- Source
- Information research. An international electronic journal
- Published
- 20 Mar 2026
- Authors
- Spencer Lilley
Excerpt from source
Introduction. This paper examines the New Zealand Government’s 2025 decision to cancel the 2028 census and replace it with administrative data and annual sample surveys. While censuses have supported population measurement and planning, the shift raises concerns for Māori about data quality, under-representation, and Indigenous data sovereignty. The study situates this decision within the history of census practice in Aotearoa New Zealand. Method. The paper adopts a historical and literature-based approach, drawing on census data from 1851 to 2023, government reports, and scholarship on census and administrative data, including Māori and organisational critiques. Analysis. The analysis…
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