URGENT CALL TO PREVENT PASIFIKA BEING ‘INVISIBLE’ IN CENSUS OVERHAUL

Malaetogia Dr Jacinta Fa’alili-Fidow – PMN News
14 July 2025
A leading Pacific data expert warns that NZ’s move to an admin-based census risks making Pasifika communities “invisible” unless they are included in decision-making.

REBUILDING AOTEAROA’S STATISTICAL FOUNDATION: TOWARD FAIRER OUTCOMES FOR PACIFIC PEOPLES

Gerard Sonder & Debbie Ryan
18 June 2025
Pacific peoples in Aotearoa are undercounted in official statistics, risking inequitable health outcomes. An admin-first census worsens gaps, while a centralised, event-based population system could improve accuracy, support data sovereignty, and enable fairer planning.