Hon JAMES SHAW (Minister of Statistics): I'm delighted to confirm that the rainbow community of Aotearoa New Zealand will be recognised in the next census. Statistics New Zealand has committed to including questions in Census 2023 about sexual orientation and gender identity, something that has never happened before. Tomorrow, Stats NZ will open a consultation to inform exactly how we collect and report on this data on gender identity, but the most important thing to note today is that people in the rainbow community will finally be able to respond to the census in a way that reflects who they are. 