Reports about ethnic communities in Aotearoa

Key Resources

Ethnic Communities in New Zealand

Ministry for Ethnic Communities, 2023

Introduction to the data analsysis work of the Ministry for Ethnic Communities.

Ethnic Community Data Dashboard

Ministry for Ethnic Communities, 2023

Dashboard made by the Ministry for Ethnic Communities analysing a range of data from the 2018 census.

Ethnic Group Summaries

Stats NZ, 2022

Find 2018 Census data about the different ethnic groups living in New Zealand. Topics include population, birthplace, ethnicity, health, employment, income, and education.

Exploring ethnic communities in Aotearoa

Towards Superdiverse Aotearoa

University of Waikato, 2019

An analysis of the changing ethnicity demographics in Aotearoa.

New Zealands Ethnic Diversity will continue to increase

BERL, 2022

Analysis of the forecasted ethnicity changes in Aotearoa.

Workforce Data - Ethnicity in the Public Service

Public Service Commission, 2022

Analysis of ethnic diversity in our public services.

Ethnic Specific Data in Family Violence

New Zealand Family Violence Clearing House

Ethnicity-specific data on family violence, including a report on East Asian, South Asian, Chinese and Indian students in Aotearoa (2021).

Ethnicity Insights in New Zealand Sports

Sport NZ

Research into sporting participation by ethnic communities, including specific research on asian communities.

Health Research Gap

University of Auckland, 2021

A report on how health research in Aotearoa is failing to keep up with our growing Asian, Middle Eastern, Latin American and African populations.

Data visualisations for Indian and Chinese populations in Aucklands

Tze Ming Mok, 2018

Four visualisations of:

Background reading on data collection and ethnicity in Aotearoa

These reports provide background information into how ethnicity data is collected in Aotearoa, and the challenges that can arise from collection methodology.

The implications of different ethnicity categorisation methods for understanding outcomes and developing policy in New Zealand

Natalia Boven, Daniel Exeter, Andrew Sporle, Nicola Shaklelton 2019

Identifying with more than one ethnicity is becoming increasingly common in New Zealand. It is therefore important that the methods of categorising ethnicity used by government agencies and researchers effectively account for diverse ethnic identities. The aim of this research was to assess the impact of using different methods of categorising ethnicity on understanding outcomes in New Zealand.

Ethnic Group Codes in Education

Ministry of Education, 2021

Background information on how the Ministry for Education collects and records ethnicity in education data.

Classification and Output of Multiple Ethnicities: Considerations for Monitoring Māori Health

Donna Cormack & Carey Robson, 2010

An important piece of research into understanding how reporting ethnicity, including multiple ethnicities, impacts health analysis, decision making, and outcomes. The focus is primarily Māori health, however the background issues apply more broadly, particularly for those who have identify with more than one ethnic group.

Ethnicity Data in the Public Health

University of Otago

This project aimed to identify ethnicity data issues (current and future), and to examine the potential implications on the Māori health sector of changes within the broader context of ethnicity data policies and practices in Aotearoa/New Zealand. It includes a toolkit for primary health care. The primary focus is Māori health, however the research is more broadly applicable.

Improving how we report ethnicity

Ministry of Social Development, 2021

Background information into the recent changes to reporting ethnicity by the Ministry of Social Development. This information is important to understand when using data generated by this Ministry.

The Construction of Ethnicity and belonging in New Zealand

Paul Callister, 2011

Research into the history of ethnicity classifications in New Zealand and how useful they are when considering public policy.