NZ | Population Statistics Thread

[KiwiGuy]

Originally Posted by Svartmetall

As for rioting and student activism, perhaps you should look abroad and see that students tend to be the most militant members of society. Parisian students frequently riot and cause mayhem when protesting.

Agree. You only have to look at the protests/riots in England and Chile to see that students are a militant force and that rioting is universal anywhere.

All I can say is thank God I'm not militant enough to damage public property.

[otumoetaiNZ]

Originally Posted by Svartmetall

Odd really. Considering Otago is the Uni that gained in the rankings when the rest of NZ's Uni's fell it must be doing something right. I was suitably impressed with Dunedin and Otago Uni when I visited and the research being done there, I feel, is very good on the whole.

As for rioting and student activism, perhaps you should look abroad and see that students tend to be the most militant members of society. Parisian students frequently riot and cause mayhem when protesting.

Try googling dunedin student riots

They might have some good rankings overall but theres a few of em that just spoil it for the others. You just dont get this kind of thing at the other unis.

[otumoetaiNZ]

Originally Posted by GI_Joint

Would your qualifications count if you gained them from either the Palmy or Wellington campuses? or wouldn't it because they're outside of the triangle of golden goodness?

Welly doesnt offer the range of courses palmy does. Before the auckland campus was so big, most of the courses were only offered in palmy. Now a lot arent even offered there anymore, as theyre only offered in auckland. They know where the market is and are catering for it.

[DML2]

Massey is probably the most boring uni

[KiwiGuy]

Originally Posted by DML2

Massey is probably the most boring uni

Really? I want to go to Vic in Wellington for three primary reasons: I'd much rather live in Wellington than anywhere else (despite the terrible weather), it's very close to Nelson which means it will be easier to visit family and a lot of people I know are going there.

Problem is, I can't afford to go. Which means I'll have to make do with NMIT for the time being.

[DML2]

Hmm. Well the Auckland campus is pretty tame anyway

[Svartmetall]

Originally Posted by DML2

Hmm. Well the Auckland campus is pretty tame anyway

Possibly because it is in Albany with poor transport links (in terms of buses) and very few amenities around it. I have heard that the campus at Palmy is better.

Something that the baggers of Massey seem to forget - they offer the only Veterinary Sciences course in NZ. This alone makes the University disproportionately more important than its size and ranking hint at given the importance of veterinary sciences to the NZ economy.

[Dazzle]

Yay

Auckland population to hit 1.5 million mark next week 2:47 PM Thursday Jan 26, 2012

by Greg Bowker - NZ Herald.

Auckland's population will be pushed over 1.5 million next week, Statistics New Zealand says.

And it's likely that will be a literal push, with the 1.5 millionth person likely to be a new baby.

"The 1.5 millionth person could be a migrant coming from overseas or from within New Zealand but it is most likely to be a new baby," population statistics manager Andrea Blackburn said.

"That's because births add more than net migration to Auckland's population growth."

Auckland had dominated the nation's population growth for the past 60 years and was most likely to hit the 1.5 million mark on February 1, Ms Blackburn said.

It had taken 35 years to jump from 500,000 to 1,000,000 but only 16 years to reach 1.5 million - and account for 34 per cent of New Zealand's population.

Auckland boasts the fifth-highest population in New Zealand and Australia, below Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth but above Adelaide.

- APNZ

[KiwiGuy]

*Waits for calls to abandon the rest of the country*

[MelboyPete]

Well done AKL....are there any plans to build residential towers within the city to help cater for the population growth or are urban growth areas the focus of future planning ?

[city_thing]

I imagine Auckland feels like a much larger city due to it being the economic and cultural heart of New Zealand. Seems to punch well above its weight for a city with only 1.5m.

[GI_Joint]

Originally Posted by city_thing

I imagine Auckland feels like a much larger city due to it being the economic and cultural heart of New Zealand. Seems to punch well above its weight for a city with only 1.5m.

Well, it's different kind of NZ city due to its multi cultural population, majority of international migrants that move to NZ, move to Auckland. Auckland also has a monopoly on head offices of kiwi and international businesses being based there. Many businesses in New Zealand have "drifted north" to Auckland so to speak.

With Auckland being by far the biggest city in NZ there's plenty of internal shit fighting amongst kiwis, most of it friendly banter, some very serious. Examples:

*Some Aucklanders see themselves as superior while the rest of New Zealand is an under developed dump.
*Some Kiwis in other cities/towns, hate anyone from Auckland for being an Aucklander.
*Serious issue: Aucklanders get annoyed because the city has been underfunded for years.
*Serious issue: New Zealanders from other towns/cities get annoyed because of businesses in their area moving to Auckland.

[Urbania]

Well done Auckland!

[city_thing]

Originally Posted by GI_Joint

Well, it's different kind of NZ city due to its multi cultural population, majority of international migrants that move to NZ, move to Auckland. Auckland also has a monopoly on head offices of kiwi and international businesses being based there. Many businesses in New Zealand have "drifted north" to Auckland so to speak.

With Auckland being by far the biggest city in NZ there's plenty of internal shit fighting amongst kiwis, most of it friendly banter, some very serious. Examples:

*Some Aucklanders see themselves as superior while the rest of New Zealand is an under developed dump.
*Some Kiwis in other cities/towns, hate anyone from Auckland for being an Aucklander.
*Serious issue: Aucklanders get annoyed because the city has been underfunded for years.
*Serious issue: New Zealanders from other towns/cities get annoyed because of businesses in their area moving to Auckland.

There's the same resentment in every country towards it's respective biggest city. Aussies think Sydneysiders are arrogant, Russians think Moscow gets too much money, Londoners think civilisation ends as soon as you get past the M25 etc. etc.

A lot of my friends that have been to Auckland always comment on how it seems bigger than it actually is.

[whizz_pat]

Originally Posted by MelboyPete

Well done AKL....are there any plans to build residential towers within the city to help cater for the population growth or are urban growth areas the focus of future planning ?

The Auckland Council wants 75% of population growth over the next 30 years to be within the current urban limit. 25% will be on greenfield sites.

[deepred]

Surprise, surprise. Bill Ralston's latest rant in the Listener has outed him as a Suburbistani.

In my dotage I’m to be condemned to living in a 17th-floor rabbit hutch. If I wanted to live in Hong Kong, I would have moved there.

We have a right to be concerned about shoeboxes. But places like Vancouver as we all know have managed to get high-density living right, and I doubt Mr Ralston has ever been into a penthouse. And isn't it funny how those whingeing loudest about the RMA will probably invoke it when it suits them?

[Blah]

Originally Posted by city_thing

There's the same resentment in every country towards it's respective biggest city. Aussies think Sydneysiders are arrogant, Russians think Moscow gets too much money, Londoners think civilisation ends as soon as you get past the M25 etc. etc.

A lot of my friends that have been to Auckland always comment on how it seems bigger than it actually is.

I think it does. Having being to cities like Portland and Cincinnati...I think Auckland definitely feels bigger than both those cities.

[jarden]

On the other hand Christchurch has gone down to
367,700. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christchurch or
http://www.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_...es-tables.aspx
Is expected to loose more people as red zone suburbs are cleared of housing in 2013.

[SYDNEY]

Auckland's population to hit 2 million in less than 20 years?

image hosted on flickr

25 JAN 12 24°C ST HELIERS by Urban+Explorer, on Flickr

There are predictions Auckland's population will hit two million in less than 20 years. It comes as Statistics New Zealand announces Auckland's 1.5 millionth person will arrive in the city this week. Massey University sociologist Paul Spooney says Auckland's growth is largely driven by migration with 25,000 to 30,000 people arriving in Auckland every year. He says if Auckland continues to grow at the same rate, he expects the city to reach two million people by 2030. Mr Spooney says Auckland is growing at almost twice the rate of the rest of New Zealand.

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It would seem that we might see those shelved projects start up again - here's hoping: Renters in race for space in inner city

[otumoetaiNZ]

Originally Posted by city_thing

There's the same resentment in every country towards it's respective biggest city. Aussies think Sydneysiders are arrogant, Russians think Moscow gets too much money, Londoners think civilisation ends as soon as you get past the M25 etc. etc.

A lot of my friends that have been to Auckland always comment on how it seems bigger than it actually is.

Yup plenty of haters outside auckland but the truth is that if you want to be really successful business then auckland is where you need to be! Its just jealousy.