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We wanted to let you know that Infoshare will be undergoing a security update. To implement these changes, the tool will be temporarily unavailable on Wednesday 23 April from 3pm to 4pm.

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Aotearoa New Zealand’s population passes 5.3 million people – 16 April 2025 – Aotearoa New Zealand’s estimated resident population was 5,311,100 as at 31 December 2024, according to figures released by Stats NZ today.  

These are the first population estimates to fully incorporate the 2023 Census and 2023 Post-Enumeration Survey (PES) results. Estimates back to 2018 have now been revised, and estimates after 30 June 2023 will now use the 2023-base estimated resident population as a starting point.

“Census data and the coverage results from the PES are used to recalibrate national and subnational population estimates,” population estimates, projections, and coverage spokesperson Victoria Treliving said.

“This recalibration ensures the population estimates are the best-possible measure of how many people live in communities across the country.”

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Source: Statistics New Zealand

North Island population passes 4 million while South Island population grows faster – 16 April 2025

The population living in the North Island now exceeds 4 million, according to estimates released by Stats NZ today.

The North Island’s population has grown by an average of 1.3 percent a year since 2018, reaching 4.04 million at 30 June 2024. The South Island’s population has grown at a slightly faster rate of 1.4 percent a year, reaching 1.24 million at 30 June 2024.

“It took just over two decades for the North Island’s population to increase from 3 million in late 2002 to 4 million in late 2023,” population estimates and projections spokesperson Victoria Treliving said.

“Over the same time, the South Island population increased by almost 300,000 people.”

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Source: Statistics New Zealand

Food prices increase 3.5 percent annually – 15 April 2025 – Food prices increased 3.5 percent in the 12 months to March 2025, following a 2.4 percent increase in the 12 months to February 2025, according to figures released by Stats NZ today.

Higher prices for the grocery food group and the meat, poultry, and fish group contributed most to the annual increase in food prices, up 5.1 percent and 5.3 percent, respectively.

Partly offsetting the increase in food prices was lower prices for the fruit and vegetables group, with prices down 2.7 percent in the 12 months to March 2025, following a 6.2 percent decrease in the 12 months to February 2025.

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Source: Statistics New Zealand

Commuter Waka updated with 2023 Census data and new features – 15 April 2025 – New 2023 Census data in Commuter Waka‘s interactive map shows how we are choosing to commute in Aotearoa New Zealand, Stats NZ said today.

“Commuter Waka gives a comprehensive view of commuter data, allowing us to see where people are travelling to and from for work and education, and how they choose to travel,” 2023 Census spokesperson Kathy Connolly said.

“With the addition of the 2023 Census data, you can now see how commuter trends are changing over time.” In 2020, Stats NZ ran a competition to create an interactive data visualisation using the 2018 Census commuter dataset. The winning entry, Commuter Waka, is a data visualisation tool that uses an interactive map and series of graphs to show commuter information for areas across New Zealand.

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Source: Statistics New Zealand

International travel: February 2025 – 14 April 2025 – International travel covers the number and characteristics of overseas visitors and New Zealand resident travellers (short-term movements) entering or leaving New Zealand.

Key facts

Monthly arrivals – overseas visitors
Overseas visitor arrivals were 354,400 in February 2025, a decrease of 8,400 from February 2024. The biggest changes were in arrivals from:

• United States (up 8,200)
• Australia (up 7,600)
• United Kingdom (up 3,100)
• Canada (up 1,600)
• Japan (up 1,100)
• China (down 18,400)
• Taiwan (down 1,500)
• Malaysia (down 1,200).

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Source: Statistics New Zealand

International migration: February 2025 – 14 April 2025 – International migration statistics give the latest outcomes-based measure of migration, which includes estimates of migrants entering or leaving New Zealand.

Key facts

Annual migration
Provisional estimates for the February 2025 year compared with the February 2024 year were:

• migrant arrivals: 154,300 (± 1,400), down 30 percent
• migrant departures: 121,300 (± 1,100), up 15 percent
• annual net migration: gain of 32,900 (± 1,700), compared with a net gain of 113,700 (± 200).

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Electronic card transactions: March 2025 – 14 April 2025 – The electronic card transactions (ECT) series cover debit, credit, and charge card transactions with New Zealand-based merchants. The series can be used to indicate changes in consumer spending and economic activity.

Key facts
All figures are seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified.

Values are at the national level and are not adjusted for price changes.

March 2025 month
Changes in the value of electronic card transactions for the March 2025 month (compared with February 2025) were:

• spending in the retail industries decreased 0.8 percent ($52 million)
• spending in the core retail industries decreased 0.8 percent ($46 million).

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New Zealand’s glacier volume down 42 percent since 2005 – 11 April 2025 – Total glacier ice volumes in Aotearoa New Zealand decreased by 42 percent between 2005 and 2023, according to figures released by Stats NZ today.

“This 22 km³ decrease between 2005 and 2023 is equivalent to 37 percent of the volume of Lake Taupō,” environment statistics spokesperson Tehseen Islam said.

Stats NZ has updated its Annual glacier ice volumes: Data to 2023 environmental indicator, using data from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA).

The environmental indicators Wildfire risk: Data to 2023 and UV intensity: Data to 2023 were also published today.

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Families and households in the 2023 Census – further insights into how we live – 10 April 2025 – Today’s release of 2023 Census data includes more detailed information about families and households, and the people within them.

This information is widely used for many different purposes and helps inform planning and decision-making in many areas including health and education.

Increase in families with adult children living at home

In 2023, just over one-third (34.5 percent) of all families with children had adult children living with them. This figure was particularly high for families with at least one person belonging to the Pacific peoples ethnic group (38.7 percent).

“The 2023 Census shows a substantial increase in the number of adult children living at home,” principal analyst Dr Rosemary Goodyear said.

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