Andrew Sporle
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 4 December 2025
The government changes to the Retirement Villages Act aims to give residents and their families clarity on repayments, but not everyone is happy; Stats NZ is defending its decision not to have a final… Audio
StatsNZ defends decision not to have final census in 2028
Stats NZ is defending its decision not to have a final large-scale census in 2028, which was one of the recommendations of an expert advisory group it convened. Andrew Sporle, Associate Professor at… Audio
Māori census undercount raises questions for Parliament
A massive 50,000 undercount of Māori in the census has raised questions over whether they should already have another seat in Parliament.
The census organiser Stats NZ is saying 'maybe'
That's not… Audio
Covid-19: Māori deaths would double non-Māori - modellers
A researcher modelling Covid-19 death rates for different ethnicities estimates 600 Māori and over 900 Pasifika would die in the Counties Manukau district alone if the disease was allowed run… Audio
Coronavirus: Maori health specialists want to see data
A Covid-19 group set up by Maori public health specialists says it urgently needs to find out what the Health Ministry is doing before there are costly mistakes.
Sources have told RNZ the ministry… Audio
Maori have no measure of success following botched census
The botched census has left Maori in the dark as to whether the well-being budget will make any difference for them. Stats NZ has had to use data from other places to fill the gaps caused by an… Audio
Low turnout for census has failed Maori - expert
A Maori data specialist says Stats NZ has failed in its treaty obligations and have left Maori no way of knowing whether things are getting better or worse for them. Stats NZ has had to use data from… Audio
Census debacle - absence of iwi data "absolutely dire"
Last year's botched census saw a 20 per cent drop in the response rate among Maori to 68 per cent - the worst ever. Andrew Sporle is an Auckland University sociologist and statistican and a founding… Audio
Census 2018 - what went wrong?
Why is data from last year's census still delayed, a year after the natiowide official survey? Statistics New Zealand says it has had to delay the release of any information as it reckons with a lower… Audio
