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 […]
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Aucklanders lack environmental awareness and action
The recently released New Zealand General Social Survey (NZGSS) provides a cross-domain perspective of wellbeing. The environmental side […]
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.
Beyond GDP: Informing wellbeing in regional New Zealand
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is often misused as a headline measure of the wellbeing of people in New […]
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.
A Black Box Wellbeing Budget: Lessons for the Regions
The Wellbeing Budget was the Government’s first chance to transform the Treasury’s Living Standards Framework into an objective […]
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?
Regional economics expert: Who is Benje Patterson?
Business or pleasure? Who cares. Before getting cosy with someone, you need to get to know what makes […]
Be careful reading regional economic headlines
Statistics New Zealand released its regional GDP series yesterday. The data gives a high level snapshot of regional […]
Queenstown Mayor for Minister of Tourism
Queenstown Mayor Jim Boult has announced bold plans for a local referendum on a visitor levy (most likely […]