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Censuses are a count and a description of the population. They are taken primarily for population studies, taxation, and military purposes. Information in censuses may include residences, ages, birthplaces, family members and relationships, occupations, emigration dates and migration. | Censuses are a count and a description of the population. They are taken primarily for population studies, taxation, and military purposes. Information in censuses may include residences, ages, birthplaces, family members and relationships, occupations, emigration dates and migration. | ||
=== New Zealand Census Information Centers === | === New Zealand Census Information Centers === | ||
Our Information Centre staff know what information is available, and how it can be used to your best advantage. Think of them as your guides to Statistics New Zealand. | Our Information Centre staff know what information is available, and how it can be used to your best advantage. Think of them as your guides to Statistics New Zealand. | ||
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The population of New Zealand was enumerated from 1858 to the present. However, the pre-1966 returns have been destroyed with the exception of a few for the Maori population (1891-Famly History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=129361&disp=Census+of+the+Maori+population%2C+1891++ film 449437, item 2]; 1911-Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=135946&disp=Census+of+the+Maori+population%2C+1911++ film 449444, item 8]). Post-1966 returns are closed to the public until 2066. | The population of New Zealand was enumerated from 1858 to the present. However, the pre-1966 returns have been destroyed with the exception of a few for the Maori population (1891-Famly History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=129361&disp=Census+of+the+Maori+population%2C+1891++ film 449437, item 2]; 1911-Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=135946&disp=Census+of+the+Maori+population%2C+1911++ film 449444, item 8]). Post-1966 returns are closed to the public until 2066. | ||
Since most census returns have been destroyed, researchers use substitutes which list people, such as almanacs | Since most census returns have been destroyed, researchers use substitutes which list people, such as [[New Zealand Directories|almanacs and directories]], [[New Zealand Electoral Rolls|electoral rolls]], [[New Zealand Land and Property|lists of property owners and occupants]], [[New Zealand Court Records|juror lists]], [[New Zealand Voting Registers]], and [[New Zealand Schools|school records]]. | ||
=== External Links === | === External Links === | ||
*http://www.archives.govt.nz/servicestomaori/maoriresearchtopics/genealogy.php | *http://www.archives.govt.nz/servicestomaori/maoriresearchtopics/genealogy.php | ||