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This week Stats NZ released its latest subnational population estimates. In this article, we dive into the latest population growth trends nationally and what this means for each corner of the country.

New Zealand’s economy continued to recovery solidly at the start of 2026, ahead of the economic storm triggered by the Iran War, according to Infometrics’ latest monitoring of regional economies. Provisional estimates from the Infometrics March 2026 Quarterly Economic Monitor suggests that economic activity rose 0.7%pa in the March 2026 quarter, and up 0.4%pa over the year to March 2026.

Regional tourism estimates are – or at least were – a critical performance measure for regional tourism sectors. MBIE recently introduced a new edition of the monthly regional tourism estimates (MRTE). In this weeks’ insight, we go through the storied history of tourism expenditure estimates, and highlight what is wrong with the latest series.

MBIE recently introduced a new series for measuring peak visitor numbers in each region – including peak daytime and peak nighttime visitors. In this article, we dive into the new peak visitor series to see what it can reveal about tourism in your region.

The largest change associated with New Zealand’s ageing population has been growth of the 65-years-and-older age group (65+). Within this group, the older 75-years-and-older (75+) portion is starting to overtake the younger 65-74-year-olds.

New Zealand’s economy continued to recovery solidly at the start of 2026, ahead of the economic storm triggered by the Iran War, according to Infometrics’ latest monitoring of regional economies.

What do Kaipara, Kawerau, Otorohanga, Christchurch and Selwyn have in common? They all make their district valuation roll (DVR) available to the public through LINZ’s NZ Properties dataset. In this weeks’ insight, we dive into Christchurch City’s DVR data to highlight what is possible, and encourage more councils to share their DVR data.

New Zealand’s economic recovery is building momentum, with higher activity in all but one region in the December 2025 quarter, according to Infometrics’ latest monitoring of regional economies.

Buried amongst the numerous post-census data releases is a low profile yet critical release – the post enumeration survey (PES). From the PES, Stats NZ revises their historical population estimates.

Economic recovery is getting underway across most of New Zealand’s regions, according to Infometrics’ latest monitoring of regional economies.