Tag: stats_nz
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New Zealand Overseas Visitor Arrivals Up 18,400 in August 2026
Overseas visitor arrivals to New Zealand rose to 248,700 in August 2026, up 18,400 on the year before, with record August numbers from Australia, Taiwan and Singapore.
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New Zealand Annual Net Migration Rises to 20,500
Stats NZ provisional estimates show migrant arrivals up 6 percent to 134,600 and departures down 3 percent to 114,100 in the August 2026 year, lifting annual net migration to a gain of 20,500.
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NZ Economic Pulse CLOSE: 13 October 2026
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NZ Economic Pulse CLOSE: 9 October 2026
Stats NZ snapshot shows weaker Māori-business sales, jobs and exports; NZX 50 closes the week up 0.42%
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Māori Authority Sales Fall 6.5 Percent in June 2026 Quarter
Stats NZ data shows around 1,450 Māori authorities and related businesses recorded $1,013 million in sales in the June 2026 quarter, with jobs, earnings, purchases and exports all down on a year earlier.
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NZ Economic Pulse CLOSE: 8 October 2026
Household saving eases as spending outpaces income; NZX 50 slips 0.40%
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Stats NZ Publishes Price Index Methods Updates for September 2026 Quarter
Stats NZ has released a methods paper summarising methodological updates to its price indexes for the September 2026 quarter, with enquiries directed to its prices and deflators team.
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Household Saving Falls to $2.5 Billion as Incomes Rise in June Quarter
Stats NZ experimental quarterly estimates show household saving fell $117 million to $2.5 billion in the June 2026 quarter, while net disposable income rose 0.7 percent and central government saving improved.
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NZ Economic Pulse CLOSE: 7 October 2026
NZ housing stock grows 9,000 dwellings in September quarter as NZX 50 slips 0.12%
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New Zealand's Estimated Dwellings Reach 2,133,800
Stats NZ estimates 2,133,800 private dwellings and 2,081,000 households in New Zealand at 30 September 2026, figures used for planning, policy and market coverage calculations.
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Stats NZ Releases Working-Age Population Benchmarks for September 2026 Quarter
Stats NZ has published its household labour force survey estimated working-age population table for the September 2026 quarter, setting the benchmarks for upcoming labour market statistics.
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New Zealand Releases Fourth Atmosphere and Climate Report
Stats NZ and the Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport publish Our atmosphere and climate 2026, the fourth three-yearly update on how New Zealand's climate is changing.
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New Zealand's Climate Shifts: Temperatures Rise and Rainfall Patterns Change, Stats NZ Data Shows
Stats NZ data from 30 climate stations shows New Zealand's temperatures have risen and rainfall patterns have shifted, with updated environmental indicators published alongside MCERT.
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NZ Economic Pulse CLOSE: 1 October 2026
The sharemarket finished slightly lower after recovering much of its earlier decline.
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New Zealand Home Consents Top 40,000 for Third Straight Month
Stats NZ figures show 41,268 new homes consented in the year to August 2026, up 21 percent on the previous year, with stand-alone houses and multi-unit homes both rising.
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Stats NZ Adds September 2026 Update to Monthly CPI Progress Page
Stats NZ has published its September 2026 update on developing a monthly consumers price index, summarising its approach and progress toward delivering the new measure.
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Stats NZ Flags Errors in Child Poverty, Household Income and LGBT+ Data
Stats NZ says errors in how highest qualifications were collected and processed have affected child poverty, household income and housing-cost, and LGBT+ data for the year ended June 2025.
GovernmentSocial IssuesEducationEconomy Stats NZHousehold Income and Living SurveyChild poverty statisticsHousehold income and housing-cost statisticsLGBT+ population of Aotearoa New ZealandAbby JohnstonData qualityStatistics New Zealand
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New Zealand Filled Jobs Rise 0.2% in August 2026
Stats NZ employment indicators show seasonally adjusted filled jobs rose 0.2 percent in August 2026, with all industries up and actual filled jobs 0.9 percent higher than a year earlier.
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NZ Economic Pulse CLOSE: 24 September 2026
Fonterra pairs NZ$1.8b underlying profit with NZ$19.6b cash return and fresh NZ$1b South Island investment; NZX 50 closes down 0.31%
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Fuel Prices Surge as New Zealand GDP Grows 0.2 Percent in June 2026 Quarter
Stats NZ's June 2026 quarter snapshot shows petrol up 20.1 percent and diesel up 47.7 percent, GDP growth of 0.2 percent, falling retail sales volumes and over 40,000 new homes consented annually.
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NZ Economic Pulse CLOSE: 23 September 2026
KMD Brands posts NZ$414.4m statutory loss but lifts underlying EBITDA 137.7% as NZX 50 slips 0.39%
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New Zealand Work-Related Injury Claims Fall to 201,000 in 2025
Stats NZ provisional data show 201,000 work-related injury claims accepted by ACC in 2025, down 11,500 from 2024, with males filing 68 percent of claims.
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International Airfares Climb 4.3 Percent in August 2026
Stats NZ figures show international airfares rose 4.3 percent in August 2026 after a 10.9 percent July rise, with the largest annual increase since April 2023.
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New Zealand Goods Exports Up 15 Percent in August 2026
New Zealand goods exports rose 15 percent to $6.7 billion in August 2026, while imports climbed 13 percent to $8.0 billion, leaving a monthly trade deficit of $1.3 billion.
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New Zealand GDP Rises 0.2 Percent in June 2026 Quarter
Stats NZ reports New Zealand's GDP grew 0.2 percent in the June 2026 quarter, with construction up 2.7 percent as the largest contributor and nine of 16 industries increasing.
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Supermarket competition takes centre stage as parties clash over break-ups and price gouging
Supermarket showdown: Greens, National, Labour, NZ First and ACT go to war over grocery prices
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New Zealand's Current Account Deficit Narrows to $3.8 Billion
New Zealand's seasonally adjusted current account deficit narrowed to $3.8 billion in the June 2026 quarter, driven mainly by a $712 million improvement in the primary income balance deficit.
BusinessEconomyFinancial MarketsTrade Current Account DeficitStats NZBalance of PaymentsPrimary Income DeficitShanna DilworthNew Zealand EconomyJune 2026 QuarterStatistics New Zealand
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New Zealand Retail Card Spending Falls 0.9% in August 2026
Stats NZ data shows electronic card transactions in New Zealand's retail industries fell 0.9 percent in August 2026, with core retail spending down 1.0 percent.
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Stats NZ Outlines 2026 Balance of Payments Revisions
Stats NZ has published the data sources and methods behind its 2026 balance of payments and national accounts revisions, covering trade, tax returns, investment surveys and seasonal adjustment.
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Overseas Visitor Arrivals Up 20,100 in July 2026, Led by Australia
New Zealand welcomed 256,600 overseas visitors in July 2026, up 20,100 on the year before, with a record 134,900 arrivals from Australia for a July month.
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