Retirees to run out of money years before they die
The World Economic Forum (WEF) recently warned that workers across many countries may outlive their savings by a decade or more. Analysing evidence in New Zealand shows we are in a similar boat.
Articles written by leading NZ economist about Demographics
Central Otago gained big from Auckland and Queenstown Lakes
Central Otago District gained 306 Aucklanders in net terms over the four years to June 2017. Behind Auckland, there were also substantial gains to Central Otago’s population from people moving out of Queenstown Lakes.
Who are buying Queenstown homes to live in?
Queenstown-Lakes continues to have the fastest growing population in the country, with the extra demand having propelled Queenstown’s […]
Regional Migration to Hamilton City
Benje Patterson analysed the effects of regional migration on Hamilton’s population. The locations from which people were moving to and from Hamilton were identified, as were the most likely age groups to move.
33,000 Aucklanders move to the rest of New Zealand
Almost 33,000 Aucklanders left for other parts of the country over the four years to June 2017, shows a new report by economist Benje Patterson.
The Census is not completely fixable
Statistics NZ has finally announced that we will get the first tranche of Census 2018 data on September 23 – a mere 566 days after we filled in the forms. But concerns remain with some indicators. Which raises the big questions – what data will be released, and can we trust this census?
Do we really trust Census 2018?
With 10% of people not filling out Census 2018, will we trust the results? The Census 2018 miscount […]