Waikato Regional Wellbeing
Data and Knowledge

Wellbeing at the Waikato regional level has been evaluated by several organisations over the past 5 years.

Waikato Wellbeing Project: Te Ara Poutama

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i. An adequate description of the dataset
A project which aims to ensure that Waikato people, at all levels, are empowered to make important choices wisely for their present and future wellbeing.

ii. The source(s) of information
Waikato Wellbeing Project:  https://www.waikatowellbeingproject.co.nz/te-ara-poutama/

iii.  The date when the data was collected and the expected update frequency
2023

iv. Any use or publication restrictions, including cultural restrictions
None

v. A contact person or organisation
www.waikatowellbeingproject.co.nz/contact/

vi. Any quality/data health warnings
No

Waikato Regional Council: Tūpuranga Waikato Wellbeing Progress Indicators, 2023

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i. An adequate description of the dataset
A set of indicators which measure the Waikato region’s progress by identifying our current situation and trends across each of 32 key economic, environmental and social aspects.

ii. The source(s) of information
Waikato Progress Indicators: 
https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/waikato.regional.council/viz/WaikatoProgressIndicatorsDashboard_16862300344780/INTRODUCTION

iii.  The date when the data was collected and the expected update frequency
May 2023
Updated continuously

iv. Any use or publication restrictions, including cultural restrictions
None

v. A contact person or organisation
www.bps.waikatoregion.govt.nz/online-services/new/RequestForService/step/1?Subject=Policies,planningandstrategies

vi. Any quality/data health warnings
No

Waikato Regional Council: Quality of Life Results, 2023

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i. An adequate description of the dataset
This report presents Waikato regional and territorial local authority results from a survey undertaken in parallel with the 2022 Quality of Life Survey (a collaboration between nine New Zealand councils including Hamilton).

ii. The source(s) of information
Waikato Regional Council
https://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/services/publications/tr202249/

iii.  The date when the data was collected and the expected update frequency
November 2022

iv. Any use or publication restrictions, including cultural restrictions
None

v. A contact person or organisation
www.bps.waikatoregion.govt.nz/online-services/new/RequestForService/step/1?Subject=Policies,planningandstrategies

vi. Any quality/data health warnings
No

Momentum Foundation: Waikato Vital Signs

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i. An adequate description of the dataset
Waikato Vital Signs® is a community check-up that reports on the social, environmental, cultural and economic wellbeing of our communities, joining the dots between statistical information and what matters most to the people ‘living on the ground’.

ii. The source(s) of information
Momentum Foundation
https://momentumwaikato.nz/vital-signs

iii.  The date when the data was collected and the expected update frequency
2020

iv. Any use or publication restrictions, including cultural restrictions
None

v. A contact person or organisation
info@momentumwaikato.nz

vi. Any quality/data health warnings
No

Statistics NZ 2018 Census Summary- Waikato Region

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i. An adequate description of the dataset
2018 Census data about Waikato Region. Topics include population, ethnicity, religion, health, employment, income, education, and housing.

ii. The source(s) of information
Statistics New Zealand 
https://www.stats.govt.nz/tools/2018-census-place-summaries/waikato-region 

iii.  The date when the data was collected and the expected update frequency
2018
2023-24

iv. Any use or publication restrictions, including cultural restrictions
None

v. A contact person or organisation
info@stats.govt.nz

vi. Any quality/data health warnings
No