Modernising our approach to the 2028 Census: Summary of submissions summarises the feedback we received for our public consultation on proposals to modernise our approach to the next census. Public consultation ran from 8 May to 19 June 2024, supported by the discussion document on Modernising our approach to the 2028 Census.
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Summary
In the discussion document, we asked a range of questions to help us understand how New Zealanders feel about using more administrative data for the census.
Administrative data (admin data) is data collected by government agencies as part of their day-to-day work. It is collected for things like providing services (eg, healthcare), registering events (eg, births and deaths), or keeping records of transactions (eg, tax payments and overseas travel).
'Admin data first' means prioritising the use of admin data to deliver census data. Where admin data is not available or not of high enough quality, we will continue to use surveys and other custom solutions to collect the information we need.
Over the six weeks of public consultation, we received a total of 467 submissions. This report summarises these submissions and describes their key themes. In addition to the formal submissions received through our online form or via email, we engaged with a range of stakeholders, including central and local government organisations, iwi, community groups, and other organisations we have relationships with.
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