Statistics NZ's General Social Survey has been conducted every two years since 2008-09.

New Zealanders are accepting of diversity, sexuality and religion but not of mental illness.

New Zealand’s Maori, Pacific and Asian populations are on the rise, new projections from Statistics New Zealand reveal.

Migration rose to a new annual record in April, as more students arrived from India and China and fewer locals left.

Producer input and output prices fell in the first quarter, reflecting lower fuel costs and weakness in prices of meat and dairy products.

More Kiwis have formal qualifications, according to new census figures released today.

Statistics New Zealand figures out today show national guest nights have risen every month for the past year.

Core retail spending (excluding fuel and vehicle-related spending) fell 0.8 per cent in April, the first time since last June.

If your own international rugby dreams have been thwarted but you want your son to one day pull on the All Black jersey, plan ahead and try for a January baby.

The country had a net gain of 56,275 migrants in the year through March, 75 per cent higher than the 31,914 gain in the year earlier period.

Inflation is down again, with falling petrol prices pushing the consumers price index down 0.3 per cent in the March quarter.

Latest stats show New Zealand consumers are starting to spend up in the shops, with electronic card spending up 3.7 per cent last month.

New Zealanders increased spending on debit and credit cards in February, led by gains in hospitality and apparel as low inflation

All regions of New Zealand are expected to see an increase in population over the next 13 years, Statistics New Zealand says.

New Zealand, with a population increase of 500,000 in the past decade, is growing faster than Australia and China a new "snapshot" into Kiwi life shows.

New Zealand posted its smallest November trade deficit in four years, beating economist forecasts, as falling dairy prices were offset by a rise in meat exports.

The economy grew more strongly than expected in the September quarter but the positive surprise was overshadowed by the statisticians' downward revisions.

It could be the end of a dream for many as migration figures show that more New Zealanders are not only staying put but others across the Tasman are coming home.

Retail sales rose 1.5pc in the September quarter, led by food-related industries - with rises in supermarket stores and food and beverage services.

Aviation Security staff are on heightened alert following the raised terror threat level and on the lookout for a range of new risks.

Millions of departing travellers could be spared the chore filling in departure cards following work done by Customs and Statistics New Zealand.