Government’s census overhaul stalled after Labour withdraws support
The government has lost the 75 percent parliamentary majority needed to modernise the census after Labour pulled its backing.
The government's plan to overhaul the census has hit a roadblock after Labour withdrew its support for the reforms. A 75 percent majority in Parliament is required to proceed with the census modernisation. Labour said a reform of this significance should not continue while important questions remain unanswered. Stats NZ is now considering alternative options, with the possibility that the next Parliament could vote to delay the 2028 census.
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Govt’s census overhaul thrown into doubt after Labour pulls support
A 75 percent majority in Parliament is needed as part of census modernisation – numbers the coalition no longer has
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Government census changes on hold after Labour pulls support
Census changes put on ice as Labour pulls support, saying ‘a reform of this significance should not proceed while so many important questions remain unanswered’
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Stats NZ forced to eye census Plan B as impasse threatens overhaul
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