See also...Monitoring and reporting
www.data.govt.nz provides a directory of non-personal government datasets.
Good Practice Guidelines for the Development and Reporting of Indicators: July 2009 (pdf 200kb)
Statistics New Zealand good practice guidance providing those involved in indicator work with a set of tools, and advice to assist with the development and reporting of indicators. The guidelines are focused on the development of outcome indicators in the social domains but may also be applied to other domains (www.statisphere.govt.nz).
Statistics New Zealand is New Zealand’s major source of official statistics. Many of the information and products produced by Statistics New Zealand can be used in community outcomes processes.
Statistics New Zealand - Regional Stocktake
A comprehensive list of sub-nationally available central government datasets and supporting information. Produced by Statistics New Zealand and The Department of Internal Affairs to support community outcomes monitoring. It should be used as a first port of call for any potential user of sub-national information, from local and central government to independent researchers.
The regional indicators report is published in conjunction with the Social Report, and uses similar data at a regional and local level to show how outcomes vary across the country. It is intended to support regional and local councils with decision making.
MARCO - Core Set of Indicators for Community Outcomes
MARCO, a group of strategic planners in the Waikato Region, has developed this core set of community outcomes indicators as part of a Monitoring and Reporting Community Outcomes Resource Kit.
Waikato Regional Community Outcomes Monitoring Report 2008(pdf 3.24mb)
Waikato Indicators Mapping Project 2008 - Report (pdf 500kb)
These documents are in pdf format. You need to have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. You can download a free version from the Adobe site.
Statistics New Zealand - QuickStats About a Place
Statistics New Zealand information about each local authority area in New Zealand based on information from the 2006 Census.
Statistics New Zealand - Local Authority Census information
Statistics New Zealand - Local Population Trends
The Quality of Life project looks at the well-being of communities in 12 of New Zealand’s cities, providing information about the quality of life in New Zealand’s urban areas.
Cultural Indicators for New Zealand
Cultural Indicators for New Zealand, 2009 is one report in a series produced by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, as part of the Cultural Statistics Programme. The aim of the programme is to improve the range and quality of statistical information about the cultural sector - for the development of cultural policy by both central and local government, for monitoring the sector’s progress and performance, and for future planning.
Regional Industry Snapshot Tool
The Regional Industry Snapshot Tool is an interactive tool developed by the Department of Labour. The tool allows you to select and view key facts about selected regions or industry in terms of the number of employees, enterprises and geographic units. The tool offers information at territorial and regional authority level.
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Developed by the Department of Labour, KIT gives users headline labour market information in a single, easy to access place.
Statistics New Zealand - Table Builder
Statistics New Zealand - Measuring New Zealand’s Progress Using a Sustainable Development Approach: 2008
Statistics New Zealand - Sustainable development and linked indicators
Statistics New Zealand's linked indicators project recognises the importance of linked indicators for monitoring sustainable development.
This page provides a set of social, economic, environmental and cultural indicators selected from the current range of available indicators in reports regularly published by central government agencies. This set of indicators has been selected by representatives of local government as being related to monitoring commiunity outcomes.
Mapping Trends in the Auckland Region (pdf 2.5mb)
Statistics New Zealand report that provides an overview of the broad Auckland region, and information by local authority area. It looks at some fundamental social, demographic, and economic trends affecting people in the Auckland region.
Environment New Zealand 2007 - State of the Environment Report
December 2007
State of the Environment Report from the Ministry for the Environment.
“It takes the pulse of the physical well-being of New Zealand’s land, water, air, plants and animals and measures the impact of transport, energy, waste, and our consumption on the environment. It introduces benchmark environmental indicators as well as 80 specific measures, to capture hard data which will be used to build up a clear picture of trends and pressures over time.
This report is a ‘one stop shop’ of accessible, relevant environmental information which can be used as a basis for decision-making”.
Ministry for the Environment - Environmental Reporting
Environmental reporting draws together information and data that lets us know the current state of the environment, trends, and effects of human activities (also known as 'pressures') on the environment.
Environmental Report Cards are produced by the Ministry for the Environment, to provide national updates on the Ministry's 5-yearly State of the Environment Report . These report cards ensure high-quality environmental information is available in the interim between State of the Environment Reports. These web-based reports are designed for a wide readership, and will be published on a regular basis (in some cases, annually) as new data becomes available.
A Technical Guide to New Zealand’s Environmental Indicators
Ministry for the Environment guide. Records current specifications for the core set of national environmental indicators and their associated variables, and presents a suggested reporting format to ensure consistent data presentation over time.
Environmental Indicators Quarterly
This quarterly newsletter provides information on what's happening in the realm of environmental reporting.
Information on indicators and ways to measure progress toward a sustainable economy, society and environment.
This website provides access to New Zealand population statistics published by a wide range of government departments and agencies.
United Nations Indicators for sustainable development
October 2007
United Nations Division for Sustainable Development guidelines and methodologies for sustainable development indicators.
Current Community Outcomes Monitoring Reports
Go to Current Community Outcomes to see published community outcomes monitoring reports for the local authority areas of New Zealand.
Quality Planning Website - Monitoring and Reporting One-Stop-Shop
The Quality Planning website aims to promote best practice by sharing knowledge about all aspects of practice under the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA). Information on environmental monitoring and reporting under the RMA, the Local Government Act 2002 and other relevant legislation, including
- introductory information on the benefits of monitoring
- the monitoring process and monitoring requirements
- information on the benefits of adopting an integrated (or coordinated) approach to monitoring
- examples, resources and lessons learnt to date.
Monitoring and Reporting Community Outcomes – a Resource Kit for Integrated Monitoring and Reporting
This resource kit has been developed by MARCO, a group of strategic planners in the Waikato Region. The aim is to assist councils and other organisations to implement an integrated approach to monitoring and reporting progress on community outcomes.
Choosing Community-based Indicators to Monitor and Report Progress Towards Community Outcomes PUCM LGA Report 4 (pdf 5.13mb)
These documents are in pdf format. You need to have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. You can download a free version from the Adobe site.
April 2008Karen Johnstone and Ali Memnon
This report focuses on the question 'how have local authorities responded to obligations in the LGA relating to indicator development for community outcomes and related monitoring and reporting tasks?' This report is one of a series in an on-going research programme on Planning Under Cooperative Mandates - PUCM (http://www.waikato.ac.nz/igci/pucm/index.htm).
Good Practice Guide for Air Quality Monitoring and Data Management 2009
This document provides best practice guidance on ambient air quality monitoring and data management in New Zealand. The 2009 guide describes a number of mandatory monitoring requirements as well as general good practice guidance for air quality monitoring.
Monitoring for Environmental Well-being Outcomes
Information and links provided by the Ministry for the Environment for monitoring the environment and environmental outcomes.
Monitoring and Measuring Cultural Well-Being
The Ministry for Culture and Heritage Cultural Well-Being website has a collection of useful resources for monitoring and measuring cultural well-being.
Indicators for Monitoring Community Outcomes – Methodology and Process for Developing Indicators (pdf 705kb)
Produced by the Canterbury Region Community Plans Group with Statistics New Zealand, information for local authorities currently working through the community outcomes process, including important definitions and advice for developing an indicator framework.
These documents are in pdf format. You need to have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. You can download a free version from the Adobe site.
Aimed at local authorities and communities to assist with community outcomes processes and planning. Information includes
- summary of the government’s economic objectives
- an overview of the key drivers of economic well-being
- who in central government is working on different aspects of economic well-being
- links and information on monitoring tools.
Proving It – Sustainable Economic Development
A web-based resource developed by the Economic Development Agency of New Zealand, offering a step by step guide to the monitoring and evaluation process, a suite of best value economic indicators, background information relating to sustainable economic development and a number of tools for planning and monitoring economic growth.
Outcome Mapping is methodology for assessing outcomes. It measures changes in the behaviours, relationships, actions or activities of the people, groups and organisations with which a development programme works directly. It is a shift away from assessing the developmental impact (i.e. changes in state) of a programme. Outcome Mapping does not belittle the importance of changes in state (such as cleaner water or a stronger economy), but argues that for each change in state there are correlating changes in behaviour.
Evaluation for Māori - Guidelines for Government Agencies (pdf 147kb)
1999
Guidelines developed by Te Puni Kokiri to assist agencies undertaking evaluations to collect quality information about Māori.
These documents are in pdf format. You need to have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. You can download a free version from the Adobe site.
