Beehive - Statistics

29 August, 2008

New members join Advisory Committee on Official Statistics

Statistics Minister Darren Hughes announced today that four new members have joined the Advisory Committee on Official Statistics (ACOS) ...

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16 August, 2008

Address to the Southeast Asian Night Market

The demographic landscape of our country is changing and we are becoming more ethnically and culturally diverse than ever before. This presents New Zealanders with the opportunity to connect with the dynamic cultures of the world, here in New Zealand.

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25 July, 2008

Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of Closer Economic Relations (CER)

25 years on, CER has delivered major gains to New Zealand and Australian exporters. Bilateral trade has grown by 9% a year on average – more than both our countries’ individual growth rates combined.

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9 July, 2008

GoStats Seminar

GoStats was launched 18 months ago and aims to encourage small-to-medium sized enterprises to use statistical information to grow their business.

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5 June, 2008

Small Business Information Event

Small businesses play a key role in developing and spreading knowledge. They account for 97% of all New Zealand firms, employ 31% of our workforce and are drivers of innovation.

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30 May, 2008

Toll NZ's World Environment Day Transport Initiative Welcomed

New Zealand’s hosting of World Environment Day has highlighted the huge number of companies and communities taking steps towards sustainability. It is so encouraging to see New Zealanders making a collected effort to care for our environment

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29 May, 2008

Small Business Information Roadshow

A new information roadshow aimed at helping small businesses to start up, better manage themselves and grow with help from the government arrives in Palmerston North today.

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28 May, 2008

Statisticians Making it Count for the Pacific

Statistics New Zealand has a role to play in developing the statistical capability of Pacific nations, and the Statistics New Zealand Pacific Statisticians and Planners Forum provides an important opportunity for engagement and planning for the future.

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27 February, 2008

Free Information Boost will help all Businesses

Another step in the Labour-led Government's efforts to reduce costs for business

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30 January, 2008

NZ Official Yearbook 2008 to highlight conservation

Conserving the natural environment will be a unifying theme throughout the 106th New Zealand Official Yearbook this year

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12 December, 2007

Realise the Dream

Minister addresses Statistics NZ Graduates Leadership Programme

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28 August, 2007

New report milestone for voluntary sector

Generosity of Kiwi volunteers revealed in new Statistics New Zealand report on the non-profit sector

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28 August, 2007

Launch of the Non-Profit Satellite Account

Cosgrove officially launches new Statistics New Zealand report that reveals huge contribution by non-profit sector

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27 August, 2007

Upsurge in demand for Statistics NZ products

Statistics products worth more than four million dollars have so far been given away under Budget 2007 programme

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6 July, 2007

Free data tools to help businesses, local government

Cosgrove announces that the first of a series of Statistics NZ products are now available at no charge

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22 June, 2007

Tourism sector to gain better statistical information while filling out fewer forms

Joint announcement by Statistics Minister Clayton Cosgrove and Tourism Minister Damien O'Connor

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23 May, 2007

Free statistical information for businesses

Unlocking statistical data will help businesses make even better decisions

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16 April, 2007

Making it count – working smarter in Statistics

Statistics Minister Clayton Cosgrove says good progress is being made in reducing the amount of time taken by New Zealanders filling in Statistics New Zealand surveys.

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16 April, 2007

Speech to 23rd Population Census Conference of the Association of National Census and Statistical Directors of America, Asia a…

Statistics Minister Clayton Cosgrove addresses the issue of compliance burden for statistics surveys.

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27 February, 2007

Making Statistics Count

Statistics Minister bids farewell to Government statistician Brian Pink

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6 December, 2006

2006 Census sets new benchmarks

Initial results of the 2006 Census are out -- setting new benchmarks in quality data collection

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5 December, 2006

Northland population story scoops award

On the eve of the release of 2006 Census results, Statistics Minister Clayton Cosgrove has announced the winner of the Statistics New Zealand Student Journalist Award, as well as a new award for the best media story using 2006 Census results.

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25 October, 2006