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Census Day arrives, with hopes it will be better than the last

06:48 am on 7 March 2023

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It's Census Day - and time to fill in your form if you haven't already done so.

The last big count in 2018 was roundly criticised for having the lowest response rate in 50 years, particularly among Māori.

Officials had relied too much on people filling out the information online - this time round there are social media attacks from conspiracy theorists and access problems in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle.

Ruth Hill reports.