GNS Science has quantitatively assessed the FAIR Principles compliance of 50 high-value geoscience datasets. This benchmark is the starting point of a roadmap towards further improvements in FAIR compliance.
Localcouncils.govt.nz presents data from New Zealand’s 78 local authorities, in a consistent format that enables it to be compared and analysed.
The following articles are from the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation's March 2026 newsletter.
We look at the latest results from the data.govt.nz community feedback survey, to find out what works for you, what doesn't, and how we can improve the experience of using data.govt.nz.
At the third community of practice we focussed on what brings Community members to the hui, what challenges we are facing and how we could collaborate more. We also heard from the interim Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation on their mahi and intended direction.
A data dictionary describes your data. It describes the choices made about column names, codes, methods, or sampling. It enables anyone to better find, understand, reuse,…
After 10 years dedicated service, data.govt.nz is undergoing a transformation to ensure it’s got the right resources to build data management know-how as New Zealand heads into its digital future.
The Land Cover Database (LCDB), available to users of the Land Resource Information System (LRIS) portal offers environment data held by Landcare Research for re-use in GIS and mapping applications.
A high-level summary of the framework, providing information on the underlying context and issues addressed, drivers, primary components, and benefits. This summary was written by Kevin…
This guidance note provides practical advice for agencies when selecting the formats for releasing public information and data for re-use in accordance with the NZ Government Open…