Ten things you might not have known about NZ

Ten things you might not have known about New Zealand, from our data journalism website Herald Insights.

Ten things you might not have known about New Zealand, from our data journalism website Herald Insights.

Each of the facts is linked to a Herald Insights interactive, where you can explore the data further.

How rents have changed in your neighbourhood
Median rent increased by 27 percent for Grey Lynn West in Auckland, while falling for Grey Lynn East by 14 percent. Explore how rents have changed in your neighbourhood since 2001.

Where NZTA staff speeds
On 8500 occasions NZTA staff cars were found to be driving more at speeds of more than 110km/h. Explore the exact locations of each speeding instance.

How deciles are divided along ethnic lines
For decile 1 schools, the number of European students fell from 7586 in 1996 to 2588 in 2013. Explore how each ethnic population has changed for each decile.

Asian population in Auckland
Auckland is projected to gain 612K people of Asian ethnicity by 2038 as compared to 2016. Explore how your neighbourhood will change by 2038.

Donations in 2014 election
National party received $1.2m in donations while the Labour Party received $688K. Explore each electoral donation for every candidate and party.

Most religious in North and South Islands
Temple view in Hamilton is the most religious suburb in Hamilton with 92 percent of the population identifying as Christian. In South Island, the most religious area is Haupiri with 96 percent of the population identifying as Christian. Explore the breakdown for every religion in the country.

Smoking amongst Maori
In Mangere South, the proportion of Maori smokers fell from 50 percent in 2006 to 37 in 2013. Explore the smoking rates by ethnicity for every Auckland suburb here.

Farming area in New Zealand
Around 14.1 million hectares (ha) were farmed in 2014, down from 15.6m ha in 2002. Across New Zealand, that's a reduction of 9.3 per cent. Explore the interactive here.

Super!
$12.6 billion is the expenditure for New Zealand Superannuation in this year's budget, up from $8.8 billion in 2011. Explore the breakdown of the budget for every category here.

Searching for sunlight in Wellington.
More than 10 percent of Wellington receives less than 3 hours of direct sunlight in June. Explore in this wonderful interactive which areas get the most sunlight in Wellington.