Kiwi stats is where you will find New Zealand statistics with a difference. Most statistics in New Zealand are in a pretty formal format. Our blog isn’t formal, although it is categorised.

We will link you to sites and places to find New Zealand facts and new zealand information. Our main difference is when we provide you facts about New Zealand we will endeavour to include some of the stranger and even funny facts about New Zealand.

If you are like us when we first went to Statistics New Zealand we found it quite confusing so we will do our best to help you if you need to head there. Statistics are forever changing so links to specialist sites help to keep our information up-to-date.

There really are some very strange and even funny facts about New Zealand. Bookmark Kiwistats.com now and you will learn while you get a few laughs!

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If you know where they have worked you could try www.oldfriends.co.nz

Otherwise you could try the Electoral Roles if they are over 18 years of age.

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Hello

I’m from Germany and I have to work out a presentation about New Zealand’s social insurance/security system. There isn’t a lot of information on the internet so I want to ask people living there directly: YOU!

I really really need your help: What do you pay, what do you get, which role does the governement play and so on. Or which kinds of insurances do exist there? I thank you for every single information!! 

I would suggest you go to www.winz.govt.nz which is “Work and Income New Zealand”. They administer most of the social security benefits such as unemployment benefits, superannuation, sickness and other such benefits (refugees, war pensions, youth benefit). When you look at the site you will see a link to “assistance”. Click on that and it will open a brief summary page. To the right of the page is the menu for you to check.

We also have “ACC” which is the accident compensation scheme. It provides ‘no fault’ personal injury cover. What this means is if you are in an accident in NZ, you do not need to prove someones fault but it also means you can’t sue that person for ‘damages’. ACC is paid for by a few different ways – employees pay a small amount, the employer pays a small amount, self employed people also pay.

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I plan to visit New Zealand many times of course before I actually make the move. My question to you is, what would be the best course of action concerning becoming a naturalized citizen of New Zealand?

What would be the most efficient way of doing so? And what requirements would one have to meet to become a citizen of New Zealand?

Citizenship by grant Migrants to New Zealand and people born here on or after 1 January 2006 who are not citizens at birth can apply for a grant of citizenship. Citizens by grant enjoy all the same rights and privileges as other New Zealand citizens.

Adults must meet a number of requirements before they can obtain a grant of citizenship. Generally, they must have lived in New Zealand for at least 5 years, be of good character, have knowledge of the responsibilities and privileges of citizenship, and of the English language, and intend to continue to live in New Zealand.

People with certain criminal convictions may not be able to become New Zealand citizens or may have to wait for a certain period after their conviction before they can become citizens. New citizens are generally required to attend a citizenship ceremony to take the oath or affirmation of allegiance.

Citizenship ceremonies are important occasions and are generally conducted by local authorities. At the ceremony new citizens make a public commitment to New Zealand by swearing allegiance to the Queen, and receive their citizenship certificates.

Once they receive their certificates they are New Zealand citizens.

http://www.decisionmaker.co.nz/guide2003/hgw/citizenship.html#cd

Here is additional information over NZ citizenship http://www.citizenship.govt.nz/

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From Maori history (native people) to today to culture to geography to interesting facts, anything will really do. I am doing a report, I have the basics, I just thought if I could get information from the people themselfs rather than text it might be a bit more enjoyable to read.

Thanks for what you can give me.

Good luck!

But, if you don’t get anything meaningful from the answerers here, I suggest you try the Te Ara website. It is a very comprehensive information source for all things New Zealand.

More appropriately for you, it has a section called ‘New Zealand in Brief’. The sections within it are brief and to the point.

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