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Stats NZ Output Plan
2017/18
Stats NZ Output Plan 2017/18
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Stats NZ (2017). Statistics NZ Output Plan 2017/18. Retrieved from www.stats.govt.nz.
ISBN 978-1-98-852831-1 (online)
Published in September 2017 by
Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa
Wellington, New Zealand
Contact
Stats NZ Information Centre: info@stats.govt.nz
Phone toll-free 0508 525 525
Phone international +64 4 931 4600
www.stats.govt.nz
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Contents
About this plan ................................................................................................................. 4
Plan overview ................................................................................................................... 4
Scope ..................................................................................................................................... 4
Statutory independence of the Government Statistician ................................................... 4
Procedures for amendment ................................................................................................. 5
Reporting ............................................................................................................................... 5
Signed statements ................................................................................................................ 5
Stats NZ at a glance .......................................................................................................... 6
Overview of the Vote Statistics and appropriations ............................................................ 6
Overview of the Stats NZ strategic direction ....................................................................... 6
Overview of delivery and accountability details in this plan .............................................. 7
Overview of key activities and results ................................................................................ 8
Ministerial priorities, key activities and measures .............................................................. 9
Priority 1: leadership and stewardship ................................................................................ 9
Priority 2: Customer centricity, partnership and intermediaries ...................................... 11
Priority 3: Data Focus .......................................................................................................... 13
Priority 4: Organisational efficiency and effectiveness ..................................................... 15
Appendix 1: Description of Vote Statistics 2017/18 Appropriations ................................... 16
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About this plan
Stats NZ Output Plan 2017/18 .
These commitments are focused on delivering the priorities agreed with the Minister of Statistics
and will be measured through the achievement of milestones and targets. It is a key accountability
document for Stats NZ.
activities with
milestones and performance measures (appropriation measures)
This output plan is publically available on our website and will be one of the documents we report
against in our 2017/18 Annual Report.
A number of internal plans, focused on achieving our 2017/18 results outlined in this document,
support this plan, including the 2017/18 Organisational Plan.
Plan overview
Scope
The information in this output plan is consistent with Vote Statistics Estimates of Appropriations
2017/18 (Appendix 1) and Vote Statistics Strategic Intentions 2016-20 (incorporated into the
2015/16 Annual Report). The term of this plan is one year, from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018, and
includes:
Key initiatives related to the Ministerial priorities and any monitoring milestone agreed with
central agencies
Outputs purchased by the Minister of Statistics through parliamentary appropriation
.
Statutory independence of the Government Statistician
The Government Statistician is accountable to the Minister of Statistics for the delivery of outputs
specified in this plan.
Section 15 of the Statistics Act 1975 gives the Government Statistician sole responsibility for:
Deciding the procedures and methods employed in providing the statistics produced, or to
be produced, by Stats NZ
Deciding the extent, form, and timing of publishing those statistics.
This statutory independence includes any decisions to not publish particular statistics on the
grounds of their inadequacy for the purpose they would be used for.
Notwithstanding this statutory independence, the Government Statistician, as Chief Executive of
Stats NZ, is responsible to the Minister of Statistics for carrying out the function and duties of Stats
NZ, for tendering advice to the Minister, and the general conduct, and efficient, effective,
economical management of the activities of the Department, as set out in the State Sector Act 1988.
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Procedures for amendment
This output plan may be amended by the Government Statistician and the Minister of Statistics at
any time during its term.
The form and timing of publications specified here may be amended should the Government
Statistician decide to exercise her statutory independence in those matters, as described above.
Each amendment shall be documented in a report to the Minister of Statistics and changes in
statistical releases
(http://www.stats.govt.nz/about_us/news_and_events/release-calendar.aspx).
Reporting
The Government Statistician will report to the Minister of Statistics on performance against this
output plan through a quarterly strategic monitoring report. This report will contain:
Performance measurement information collected against the measures and initiatives in
this plan
Progress against any performance measures agreed with central agencies.
Each quarterly strategic monitoring report will be given to the Minister of Statistics within one
nd.
If there is any significant failure to achieve the agreed performance standards, the Government
Statistician will provide, in the quarterly strategic monitoring report, an explanation of the failure,
and a description of corrective action undertaken or proposed.
Output delivery performance against this plan is monitored by the Office of the Auditor-General as
an assurance that output categories have been delivered as set out in Vote Statistics Estimates of
Appropriations 2017/18. However, performance against this plan itself will not be audited.
Signed statements
The contents of this output plan have been discussed and agreed by the Government Statistician
and the Minister of Statistics.
Liz MacPherson Hon Scott Simpson
Government Statistician and Chief Executive Minister of Statistics
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Stats NZ at a glance
Overview of the Vote Statistics and appropriations
Each year, the government purchases the delivery of three key things from Stats NZ:
Release of official statistics
Census
Data services for the nation (eg. IDI).
In 2017/18, the Minister of Statistics is responsible for appropriations in Vote Statistics covering the
following:
A total of nearly $52 million for the delivery of data and statistical information services relating
to business and the economy
A total of nearly $49 million for the 2018 Census of Population and Dwellings
A total of just under $42 million for the delivery of data and statistical information services
relating to population, environment, household economics, social conditions, and the labour
market
A total of just under $28 million for system leadership for data and analytics across the public
sector, oversight of the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI), statistical and data management
advice and the operation of access channels
A total of $10 million for departmental capital expenditure
A total of nearly $4 million for Services to Other Agencies including lead agency in the
Christchurch and Wellington co-location of Crown Agencies
A total of nearly $2 million for the Data Futures Partnership to lead the development of
innovative solutions to data-use problems in New Zealand.
Overview of the Stats NZ strategic direction
Our current strategic direction was first fully articulated in our 2016-20 Four Year Plan and is
reflected in our 2016-20 Strategic Intentions, presented with our 2015/16 Annual Report. It describes
our journey of who we want to be, and how we are going to get there.
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Overview of delivery and accountability details in this plan
Two mechanisms are used in this plan to track Stats NZ performance against delivery of critical
statistics, Census and data services.
The first are enduring performance framework measures linked to the delivery of value, our roles
and core offerings in the strategic direction. All of the measures in our appropriations are reflected
in this plan.
The second are key activities to achieve annual results. Milestones are provided for each key activity
and will be reported against in the quarterly report to the Minister.
The plan is organised by Ministers Priorities, and all measures and activities are associated with one
priority.
An overview of the key activities and results is provided on the following page.
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Priority 1: Stewardship and Priority 2: Customer centricity, partnership Priority 3: Data Focus Priority 4: Organisational
Leadership and intermediaries efficiency and effectiveness
1.1 System leadership role developed for data 3.1 Digital channels are easily used to access 4.1 Characteristics of a high performing culture
(KEY RESULT) and provide data with the flexibility that meets are visible across the organisation
2.2 We have a recognisable Waharoa (front door) that welcomes
customers and suppliers needs (KEY RESULT)
1.2 Data is stewarded and curated as a strategic visitation, heightens the visibility of our services and directs 4.2 Decisions are timely and favour value
asset opportunities to the right place 3.2 We operate to agreed statistical quality generation for customers and efficiency
2.3 We leverage our data services offering to deliver specific across Statistics NZ
2017/18 Results
4.3 Our business practices support an agile and
1.3 Social license and public trust and confidence related components of the insights and consultative approach
3.3 Data is shaped and prepared in a way that sustainable organisation
in the data ecosystem remains secure. offerings
enables customer to self-service and allows us
4.4 We have focused our efforts and optimised
2.4 Customer self-service is in place so customers can get what to focus our resources on providing insights
1.4 We have a practice in place that proactively the things we need to be best at in order to add
they want without our help (KEY RESULT) and producing official statistics
identifies and responds to trends and emerging value to the data ecosystem
roles in the data ecosystem 2.5 We actively co-design with our suppliers and customers and 3.4 Data is open by default
discuss opportunities early and openly
2.6 We are focused on the things we need to be best and use
intermediaries and skilled service providers to take care of other
functions
2.7 Customer-defined statistical relevance is driving the focus
of the maintenance and prioritisation of statistics for critical
decision-making (ongoing) (KEY RESULT)
Data and Statistics Bill Environmental Reporting Administrative data Diversity and inclusion
Open Data Programme Household Supplement Programme Open data Information management, privacy, security and
Data roadmap Te Kupenga confidentiality
Key Activities
Tier 1 Statistics Review Financial Accounts and Balance Sheet data and statistics Target operating model
International leadership
Pilot Partnerships Programme
NZ Geospatial Strategy
Customer Products, Services, and Data Access
Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI) Mk 2
Deliver 2018 Census
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Ministerial priorities, key activities and measures
This section outlines the activities and measures that form the content of the output plan.
Quarterly reporting will report against milestones and targets identified in the following tables for
each of the Ministerial priorities.
Priority 1: leadership and stewardship
Play a leadership and stewardship role as the centre of government excellence in the New Zealand
data ecosystem
Description
The intention of this priority is to provide enduring cohesion to the public data ecosystem. Stats NZ
will steward and help key public sector data assets now and for the future.
We will provide leadership by collaborating and partnering across the system, drawing on existing
networks of data stewards and expertise, to anticipate needs for and facilitate development of a
responsive and sustainable data system. Barriers will be removed and transaction costs associated
with data and analytics reduced, ensuring others can deliver. We will support existing initiatives
and help scale them for system use and impact. When this priority is achieved, Stats NZ will have
helped realise the potential of public sector data, enabling it to be used to improve outcomes for
New Zealand.
As Government Chief Data Steward, the Stats NZ Chief Executive has responsibility for the provision
of data architecture, including technical data standards, and infrastructure across the government
data system, with a priority focus on the economic and natural resource sectors.
Key activities to achieve results
Data and Statistics Bill
o Public consultation on direction for new data and statistics legislation (subject to
Cabinet decisions) (TBC)
o Policy options to Minister (Cabinet decisions required) (TBC)
o Draft Bill to Cabinet (TBC)
Open Data Programme
o Open Data Charter considered by Cabinet (Aug 2017)
Data Roadmap
o Final roadmap published (subject to confirm of process) (Feb 2018)
Tier 1 Statistics Review
o Revised list approved by Cabinet (Dec 2017)
International leadership helping others to create integrated international data sets
o Support NZ / European Union (EU) partnership projects and facilitate access to IDI data
(Ongoing)
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Appropriation measures
Name Target When Reported
Official Statistics Appropriation Stewardship of Government Data and Statistical Activities
Social license measure: Stats NZ maintains the support of its Baseline to
be Annually
information developed
Satisfaction of the Minister of Statistics with the advice services, as per
100% Annually
the Ministerial satisfaction survey
Percentage of briefings submitted to the Minister within agreed
90% Annually
timeframes
Percentage of responses to parliamentary questions submitted to the
100% Annually
Minister within required timeframes
Percentage of responses to ministerial correspondence submitted to the
100% Annually
Minister within agreed timeframes
Percentage of responses to departmental Official Information Act
100% Annually
requests sent within statutory timeframes
Assisted advisory services: Requests for customised data 950 Quarterly
Assisted advisory services: The numbers of users accessing microdata 500 Quarterly
Data Futures Partnership Appropriation
Completion of in-depth review on progress and results of the initiative,
along with advice on further opportunities to strengthen New Achieved Annually
data eco-system, within two years of the Working Group being set-up
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Priority 2: Customer centricity, partnership and intermediaries
Relates to Min :
Enable customers, including decision-makers, to maximise the value of existing data
Partner and work with the private and non-government sector to explore opportunities to create
additional value from data, and improve service delivery
Description
This priority is about Stats NZ being customer centric in order to meet the needs of our customers.
We want to create an environment where we are continually engaged with our customers, partners,
stakeholders and suppliers and understand their context. This will create customer-defined
statistical relevance, focused on the maintenance and prioritisation of statistics for critical decision-
making. We will utilise outside in and co-design approaches to develop and deliver our services.
When we have achieved this priority, involving customers at all stages of design, delivery and
development will be the norm. We will have a clear entranceway for customers and will be agile and
adaptive to new customer needs and opportunities, delivering on what we know customers want.
Our key activities are either in response to customer demand, or designed to improve our customer
centricity.
Key activities to achieve results
Deliver Environmental Reporting as per the Environmental Reporting Act
o Atmosphere and Climate (Oct 2017)
o Land (Apr 2018)
Deliver Household Supplement Programme to better meet customer needs:
Household Labour Force Survey
o Childcare Supplement quarterly collection (Sep 2017)
o Employment Transitions Supplement quarterly collection (Mar 2018)
o Income, Disability, Redundancies Supplement quarterly collection (Jun 2018)
Household Economic Survey
o Savings collection (Jul 2017 Jun 2018 collection period) (Jun 2018)
General Social Survey
o Housing and Physical Environment (Apr 2018 Mar 2019 collection period) (Mar 2019)
o Collection to start (dependent on 2018 Census processing being complete) (May 2018)
Deliver Financial Accounts and Balance Sheet data and statistics to close a key gap for priority
customers
o Updated Annual Balance Sheets and Reconciliation (Jun 2018)
Deliver Pilot Partnership programme
o Review finalised and future actions agreed by end of September 2017 (any subsequent
milestones to be advised at that time) (Sep 2017)
Implement New Zealand Geospatial Strategy
o Enhance the geography boundaries to increase the range of geographies provided
(SSGA) (Dec 2017)
Integrated Data Infrastructure
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o Deliver quarterly refreshes of IDI, including up to 2 new data sets each quarter (Quarterly)
Partner with
o Iwi Leaders Group in place and 1st meeting with ministers to confirm work plan (any
subsequent milestones to be defined at that time) (Dec 2017)
Customer Products, Services, and Data Access
o Develop and implement a new website in the common web platform and enhance
based on customer feedback: Website live (Oct 2017)
Appropriation measures
Measure Target When Reported
Official Statistics Appropriation
Ensure the right statistical information is produced by the Official
Statistics System to better support decision-making and Maintained Annually
understanding: Maintain the total number of Tier 1 statistics
Number and percentage of Stats NZ key customers that report Baseline to be
Annually
increasing use of data to inform evidence-based decisions developed
Baseline to be
Percentage of key customers who are aware of available data Annually
developed
Customers make informed decisions: Percentage of key customers
Baseline to be
that perceive statistics help their organisations make informed Annually
developed
decisions
Official Statistics Appropriation Economic and Business Data and Statistical Information Services
The number of statistical releases 125 Quarterly
Quality: Error rates: statistics are free from significant error 99% Monthly/ Quarterly
Timeliness - Percentage of stats released on or before published
100% Monthly/ Quarterly
release date
Official Statistics Appropriation - Population Social and Labour Market Data and Statistical information
Services
The number of statistical releases 75 Quarterly
Quality: Error rates: statistics are free from significant error 99% Monthly/ Quarterly
Timeliness - Percentage of stats released on or before published
100% Monthly/ Quarterly
release date
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Priority 3: Data Focus
Experiment, test, and adopt innovative ways in which data is derived, collected, analysed,
provided, and communicated to improve effectiveness and efficiency.
Description
This priority is about data accessibility and management to support the delivery of our data services
core offering and to benefit the data ecosystem. When this priority is delivered, data will be
perceived as a strategic asset rather than as a disposable commodity. Increasingly, we will work
copies of slightly different versions of data sets.
The achievement of this priority will enable us to realise our strategic delivery model, unleashing
data at any stage of the model and enabling a tenfold increase in the value of data across the data
ecosystem by 2030.
Key activities to achieve results
Integrated Data Infrastructure Mk2
o Redesign access pathways (Jun 2018)
o Develop sustainable infrastructure model (Jun 2018)
o Develop summary information layers (2018/19)
o Deliver scalable cloud-based infrastructure (Ongoing)
Expand the use of administrative data
o ness Transformation Programme (3 Apr 2018)
Open Data
o Provide data in a common format for customers and Stats NZ website to access and use
(Apr 2018)
Deliver 2018 Census make digital engagement easy
o Internet collection system go-live (Feb 2018)
Departure cards
o Investigate feasibility of the removal of the departure card for all travellers (Dec 2017)
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Appropriation Measures
Measure Target When Reported
Official Statistics Appropriation
Website satisfaction: Percentage of positive responses to pop-up
Baseline to be
Quarterly
developed
Six monthly
Percentage of Stats NZ published data available at 5 star open data Baseline to be
snapshot
standard developed
(Biannually)
Official Statistics Appropriation Economic and Business Data and Statistical Information Services
Number and percentage of businesses that chose to provide Stats NZ Baseline to be Six monthly count
data in digital format developed (Biannually)
Number and percentage of Stats NZ run surveys that are completed Baseline to be Six monthly count
online developed (Biannually)
Official Statistics Appropriation - Population Social and Labour Market Data and Statistical information
Services
Number and percentage of households and individuals that chose to Baseline to be Six monthly count
provide Stats NZ data in digital format developed (Biannually)
Number and percentage of Stats NZ run surveys that are completed Baseline to be Six monthly count
online developed (Biannually)
Census Appropriation
National coverage rate for the 2018 Census of Populations and
High Four yearly
Dwellings
National response rate for the 2018 Census of Populations and
High Four yearly
Dwellings
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Priority 4: Organisational efficiency and effectiveness
Ensure Stats NZ is positioned to enable New Zealand to unleash the power of data to change
lives
Description
This strategic priority focuses on continually refreshing and redesigning the way we work to deliver
the best possible data outcomes to the data ecosystem and New Zealand.
When we have achieved this priority, our processes will be best practice. We will use technology as
an enabler for what we do and will sustainable financial management. We will have people with the
right capabilities in the right roles for what we need to do. Our physical environment will support
our culture and how we want to work.
Key activities to achieve results
Focus on diversity and inclusion
o Pay Equity produce a plan that addresses diversity issues inherent in job families (Jan
2018)
Implement the new operating model in our 2016/17-19/20 Strategic Intentions
o Report against PIF recommendations (TBA)
Deliver 2018 Census reduce the cost of collection operations, contribute to organisational
capability, adopt a test-driven approach
o Census Day (6 Mar 2018)
o Census Post Enumeration Survey (PES) to start (Apr 2018)
Appropriation Measures
Measure Target When Reported
RDA Services to Other Agencies Appropriation
Support the provision of shared services with other government
Achieve Annually
agencies
Capital Expenditure Appropriation
Deliver infrastructure that supports our strategic vision and
Achieve Annually
business processes
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Appendix 1: Description of Vote Statistics 2017/18
Appropriations
Overview of the Vote
The Minister of Statistics is responsible for appropriations in Vote Statistics for the 2017/18 financial
year covering the following:
A total of nearly $52 million for the delivery of data and statistical information services relating
to business and the economy.
A total of nearly $49 million for the 2018 Census of Population and Dwellings.
A total of just under $42 million for the delivery of data and statistical information services
relating to population, environment, household economics, social conditions, and the labour
market.
A total of just under $28 million for system leadership for data and analytics across the public
sector, oversight of the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI), statistical and data management
advice and the operation of access channels.
A total of $10 million for departmental capital expenditure.
A total of nearly $4 million for Services to Other Agencies including lead agency in the
Christchurch and Wellington co-location of Crown Agencies.
A total of nearly $2 million for the Data Futures Partnership to lead the development of
innovative solutions to data-use problems in New Zealand.
2018 Census of Population and Dwellings (M67)
This appropriation is limited to conducting the 2018 Census, and the administration and
management of the on-going census programme, as required under the Statistics Act 1975.
Commences: 01 July 2014
Expires: 30 June 2019
This appropriation is intended to achieve the management and conduct of New Zealand's 2018
Census of Population and Dwellings.
Data Futures Partnership (M67)
This appropriation is limited to enabling the activities of the Data Futures Partnership.
This appropriation is intended to achieve the continued support of the independent, cross-sector
Data Futures Partnership to ensure New Zealand's data is used effectively to create social and
economic value for all New Zealanders.
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Services to Other Agencies RDA (M67)
This appropriation is limited to the provision of services by Statistics New Zealand to other
agencies, where those services are not within the scope of another departmental output expense
appropriation in Vote Statistics.
This appropriation is intended to achieve the provision of shared services with other government
agencies for the efficient and effective management of the Crown estate, such as the provision of
shared accommodation in Christchurch and Wellington.
Statistics New Zealand - Capital Expenditure PLA (M67)
This appropriation is limited to the purchase or development of assets by and for the use of the
Statistics New Zealand, as authorised by section 24(1) of the Public Finance Act 1989.
This appropriation is intended to invest in the renewal, upgrade and redesign of assets that support
the delivery of Statistics New Zealand's services. This also includes the delivery of the 2018 Census.
Official Statistics (M67)
The overarching purpose of this appropriation is to ensure the availability and promoting the use
of the highest priority data and official statistical information to add value to decision making.
Economic and Business Data and Statistical Information Services
This category is limited to the delivery of data and statistical information services relating to
business and the economy.
Population, Social and Labour Market Data and Statistical Information Services
This category is limited to delivery of data and statistical information services relating to the
population, environment, household economics, social conditions, and the labour market.
Stewardship of Government Data and Statistical Activities
This category is limited to coordination of statistical and data services for government, through
leadership of the OSS, oversight of the IDI, liaison with partners and customers, provision of
ministerial services, statistical and data management advice, and the operation of access channels.
This appropriation is intended to achieve the outcome of empowering decision makers by adding
value to New Zealand's most important data.
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