Higher rents are the biggest contributor to the annual inflation rate, but landlords say Dunedin’s rates rises are to blame. Stats NZ this week said rising rent prices were the biggest contributor to the annual inflation rate and almost 20% of the 2.2% annual increase in the consumer price index (CPI) was due to rent Read more
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We need Māori-led research into poverty
Thursday, February 29th, 2024
Māori-led research is needed to understand poverty. So says Massey University’s Pro-vice Chancellor Māori, Professor Meihana Durie (pictured). The Government should focus Māori-led research on the causes of high poverty among tamariki instead of dismantling former Māori leaders’ work, he says. “What we know from Māori led research projects is that the data that reveals Read more
Alcohol consumption falls in ‘challenging’ year for brewers, producers – but have Kiwi attitudes to booze changed?
Thursday, February 29th, 2024Alcohol available for consumption fell by the biggest amount in 15 years. A brewers association said broader economic and living cost pressures were impacting consumption and the hospitality sector. Stats NZ data released today showed a 4.3 per cent decline last year compared to 2022. The last year was challenging for domestic producers Read more
Child poverty reduction stalls ahead of cost-of-living crisis
Monday, March 27th, 2023The latest child poverty statistics show there was no statistically significant improvement in the year to June 2022. The latest child poverty statistics show there was no statistically significant improvement in the year to June 2022, and campaigners fear the situation has only got worse since then. Stats NZ on Thursday reported no little change Read more
Net migration rises, still well below pre-pandemic numbers
Monday, February 20th, 2023Migrant arrivals to New Zealand have rebounded as the country reopened its borders, but still remain well below pre-Covid levels. Stats NZ said there was a provisional net migration gain of 15,800 people in 2022, compared to the net migration loss of 15,000 in 2021. However, it remained below pre-pandemic net migration gains, which averaged Read more
Soaring food inflation looks likely to continue next year
Thursday, November 10th, 2022
New Zealand’s food inflation is already soaring. The current situation is not good, and the outlook’s probably even worse. Stats NZ says food price inflation in New Zealand jumped 8.3 percent year-on-year in August 2022. All food categories gained annually: fruit and vegetables (16 percent), grocery food (7.7 percent), meat, poultry & fish (6.7 percent), Read more
New stats show fewer marriages, civil unions and divorces
Monday, May 9th, 2022
New Stats NZ data shows fewer people are getting married, celebrating civil unions and being granted divorces. In fact, the 2021 stats show New Zealand’s marriage and divorce numbers are the lowest since the 1970s. Marriages and Civil Unions Stats NZ says last year 15,657 marriages and civil unions were registered to New Zealand residents. Read more
Stats NZ records New Zealand’s lowest-ever fertility rate
Thursday, November 19th, 2020
The latest quarterly data from Stats NZ reports New Zealand’s lowest-ever fertility rate. It says the ratio of births to the number of women of child-bearing age is now 1.63. This is well below the 2.1 ratio needed for a woman to replace herself, and her partner. Without migration, the New Zealand population will join Read more