Tier 1 statistics are New Zealand’s most important statistics, and are essential to help the Government, business, and members of the public to make informed decisions and monitor the state and progress of New Zealand.
Police are developing a suite of activities to ensure any emerging technologies, such as Facial Recognition Technology, are well understood, publicly accepted, and if need be, regulated. It is also critical that any impacts of technology are understood from a Te Ao Māori perspective.
A cross-government review, undertaken in 2018, of how government uses algorithms to improve the lives of New Zealanders.
This briefing outlined options for a government response to the recommendations from the Algorithm assessment report. Officials reviewed a discussion document about the report and consulted…
The following articles are from the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation's March 2026 newsletter.
The IG is a cross-agency group chaired by leaders in the Public Service. The group aims to increase the effectiveness of Public Service by strengthening the leadership of the government data system.
New videos by Stats NZ brings panellists together to examine and debate Māori perspectives about the way we collect, share, and use data.
Guidance provided by the Data Ethics Advisory Group.
The minutes for each meeting of the Data Ethics Advisory Group, grouped by date, are summarised here.
23 November 2023
2 October 2023
22 August 2023
21 June 2023
23 May…
In April 2010, WCC began licensing and releasing geospatial data for re-use. This includes aerial photos, historic maps, boundaries, contour lines, building footprints, utility networks, hazard information and locations of WCC facilities.