Survey at a glance
The Longitudinal Immigration Survey: New Zealand (LisNZ) is a survey of new migrants to New Zealand.
| Purpose |
To find out about new migrants’ settlement experiences during their first three years in New Zealand. This will help the government and support agencies to improve settlement for new migrants. |
| Selection process |
Random selection of people who were approved for permanent residence in New Zealand. |
| Population |
Approximately 5,000. |
| Frequency |
First wave of interviews: May 2005 to May 2007.
Second wave of interviews: May 2006 to May 2008.
Third wave of interviews: November 2007 to November 2009. |
| Results |
Information will be released progressively from mid-2008 onwards. Results from the first wave of interviewing was published in a Hot Off The Press released on 19 May 2008. This was the first public release of statistics from the LisNZ survey and was a joint effort by Statistics New Zealand and the Department of Labour. The Department of Labour’s International Migration, Settlement and Employment Dynamics (IMSED) Research Group have published a comprehensive report on the results from the first wave: New Faces, New Futures: New Zealand. Results from the second wave of interviewing were published in a Hot Off The Press released on 29 May 2009. This release reports on information collected during the first two waves of interviews. |