March 29, 2023
Task force ready for Tairawhiti census
Stats NZ has established a locally-led, nationally supported task force to deliver the 2023 Census in Hawke’s Bay and Te Tairāwhiti.
Te Ahu Kauawhi task force lead, Annette Papuni-McLellan says it’s talking with iwi, hapū and community organisations about how to collect the census in communities impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle and flooding events.
Census collection in those areas was extended to June.
Census collectors will start working from early April on a localised basis informed by community partnerships and insights.
Ms Papuni-McLellan says they will attempt to complete the census in one visit from a census collector.
People can still fill in the forms online.