PURE MADNESS!

StatsNZ is creating a Persistent Unique IdentIfier (PUI) for each citizen to track them over time in an Integrated Statistical Data System – or ‘Statistical Register’.

The new system will link business, location and population registers giving a nearly complete picture of a persons life over time

The data in this register will be updated in real time as it becomes available, moving away from data ‘snapshots’ that only show a moment in time