Statistics New Zealand has started prosecution people for not doing the 2018 census. The 2018 census, the first to emphasis filling out submissions online, has been plagued with problems. READ MORE:* Census refuser eventually complies* Census response rate drops as survey moves to online focus* Online Census a bold experiment that backfiredIt is a crime to not fill out census forms, with a $500 fine the maximum punishment. STUFF The 2018 census data release has been delayed three times due to low response rate. Statistics NZ is due to give an update on when census data will be released in April.

Source: Stuff April 04, 2019 02:29 UTC