An event held on 6 March 2020.
At this gathering to celebrate Open Data Day we were informed, challenged, and inspired by speakers offering different perspectives.
Tackling corruption…
This paper explores barriers currently preventing agencies from providing more open data that is comparable and interoperable.
Getting started
Don’t repeat yourself
Where and how to publicly release your code?
What to include in your first code release
Working in the open
Safe configuration practices
Release early and often
Version…
We’re looking for a diverse group of people to join an organising committee for the Data and Digital Community of Practice to improve the New Zealand data system. Join us!
Learn how to prepare a machine readable CSV file and publish to the data.govt.nz data catalogue.
Recently, we took some of your feedback and drafted some changes to the structure of our website. Before we confirm these changes, we want to make sure that they help you find the information and guidance you need to support your data practice.
Creating a joined-up, consistent, and transparent approach around how government collects, manages, and uses the data it holds on behalf of New Zealanders. This includes developing data policy, infrastructure, strategy, and planning as well as ensuring agencies have the capability and right skills to maximise the value they get from data.
The following articles are from the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation's March 2026 newsletter.
In 2011 Charities Services (then the Charities Commission) made advanced search functionality available for the Charities Register and licensed the data for re-use under a Creative Commons BY licence.
Data.govt.nz is changing and updating our navigation to help you find things easier. Read about what we found from our user research.