 2001.

Crime

• The Age of Physical Abuse Victims and the Sentence Imposed on Their Abusers - Ministry of Justice.
• Annual Update of Forecasts of the Prison Population - Ministry of Justice.
• Te Ao Taru Kino Drug use among Maori 1998 - This report was a project of the Whariki Maori Health Research Group, based at the Alcohol & Public Health Research Unit, University of Auckland.
• Cannabis - National Drug Policy New Zealand, contains surveys on cannabis use.
• Cannabis: the Public Health Issue - Ministry of Health.
• Census of Prison Inmates and Home Detainees- Provides a snapshot of the inmate population. Department of Corrections.
• Census of Prison Inmates 1997 - Ministry of Justice.
• Conviction and Sentencing of Offenders in New Zealand - 1994 - 2003, 1992 - 2001, 1990 - 1999, 1989 - 1998, 1988 - 1997, 1987 - 1996
• Core Elements of Health Care Provider Response to Victims of Family Violence - This document is intended to outline practical strategies by which health care providers can actively assist in the identification, assessment and referral of victims of child abuse, partner abuse, and elder abuse.
• Crime in New Zealand 1996-2005 - Analytical report from Statistics New Zealand.
• Crime Publications and Reports - Ministry of Justice.
• Crime to Sentence: Trends in Criminal Justice, 1986-1996 - Ministry of Justice.
• Department of Corrections Facts and Figures- -Key facts, prison statistics and trends.
• Domestic Violence Act 1995: Process Evaluation - Ministry of Justice.
• Drugs in New Zealand - From the Alcohol & Public Health Research Unit (APHRU) who carries out survey research into drug consumption in New Zealand.
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• Drug Use in New Zealand Comparison Surveys 1990 & 1998 - From the Alcohol & Public Health Research Unit (APHRU) who carries out survey research into drug consumption in New Zealand.
• Global Illicit Drug Trends - An annual statistical report. This site has other information and facts about drugs around the world.
• International Comparisons of Recorded Violent Crime for 2000 - Ministry of Justice.
• International Crime Victim Survey - The International Crime Victim Survey (ICVS) is a far reaching programme of standardised sample surveys to look a householders’ experience with crime, policing, crime prevention and feelings of unsafely in a large number of countries.
• New Zealand Drug Statistics - This publication gathers in one place a diverse range of statistics relating to drugs and drug use in New Zealand.
• New Zealand National Survey of Crime Victims 2001- Ministry of Justice.
• Online Reports and Reviews - Ministry of Justice.
• Offender Forecasts to 2013 - Department of Corrections.
• Police Statistics - Including data for most districts.  Recorded and resolved crime, crime per head of population.
• Recidivism patterns for people convicted in 1995 - Ministry of Justice.
• Reconviction and Reimprisonment Rates for Released Prisoners - Ministry of Justice.
• Recorded Crime Statistics - Detailed analysis from Statistics New Zealand.
• Responses to Crime Annual Review 1999 - Ministry of Justice.
• Sentencing in New Zealand: a statistical analysis - Ministry of Justice.
• Those on Bail in New Zealand in 1994 and Their Offending - Ministry of Justice.
• Trends in the Use of Bail and Offending While On Bail 1990-1999 - Ministry of Justice.
• Victimisation in New Zealand: as Measured by the 1992 International Crime Survey - Ministry of Justice.
• World Prison Population List - This list gives details of the number of prisoners held in some 180 independent countries and dependent territories. It shows the differences in the level of imprisonment across the world and makes possible an estimate of the world prison population total.
• Youth Offending Rates - Ministry of Justice Youth Courts.

Education

• Adult Literacy - International Adult Literacy Survey Database. Additional information available on the National Institute for Literacy site.
• A Census of Providers of ESOL Programmes for International Students - A census of providers of ESOL programmes for international students.
• Childcare, Families and Work. The New Zealand Childcare Survey 1998 - National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women.
• Decile Information - This page provides information about school deciles. A database of New Zealand schools that includes decile information is also available.
• Degrees of difference: the Employment of University-qualified Immigrants in NZ - This report contains analysis of the immigrant population, focusing on qualifications and employment, with particular attention to those immigrants with university degrees who arrived in New Zealand in the decade prior to the 2001 Census.
• Early Childhood Education Statistics - A range of statistical information relating to early childhood education in New Zealand from Ministry of Education.
• Education and Training - From Statistics New Zealand. Statistics about education include participation rates and achievement in preschool, primary and secondary school education, and post-school and tertiary education.
• Education at a Glance - From OECD. International comparisons of education.
• Education Budget - From Treasury.
• Education Statistics - Ministry of Education.
• Enrolment Statistics - July Statistics relating to Student Enrolments.
• Enrolments in University Information Technology & Related Courses 1999 - Ministry of Economic Development.
• Foreign-Fee Paying Students in New Zealand: Trends - Gives a statistical overview of the situation of FFP students in New Zealand and the institutions hosting them. 2000.
• Foreign-Fee Paying Students Statistics to 2001 - Updates statistical data for 2000.
• Full Year Tertiary Statistics - Information about students enrolled in formal qualifications at tertiary education providers for the full academic year.
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• Graduate Employment Destinations - 2002 data.
• Impact of International Students on domestic students and host institutions - This literature review considers the educational, social and cultural impacts of international students on domestic students, educational institutions and host communities.
• International Students in New Zealand Schools - Statistical information about international students in New Zealand schools.
• New Zealand's Offshore Public Tertiary Education Programme - Stocktake of offshore activity by New Zealand's public tertiary providers.
• New Zealand Schools Nga Kura o Aotearoa - Annual reports of the Minister of Education on the compulsory schools sector in NZ (also known as the Schools Sector Report).
• New Zealand's Tertiary Education Sector: profile and trends - A number of annual reports available.
• Māori Education Statistics - Te Puna Kōkiri.
• Māori Education Reports and Research - Te Puna Kōkiri.
• Māori Language and Education - Te Puna Kōkiri.
• March School Statistics - Includes data on teacher resignations, student teacher ratios and vacancies by local body region.
• Monitoring Teacher Supply - The Monitoring Teacher Supply provides the Ministry with a snapshot of the number of entitlement staffing vacancies and re-advertised vacancies in schools at the start of Term 1, how these vacancies are being covered and, in the case of secondary schools, in what subject areas pressure points are occurring.
• OECD Education Statistics - OECD.
• OECD Education Database - International comparisons of education.
• OECD Programme for International Student Assessment - A report that examines the relative standing of countries in mathematics, science and reading. It also looks at a wider range of educational outcomes that include students’ motivation to learn, their beliefs about themselves and their learning strategies.
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• Participation in Tertiary Education 2003 - Update of the 2002 report, looking at trends in participation in tertiary education. Information on subsequent years is included in the Profile and Trends series.
• Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) - Data from these studies include internationally comparable student achievement scores in reading, along with a broad range of information about students' backgrounds, school structure, and classroom practices.
• Quality of Life Indicators - Suspensions & stand downs, early childhood education, school decile ratings, community education, qualifications level.
• Report on Research into the Circumstances of Very Young International Students - Students 13 and under.
• Reports on stand-downs, suspensions, exclusions and expulsions - Series of annual reports.
• Secondary and Tertiary Education Attainment and Income Levels for Māori and Non-Māori Over Time - Examines how relative income levels, and in particular the income returns to post-compulsory and higher education (education beyond age 16) for Māori compare to Non-Māori, and how they have changed over the 1986-1996 decade.
• School Statistics - Ministry of Education.
• School Staff - Statistics on teaching staff.
• Study Link Statistics - Student Allowance statistics.
• Student Financial Support - Latest statistics relating to financial support for students in tertiary education in New Zealand.
• Student Loans - General information and statistics on the loan scheme.
• Student Loan Borrowers - Details available about borrowers include age, sex, ethnicity, length and field of study. Details about their loans include entitlements, draw downs, repayments, interest accrued, as well as tax-related income and loan transfer information.
• Student Loan Scheme Reports - Annual reports contain facts and figures on interest rates, write-offs, debt and overdue debt levels.
• Survey of English Language Providers - Information on the expenditure of international students enrolled at English language schools, including expenditure on tuition and related expenses, and on accommodation.
• TAMU Reports - Tertiary Advisory Monitoring Unit. Reports on tertiary sector performance issues.
• Teacher Mobility Statistics - Reports on the number of regular teachers in state and state integrated schools who leave the state teaching service, the number of regular teachers who move between schools, and the intake of teachers to regular teaching positions.
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• Teacher Training Statistics - Numbers of enrolled students.
• Tertiary Statistics - Ministry of Education.
• Time Use Survey - Time spent on many things including homework and study, education beyond 25, travel to and from educational activities and so on.
• Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) - Data from these studies include internationally comparable student achievement scores in mathematics and science along with a broad range of information about students' backgrounds, school structure, and classroom practices. TIMSS on the Ministry of Education web site
• UNESCO Education Statistics - Various statistics and indicators.
• University Graduates Employment Destinations - Employment destinations by major subjects.
• What's happening report - Details school stand-downs, suspensions, exclusions and expulsions in the period 12 July 1999 to 16 July 2000.

Health

• Abortion Statistics - From Statistics New Zealand.
• Abortion Supervisory Committee - Reports to Parliament. Parliamentary Papers. (E. Welfare and Justice).
• ACC Accident Compensation Corporation - Injury statistics and other related information.
• AIDS in New Zealand - Current situation in New Zealand from MoH.
• Alcohol in New Zealand - Variety of publications from MoH about alcohol.
• Alcohol Statistics & Alcohol Related Publications - Drinking trends, alcohol available for consumption, international comparisons, household expenditure, social cost etc. From ALAC.
• Alcohol data :New Zealand Data Sources Relating to Alcohol. - Large pdf file from ALAC.
• Australia and New Zealand Assisted Reproduction Database - Information on all pregnancies and infants resulting from the use of assisted conception techniques.
• Alcohol and Tobacco Consumption - From Statistics New Zealand.
• Cancer Datasets - Excel spreadsheets of data used in NZHIS publications which can be manipulated by the user.
• Cancer - New Registrations and Deaths - Annual statistical publication that collates and analyses data on primary malignant tumour cases diagnosed in New Zealand, as reported to the New Zealand Cancer Register.
• Cancer Statistics - From NZHIS.
• Cancer Treatment Waiting Times - From NZHIS.
• Child Deaths by Injury in Rich Nations 2001 - From UNICEF.
• Cigarette smoking mortality among Māori - Te Puni Kōkiri.
• Core Elements of Health Care Provider Response to Victims of Family Violence - This document is intended to outline practical strategies by which health care providers can actively assist in the identification, assessment and referral of victims of child abuse, partner abuse, and elder abuse.
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• Disabilities - Statistics NZ. Includes 'snapshot' reports about people with psychiatric or psychological, intellectual, physical or sensory disabilities.
• Disability in New Zealand: Overview of the 1996/7 Surveys - National, population-based data on disability in this country are used in this overview report.
• District Health Boards Financial Statistics - Financial statistics record the quarterly financial performance and financial position of publicly-funded hospital and health service providers.
• Elective Services - Hospital services for patients who do not need immediate hospital treatment.
• Elective Services in New Zealand - Ministry of Health.
• Electronic Datasets - Caseload monitoring.
• Fetal and Infant Deaths - Annual statistical publication that collates and analyses information on the causes of fetal and infant deaths registered in New Zealand
• Funding & Health Expenditure - A selection of documents.
• General Injury Statistics - From the New Zealand Health Information Service.
• Global Burden of Asthma - A comprehensive survey of the prevalence and impact of asthma around the world.
• Health - Statistics New Zealand data. Include a range of details about New Zealanders' health and disability status, life expectancy, health-related behaviours like smoking, alcohol consumption and exercise. Also available are abortion and injury statistics.
• Health - From the Social Report / Ministry of Social Development.
• Health of New Zealand - Summaries of the current health status of the New Zealand population.
• Heath of Older People in New Zealand - A number of reports from the Ministry of Health on older New Zealanders.
• Health of Pacific Peoples - Summaries of the current health status of the New Zealand population.
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• Health Statistics - NZHIS data.
• Human Development Reports and Indicators - UNDP.
• IARC Cancer Epidemiology Database - Provides access to information on the occurrence of cancer world-wide held by the Unit of Descriptive Epidemiology at the International Agency for Research on Cancer.
• An Indication of New Zealanders' Health - The report presents information about each indicator under four headings: time trends & ethnic patterns, small area deprivation, geographic distribution, and international comparison.
• Injuries - From Statistics New Zealand.
• Injury Statistics (ACC) - From Accident Compensation Corporation.
• Injury Prevention Unit Statistics - Includes a query system which will create some custom statistics.
• Immunisation Coverage - 1992 A national immunisation coverage survey.
• A League Table of Child Maltreatment Deaths in Rich Nations - Ranks the performance of rich nations against critical indicators of child well-being.
• A League Table of Teenage Births in Rich Nations - UNICEF 2001
• Māori Injury Statistics - A snapshot of significant injuries or injury causes of death for Māori in the years 1985-94.
• Māori Smoking Patterns - Te Puni Kōkiri.
• Maternity Report - Annual data analysing New Zealand maternity services. It contains information on the outcomes, availability and utilisation of maternity services for women who gave birth in New Zealand in 2002.
• Medical Workforce Survey - From Medical Council of New Zealand.
• Meningococcal Disease in New Zealand - Information about the disease, facts, FAQ's, immunisation programme etc. Information on the Epidemiology of Meningococcal Disease in New Zealand
• Ministry of Health - Health statistics.
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• Modelling Diabetes: a summary - Public Health Intelligence Report. Various epidemiology studies on diabetes in New Zealand.
• Morbidity Data for Publicly Funded Hospitals 2000/1 - Selected data that collates and analyses national data on the numbers and diagnoses of patients discharged from publicly funded hospitals.
• Mortality and Demographic Data 2000 - Published by New Zealand Health Information Service.
• Monitoring Ethnic Inequalities in Health - Ministry of Health document which aims to Summarises how the current state of ethnic health statistics in New Zealand evolved, and to identify ways for improving these statistics in the future.
• New Zealand Drinking Trends - From ALAC.
• New Zealand Drug Statistics - A diverse range of statistics relating to drugs and drug use in New Zealand from NZHIS.
• NZ Food, NZ Children - This report overviews the 2002 National Children’s Nutrition Survey (CNS02). It describes the methodologies and the data on nutrient intakes and their sources; food security; eating patterns; frequently eaten foods; physical activity patterns; dental health; anthropometric measures and selected nutrition-related clinical measures of New Zealand schoolchildren 5–14 years of age.
• NZ Food, NZ People - 1997 National Nutrition Survey.
• New Zealand Health Information Service - Health statistics.
• New Zealand Medical Practitioners - A snapshot overview of the active medical workforce in 2000.
• New Zealand Nurses & Midwives - Contains data about enrolled and registered nurses (including midwives) who were active in the New Zealand nursing and midwifery workforce in 2000 in both the public and private sectors.
• New Zealand Total Diet Survey 1997/98 - Pesticides in foods.
• New Zealand Workforce: Dentists - NZHIS report.
• New Zealand Workforce Statistics 2003: General Practitioners - NZHIS report.
• New Zealand Workforce Statistics 2004: Nurses & Midwives - NZHIS Report.
• New Zealand Workforce Statistics 2003: Medical Practitioners - NZHIS report.
• New Zealand Workforce Statistics 2003: Specialists - NZHIS report.
• Obesity - NZHIS report.
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• Obesity - Ministry of Social Development.
• Obesity in New Zealand - Ministry of Health.
• OECD Health Data: Frequently Asked Questions - Life expectancy, health expenditure etc.
• Occupational Safety & Health - Statistics from OSH.
• Organics in New Zealand - Increase of organic food popularity etc.
• Our Children's Health - The report Our Children's Health: Key findings on the health of New Zealand children presents recent information on the demographic and social circumstances of children, along with patterns of deaths, illnesses and health-related behaviours and makes international comparisons.
• Our Health, Our Future Hauora Pakari, Koiora Roa - The Health of New Zealanders 1999 - An overview of the health of New Zealanders.
• Pacific Peoples Injury Statistics - A snapshot of both what is distinct for Pacific peoples with regard to injury, and summarises the major injuries for each age group.
• A Portrait of Health 2002/03 - Key findings of the 2002/03 New Zealand Health Survey. Includes data on conditions like asthma, heart disease, diabetes, stroke, pulmonary disease, osteoporosis, cancer, mental disorders etc.
• Progress on Health Outcome Targets 1999 - From the Ministry of Health. Includes Road Traffic Injuries, Unintentional Injuries, AIDS
• Public Health Metadata Database - Indexes and describes resources containing population health data, and provides links to the web site of each resource’s creator. Most of the resources are ongoing data collections, but some one-off publications containing public health data are also included.
• Public Health Surveillance Reports - Notifiable diseases, influenza, sexually transmitted infections and chemical injuries, anti microbial resistance, virological surveillance etc.
• Public Health Reports - Includes surveillance data.
• Quality of Life - Health - Quality of Life in New Zealand's urban areas.
• Qualifications Supply analysis: the New Zealand Health Sector - Purpose of this project was to provide a comprehensive insight into the nature, volume and mix of tertiary education sector's delivery of health sector qualifications, and related clinical training in 2002.
• Reducing Inequalities in Health - Report on strategies to reduce inequalities particularly related to ethnic groups.
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• Selected Health Professional Workforce in New Zealand 2002 - NZHIS report.
• Sexually Transmitted Infections - Surveillance reports.
• Social inequalities in health, New Zealand 1999 - Information on population health outcomes, how equitably these outcomes are distributed across subgroups of the population, and the causes or determinants of these outcomes.
• Suicide - NZHIS.
• Suicide Facts 2002 , 2001, 2000, 1999 - Provisional Statistics for all ages.
• Suicide Trends in New Zealand 1978-98 - A compilation of New Zealand suicide statistics for the period from 1978 to 1997 (with provisional data from 1998).
• Taking the Pulse - the 1996/97 New Zealand Health Survey - Includes Injury Data Analysis and Child Injury Data Analysis.
• Te Ao Waipiro - Māori and alcohol 1995 - Published by the Alcohol and Public Health Research Unit at University of Auckland.
• Tobacco Control and Smoking Information - Ministry of Health.
• Tobacco Facts 2003, 2002 - Ministry of Health.
• Tracking the Obesity Epidemic - Examines changes in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in adults, from 1977 to 2003 for the total population and from 1989 to 2003 for the Maori population.
• Tupu Ola Moui: The Pacific Health Chart Book 2004 - Provides a stocktake of the health needs of the Pacific population.
• Work Injuries - International Labour Organisation.
• World Health Report - WHO's leading publication.
• Youth Suicide Facts Provisional 1998 Statistics, 1997 Statistics - Ministry of Health.
• Youth Suicide Statistics for the period 1991-95 = - Presents the most up-to-date statistics available (at the time of publication) about youth suicide (ages 15–24) in New Zealand. It includes 1994 and 1995 data which had not previously been published.

Science & Environment

• Agriculture in New Zealand - Various statistics from Statistics New Zealand.
• Beef Statistics - From Beef New Zealand.
• Biotechnology - Identifies the range of activities biotechnology encompasses and benchmarks the industry's contribution to the economy.
• Climate - NIWA. Some free information, much of it is subscription only.
• Climate Data - Overview and data from the Metservice.
• Commodity Prices - Weekly prices and production for New Zealand agricultural products such as lamb, wheat and so on.
• Crown Research Institute Financial Statistics - Provides financial information about the nine Crown Research Institutes (CRI's) and their income, expenditure, assets and liabilities.
• Dairy Statistics - Published by Livestock Improvement.
• Drinking Water in New Zealand - Ministry of Health. Annual review of drinking water quality, standards, microbial quality and so on.
• Earth Trends - Data, databases, maps etc.
• Ecological Footprint - Calculates the size of your ecological footprint. Ministry for the Environment.
• Ecologic Footprints of New Zealand and its Regions - Ministry for the Environment.
• E-commerce, broadband and ICT - NZ Government E-commerce.
• Electricity Information Disclosure Statistics - Selected items of information including key performance measures from the line business financial, efficiency and reliability disclosures.
• Electricity Prices - COMIT Free To Air. A free service to information about New Zealand's Electricity Market. This site is a subset of COMIT and is designed to make electricity prices, demand and hydrology information available to anyone interested in the electricity sector.
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• Electricity Prices NZEM - New Zealand Electricity Market.
• Energy - Energy statistics include details about the volume and use of electricity generated each year from the main sources of hydro, wind and geothermal.
• Energy Data File - Latest data available as a .pdf. Earlier data available in print in the Unitec library.
• Energy Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Provides detailed inventory information on human made emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, oxides of nitrogen, carbon monoxide and non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOC's) from New Zealand's energy sources.
• Energy Natural Resource Accounts - The energy accounts show the stock of New Zealand's energy resources, how much energy is generated annually (by type of energy), and how that energy is utilised throughout the economy. The accounts also show carbon dioxide emissions that result from energy use.
• Environment - This includes information about natural resources, expenditure on environment protection, sustainable development, and socioeconomic indictors for the environment.
• Environmental Accounts - Statistics New Zealand's environmental accounts measure the value and volume of many of New Zealand's natural resources. They also identify which industries are using the natural resources. This work follows an international lead to provide environmental information that complements traditional measures of economic activity such as Gross Domestic Product.
• Environmental Sustainability Index - A composite index tracking a diverse set of socioeconomic, environmental, and institutional indicators that characterize and influence environmental sustainability at the national scale.
• Infrastructure Stocktake: Infrastructure Audit - Electricity, gas, water and other utilities.
• Information Technology - Includes production and sales of computer and communications hardware, software, communication and computer services, and other information technology goods and services.
• International Telecommunication Union - Free statistics.
• IT in New Zealand - Statistics on Computers in homes, computers on the internet, organisations on the internet, the NZ IT market, IT industry employment, imports/exports of hardware/software, and IT in schools.
• IT Industry Statistics - Objectives of the survey are to provide information on the total income, export income and the domestic market size of the information technology (IT) industry in New Zealand.
• Farm Monitoring - Includes arable, dairy, deer, horticulture, pip fruit, sheep and beef.
• FAO Agriculture Statistics - Time series international statistics of a variety of agricultural related topics.
• Forests and Forest Products - From Statistics New Zealand. Details about land use for forestry, area and volume of harvested forest, and new plantings and replantings regionally and nationally.
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• Forestry Statistics - Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Statistics.
• Fuel Pricing Update - From BP.
• Fuel Pricing - Price Watch - By region.
• Global Information Technology Report - 2001-2001: Readiness for the Networked World.
• Global Internet Statistics - The latest estimated figures of the number of people online in each language zone (native speakers).
• Goods Producing Industries - Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Statistics.
• Land Cover Index - Land cover mapping programme enables comparisons to be made of vegetation types and other land cover over time.
• Land Transport New Zealand - Road toll, vehicle accidents, car registrations and so on.
• Land Use - Includes National rural land use area and commodity price data set.
• Māori Access to the Internet - Te Puni Kōkiri.
• Meat Processing & Exporting - From Meat & Wool New Zealand.
• Ministry for the Environment Publications - Various data.
• Monitoring Progress Towards a Sustainable New Zealand - Statistics New Zealand report.
• New Zealand Fire Service Facts and Figures - Number of firemen, incidences of fires, and so on.
• New Zealand Petroleum - Oil and Gas production and reserve.
• New Zealand Telecommunications 1987-2001 - Ministry of Economic Development.
• OECD Measuring Science and Technology - Global comparisons.
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• Oil and Petroleum - Ministry of Economic Development.
• Primary Industries - Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Statistics.
• Research and Development - Levels of research and development activity, employment and expenditure in the private, public and university sectors.
• Research, Innovation and Development - From MoRST.
• Science, Technology and Industry Outlook - Designed to provide a regular overview of trends, prospects and policy directions in science, technology and industry across the OECD area.
• Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard - Wide range of indicators that shows the movement of OECD countries towards a knowledge-based economy.
• Sheep and Beef Farm Statistics - Sheep and beef farm information and statistics.
• Situation & Outlook for New Zealand Agriculture & Fish - Analysis for New Zealand's main agricultural and forestry products. From Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Statistics.
• Situation & Outlook for New Zealand Forestry - Analysis for New Zealand's main agricultural and forestry products.
• Socioeconomic indicators for the Environment - Each indicator provides summary information at national level about socioeconomic pressures on the state of the New Zealand environment.
• State of the Environment - The health of New Zealand’s environment.
• Telecommunications, Ministerial Enquiry into - Final Report.
• United Nations Environment Network - Climate change, fresh water, GEO data portal, mountains, socioeconomic, urban environment.
• Waikato Regional Ecological Footprint - Measures the effect of activities on the Waikato region.
• Water and Waste Water Data - Watercare Services Ltd.
• Wool Sale Reports - New Zealand Wool Board.

Society

• A Decade of Drinking - Trends in drinking patterns over 10 years. Published by the Alcohol and Public Health Research Unit at University of Auckland.
• Adult Equivalency Scales, Inequality and Poverty in New Zealand - This paper examines the sensitivity of inequality and poverty measures to the choice of adult equivalence scales and the type of income unit examined.
• Adult Literacy - International Adult Literacy Survey Database. Additional information available on the National Institute for Literacy site.
• Alcohol Available for Consumption - Measures the quantity of alcoholic beverages released to the market each year.
• Alcohol Statistics & Alcohol Related Publications - Drinking trends, alcohol available for consumption, international comparisons, household expenditure, social cost etc. From ALAC.
• Alcohol data :New Zealand Data Sources Relating to Alcohol. - Large pdf file from ALAC.
• Around the clock - Findings from the New Zealand Time Use Survey 1998-99 - Statistics New Zealand.
• Assessing the progress on poverty reduction - Ministry of Social Development.
• Benefits - Trends in financial assistance.
• Births - Number of births in New Zealand
• Census of Population and Dwellings - Who lives where, ethnicity groupings, economic status and so on.
• Census of Prisoners and Home Detainees - Provides a snapshot of the inmate population.
• Childcare, Families and Work. The New Zealand Childcare Survey 1988 - National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women.
• Child Poverty - Child Poverty Action Group. Includes some statistical data. Also see MOTU working paper Movements Into and Out of Child Poverty in New Zealand.
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• ChildStats - International comparisons.
• Cinema Trends - Cinema patronage.
• Child and Young People - Various publications from the Ministry of Social Development.
• Changing Home Environment - Entertainment Technology at home.
• Colmar Brunton Poll - Political party support.
• Construction - Contain information about building and construction activity and value.
• Consumer Spending - What people spend their money on.
• Corrections Department Facts and Figures - Facts from the Department of Corrections.
• Corruption - International Corruptions Perception Index - A comparative assessment of country's integrity performance, alongside with related academic research on corruption.
• Deaths - Number of deaths in New Zealand
• Decades of Disparity: Ethnic Mortality Trends in New Zealand 1980-1999 - Ministry of Health. Ethnic mortality rates and life expectancies over the 1980s and 1990s.
• Degrees of difference: the Employment of University-qualified Immigrants in NZ - This report contains analysis of the immigrant population, focusing on qualifications and employment, with particular attention to those immigrants with university degrees who arrived in New Zealand in the decade prior to the 2001 Census
• Deprivation Index - MoH Public Health Intelligence Reports.
• Digipoll Survey Archives - A variety of polls in political and social issues.
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• Distributions and Disparities: New Zealand Household Incomes - Ministry of Social Development.
• Divorces - Statistics New Zealand.
• Drinking in New Zealand - National Surveys comparison 1998 & 2000.
• EEO Diversity Information & Research - Annual survey summaries from 1999 onwards.
• Electoral Profiles 2001 - A statistical profile of the revised General and Māori electoral districts used for the 2002 General Election.
• Estimates and Projections - Statistical information on trends in our New Zealand society.
• Ethnic diversity in New Zealand - From the Office of Ethnic Affairs.
• External Migration - The number of overseas visitors and New Zealand residents entering or leaving New Zealand. These statistics are based on final counts of arrivals to and departures from New Zealand.
• Family Net Worth in New Zealand - Statistics New Zealand.
• Food Price Index - A measure of the rate of price change of food and food services purchased by households.
• Foreign Born and Expatriates - Statistics on the foreign-born population for each OECD country by country of birth and educational attainment.
• Gaming in New Zealand - New Zealanders' participation in gaming activities.
• Gaming Statistics - From Dept of Internal Affairs. Also has Research documents about gambling and problem gambling among male/female prisoners, People's Participation in and Attitudes Towards Gambling - 1995 and 1985-2000, Problem and non-problem gamblers plus other titles.
• General Immigration Statistics - Economic impacts of immigration, trends in residence approvals, refugees etc. From NZ Immigration Service.
• Household Economic Survey - Information on the incomes and expenditure patterns of private households throughout New Zealand.
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• Household Labour Force Survey - New Zealand's official employment and unemployment statistics.
• Housing - Statistics New Zealand.
• Human Development Report - UNDP.
• Immigration - Information about the settlement experiences of new migrants to New Zealand. Details will include reasons for coming to New Zealand, experiences finding suitable housing and work, services used to help settlement, experiences of the education system, and levels of satisfaction about settlement.
• Immigration Statistics - From New Zealand Immigration Service.
• Immigration Statistics: Refugees - From New Zealand Immigration Service.
• Income - Statistics about income include detailed information about New Zealanders' income from salary and wages, self employment, investments and government transfers eg benefits, family support, student loans and superannuation).
• Incomes and Prices - Reserve Bank data.
• Iwi 2001 - Report based on 2001 census returns.
• Kaumātua - Statistics from Te Puna Kōkiri.
• Labour Market Statistics - Contains employment and unemployment data.
• A League Table of Teenage Births in Rich Nations - UNICEF 2001.
• Life Expectancy and Small Area Deprivation in New Zealand - Ministry of Health.
• Life Tables 2005-7 - Include information about life expectancy and the probability of death and survival at various ages.
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• LisNZ - longitudinal study of migrants 1999 onwards - From New Zealand Immigration Service.
• Living Standards Research Project - Ministry of Social Development.
• Mana Wahine - Fact sheet from Te Puna Kōkiri.
• Manukau City Statistics - Census data and deprivation index.
• Māori Personal Income - Te Puna Kōkiri.
• Māori Language and Culture - Te Puna Kōkiri.
• Māori - Statistics New Zealand.
• Māori Language and Education - Te Puna Kōkiri.
• Māori Language Publications - Te Puna Kōkiri.
• Māori Unemployment - Te Puna Kōkiri.
• Māori Women in Focus: Titiro hangai, ka marama = - Te Puna Kōkiri. Population (age structure, fertility rates, regional distribution of Maori women, life expectancy), families and households (patterns of childbearing, family structure, living arrangements, sources of personal income, household income), education (qualifications, enrolments in early childhood education, mean maths scores by years of schooling, post-compulsory education and training by education sector, participation in formal tertiary education, subject choices), work (industrial/occupational distribution, unemployment rates, self employed unpaid work).
• Maternity Report - Annual data analysing New Zealand maternity services. It contains information on the outcomes, availability and utilisation of maternity services for women who gave birth in New Zealand in 2002.
• Marriages - Statistics New Zealand.
• Migration - Migration statistics count and describe movement of people into and out of New Zealand (external migration), and within the country (internal migration).
• Mood of the Nation - Previous years information
• Mortality and Demographic Data - NZHIS
• Mortality Summary Data - NZHIS.
• MOTU Working Papers - Papers cover a range of topics relating to social issues, business and economy.
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• Movement Into and Out of Child Poverty in New Zealand: Results from Linked Income Supplement - This paper considers the dynamics of child income poverty in New Zealand.
• Nationmaster.com - Statistical comparisons between countries.
• Family Net Worth in New Zealand - Statistics New Zealand.
• New Zealanders in Australia - The New Zealand-born now make up the second-largest overseas-born group in Australia and are one of the fastest growing communities. Also see Settler Arrival statistics.
• New Zealand Census-Mortality Study - Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences. The New Zealand Census-Mortality Study (NZCMS) aims to measure mortality differences by socioeconomic status in New Zealand.
• New Zealand Census of Women's Participation in Government and Professional Life - Women directors of publicly listed companies/ crown companies, women MP's 1978-2002, women professors and associate-professors, legal partnerships (law firms).
• New Zealand's Diaspora and Over-seas born Population - This paper provides estimates of the size and structure of New Zealand’s diaspora and overseas-born population, as well as comparisons with selected OECD countries such as Australia.
• New Zealand Police Statistics - Broken into regional data.
• New Zealand Refugee Statistics - RefNZ Statistics provides key New Zealand refugee statistics.
• North Shore City Statistics - Population data and other information.
• OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard - A wide range of indicators that show the movement of OECD countries towards a knowledge-based economy.
• Offender Forecasts - To 2013.
• Older People in New Zealand - According to Statistics New Zealand, older New Zealanders are those aged 65 and over. Statistics about older people include detailed information about age, sex, ethnic affiliation, language, religion, families and households, health and disability status
• Pacific Peoples - Statistics about Pacific peoples include profiles of Cook Island Māori, Fijian, Niuean, Samoan, Tokelauan, Tongan and Tuvaluan peoples.
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• Pacific Island Affairs Special Reports - Various reports.
• Positive Aging in New Zealand: diversity, participation and change. - Status report 2001. Ministry of Social Development.
• Population - Includes details about the number and characteristics of people who live in New Zealand.
• Quality of Life Report - The Quality of Life Project was established in 1999 to provide social, economic and environmental indicators of quality of life in New Zealand’s six largest cities.
• Readership Figures - What people are reading.
• Regional Statistics - A wide range of regional information is available.
• Religious Affiliation - 2006 census data.
• Report on Parental Leave - National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women.
• Social Environment Scan - A .pdf document from the Department of Social Welfare.
• Social Indicators - United Nations Statistics Division.
• Social Report - Part of an ongoing programme of social outcomes monitoring.
• Social Research Polls - BRC Marketing and Research.
• Society at a glance - OECD.
• State of the Auckland Region Report 2004 - A snapshot of how the region is today. It details how many people live here, where and how we live, what we earn, how we travel and work. It tells us about our weather, our water and air quality, where our public open space is, where our natural ecosystems are and how healthy they are.
• State of the World's Mothers 2004 - focus on Teen Mothers - Save the Children.
• Status of Women in New Zealand - Ministry of Women's Affairs.
• Statistics and Indicators on Women and Men - United Nations.
• Survey of family, income and employment - Gathers information about income levels, sources and changes for New Zealand individuals and families.
• Tamariki and Rangatahi Regional Reports - Looks at the young Māori population in the context of the households and families in which they live.
• Television Viewership - Also includes How long do we spend watching Television? table.
• Te Ao Waipiro - Māori and alcohol 1995. - Published by the Alcohol and Public Health Research Unit at University of Auckland.
• Time Use Survey - How people use their time in NZ.
• Tourism and migration - Immigration, tourism, work permits etc.
• Trends, statistics and summaries of migration - From NZ Immigration Service.
• TV2 TNS Political Polls - Market research.
• Unpaid Work - Unpaid work has been recognised as making a significant contribution to New Zealand’s social fabric and economy.
• Waitakere City Population and Statistics - Demographic profiles and so on.
• Women - Statistics New Zealand.
• WorldAudit.org - Rankings on press freedom, corruption, civil liberties, political rights, democracy.
• Young People and Alcohol: some statistics to 2002 on possible effects of lowering the drinking age - Ministry of Justice publication.

Transport

• Aircraft Accidents & Incidents - From the Civil Aviation Authority.
• Aviation Statistics - Monthly and annual data for international airlines.
• Motor Vehicle Crashes in New Zealand - From Land Transport Safety Authority.
• New Zealand Travel Report - New Zealand Travel Survey 1997/98 increases our understanding of New Zealanders' travel behaviour.
• Research Reports & Statistics - From the Transport Safety Authority.
• Traffic Flow Data - For Auckland streets.
• Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) - Determines the circumstances and causes of accidents and incidents with a view to avoiding similar occurrences in future.

Tourism & Leisure

• Accommodation Survey - Information Releases from Statistics New Zealand. Also see Table Builder for more customised results.
• Commercial Accommodation Survey - From Tourism Council New Zealand.
• Demand for Cultural Tourism: summary of research findings 2003 - Attractions international and domestic visitors want.
• Cinema Trends - Cinema patronage.
• External Migration - The number of overseas visitors and New Zealand residents entering or leaving New Zealand. These statistics are based on final counts of arrivals to and departures from New Zealand.
• External Migration - Labour Market Report.
• Gaming in New Zealand - New Zealanders' participation in gaming activities.
• Gaming Statistics - From Dept of Internal Affairs. Also has Research documents about gambling and problem gambling among male/female prisoners, People's Participation in and Attitudes Towards Gambling - 1995 and 1985-2000, Problem and non-problem gamblers plus other titles.
• International Olympic Committee - Has information on the number of medals won by each country.
• NZ Food, NZ Children - This report overviews the 2002 National Children’s Nutrition Survey (CNS02). Section D has information about physical activity patterns.
• New Zealand Tourism Forecasts - National and Regional tourism forecasts from 2006-2012.
• New Zealand Travel Report - New Zealand Travel Survey 1997/98 increases our understanding of New Zealanders' travel behaviour.
• Official Tourism Dataset - Tourism Research Council.
• Participation in Sport and Active Leisure - Links to data on participation in the sports and physical activities by key demographics (gender, age, ethnicity).
• Quality of Life Report - The Quality of Life Project was established in 1999 to provide social, economic and environmental indicators of quality of life in New Zealand’s six largest cities.
• Restaurant Trends and Research - Restaurant Association of NZ.
• A Snapshot of Health - Includes data on participation in physical exercise.
• Survey of Returned Travellers - Information on what New Zealand travellers spent while on short-term overseas trips in 2003-4. Information collected in the survey included number of nights away, countries visited, purpose of the travel (business or non-business), and the age of the traveller.
• Taking the pulse: the 1996/97 New Zealand health survey: Chapter 3: Physical Activity - Physical activity data
• Television Viewership - Also includes How long do we spend watching Television? table.
• Time Use Survey - How people use their time in NZ.
• Tourism - Statistics New Zealand data: includes both international and local (domestic) visitors travelling in New Zealand for non-business, recreational purposes.
• Tourism New Zealand - Market Research.
• Tourism Satellite Report (Revised Treatment of International Students) - Statistics New Zealand Reference Report. This paper includes the expenditure of overseas students studying in New Zealand for less than 12 months.
• Working Tariff Document of New Zealand - Classification of goods.