Household Incomes in New Zealand: Trends in Indicators of Inequality and Hardship 1982 to 2008

The Household Incomes Report provides information on the material wellbeing of New Zealanders as indicated by their household incomes from 1982 to 2008.
The report uses data from Statistics New Zealand's 2007-08 Household Economic Survey (Income) to update the previous report in the series which had information to 2007.

The interviews for the 2007-08 survey were carried out in the year to 30 June 2008. 

The findings in the report therefore capture the full impact of the Working for Families package, but not the impact of either the October 2008 tax cuts or the current economic downturn.

The next update is planned for mid 2010 using data from the 2008-09 HES.

In addition to the Full Report and Summary there is also a Short Summary which gives a quick overview.