Using the ckanapi-exporter tool you can extract all dataset metadata into a single CSV file.
Changes to data, statistics and information can happen over time, and can include changes to the structure of the information to improve accuracy, relevance or efficiency or to adhere to international best practice. They may be forced due to changes in the source data for other reasons. All such changes need to be managed to ensure information is comparable over time.
Government agencies can publish and update their datasets on the data.govt.nz catalogue by applying for a publisher account.
Examples of how larger businesses can gain particular advantages from using Open Data.
Our Interim Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation provides support to maximise opportunities from new and emerging data. Learn more about the centre and how you can get involved.
Data.govt.nz's datasets, organisations and groups can be accessed and queried as JSON date through the metadata API; this page describes how.
The metadata and many datasets on data.govt.nz are available for use via an Application Programming Interface (API). When using our API you need to know what you can and cannot do with the data and where to find technical documentation.
Data.govt.nz's data APIs are made openly available for users and it's worth taking a moment to find out what you can and cannot do when using our APIs in your own applications.
At the fourth community of practice we were introduced to a maturity model we can apply to our mahi, challenged by a presentation on AI and prompted to review/use the recently-developed algorithm assessment tools in time for our next hui in June.
Algorithms have an essential role to play in supporting the delivery of government services to people in New Zealand. The government must ensure that data ethics are embedded in its work, and always keep in mind the people and communities being serviced by these tools.