"We've had a fantastic start to the project. We're also encouraging people to do their forms online, it's secure, quick and easy, and it saves a lot of time for both the people filling them out and the collectors. we're expecting 35 to 50 per cent of people will do their forms online."
So far, Mr Scholes said the feedback from collectors had been mostly positive.
"We have had the occasional refusal and five incidents with dogs. So far there's been no incidents of abuse. The district supervisors were trained in the whole process of delivering the forms and keeping themselves safe.
"We've had good support from the public, most people are aware of the need for a census, it's extremely important especially as we couldn't collect in 2011 because of the Christchurch earthquake."
The information collected would help the Government determine where public funding was to be spent, he said.
Otumoetai and Matua district supervisor Kim Bailey (pictured) said she enjoyed delivering census forms as she got to meet lots of different people and see different parts of her community.