The 2013 Index of Multiple Deprivation was developed by the IMD team: Dr Daniel John Exeter, Dr Jinfeng Zhao, Dr Sue Crengle, Dr Arier Chi Lun Lee and Michael Browne, with help and support from numerous individuals and organisations.

The OPIMD was developed by Associate Professor Daniel Exeter, Dr Arier Chi Lun Lee, Professor Ngaire Kerse, Dr Anna Rolleston and Michael Browne, with help and support from numerous individuals and organisations and funding from the Marsden Fund – Royal Society of New Zealand.

Acknowledgements

Organisations that contributed to the development of the IMD18:

The research team are grateful to the Health Research Council of New Zealand for funding the original research project (IMD13), and to the Auckland Medical Research Foundation for funding the 2018 update. This research would not have been possible without the provision of data, expert guidance and support of many individuals and the following organisations: Accident Compensation Corporation, Action on Smoking and Health, Aotearoa People’s Network Kaharoa, ANZ Bank, ASB Bank, Association of Public Library Managers Inc. Auckland City Hospital, Auckland Uniservices Ltd, Auckland University of Technology, Beacon Pathway, BNZ Bank, BRANZ, Bishop’s Action Foundation, Canterbury District Health Board, Child Poverty Action Group, COMET Auckland, Counties-Manukau DHB, Department of Corrections, Energy Efficiency and Conservation Association, Family Start, Federated Farmers, Heart Foundation, Housing New Zealand Corporation, Inland Revenue, Kiwibank, Leeds University, Maritime NZ, Massey University, Ministries of Business, Innovation and Employment, Education, Health, Justice and Social Development, National Collective of Independent Women’s Refuges, Ngāti Whātua o Ōrākei, North Shore Hospital, Northland DHB, New Zealand Certified Builders Association, NZ Fire Service, nzchurchnet.co.nz, NZ-Libs, NZ Police, NZ Post, NZ Racing Board, NZ Transport Agency, Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners, Ollivier & Company, Otago University, Participants in the Feb 2014 and Feb 2017 hui, Pharmac, Plunket, Prisoners Aid and Rehabilitation Trust, Problem Gambling Foundation, Salvation Army, St John’s Ambulance, Southern African Social Policy Research Institute, Statistics New Zealand, TSB Bank, Tairāwhiti DHB, Te Kāhui Mana Ririki Trust, Te Kupenga Hauora Māori, Te Matapihi he tirohanga mō te iwi Trust (National Maori Housing Trust), Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Hine, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, Te Whānau O Waipareira Trust, Telco2 Ltd, Tenancy Tribunal, University of Auckland, University of Canterbury, University of Otago, University of Oxford, Waikato University, Waitemata DHB, Wellington Free Ambulance, Westpac Bank, and Woopa Design.

Organisations that contributed to the development of the IMD13:

The research team are grateful to the Health Research Council of New Zealand for funding this research project. This research would not have been possible without the provision of data, expert guidance and support of many individuals and the following organisations: Accident Compensation Corporation, Action on Smoking and Health, Aotearoa People’s Network Kaharoa, ANZ Bank, ASB Bank, Association of Public Library Managers Inc., Auckland Uniservices Ltd, Auckland University of Technology, Beacon Pathway, BNZ Bank, BRANZ, Child Poverty Action Group, COMET Auckland, Counties-Manukau DHB, Department of Corrections, Energy Efficiency and Conservation Association, Family Start, Federated Farmers, Heart Foundation, Housing New Zealand Corporation, Inland Revenue, Kiwibank, Leeds University, Maritime NZ, Massey University, Ministries of Business, Innovation and Employment, Education, Health, Justice and Social Development, National Collective of Independent Women’s Refuges, Ngāti Whātua o Ōrākei, Northland DHB, New Zealand Certified Builders Association, NZ Fire Service, NZ-Libs, NZ Police, NZ Post, NZ Racing Board, Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners, Ollivier & Company, Otago University, Participants in the Feb 2014 and Feb 2017 hui, Pharmac, Plunket, Prisoners Aid and Rehabilitation Trust, Problem Gambling Foundation, Salvation Army, St John’s Ambulance, Southern African Social Policy Research Institute, Statistics New Zealand, TSB Bank, Tairāwhiti DHB, Te Kāhui Mana Ririki Trust, Te Kupenga Hauora Māori, Te Matapihi he tirohanga mō te iwi Trust (National Maori Housing Trust), Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Hine, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, Te Whānau O Waipareira Trust, Telco2 Ltd, Tenancy Tribunal, University of Auckland, University of Canterbury, University of Otago, University of Oxford, Waikato University, Waitemata DHB, Wellington Free Ambulance, Westpac Bank, and Woopa Design.

Organisations that contributed to the development of the OPIMD13:

The research team are grateful to the Marsden Fund – Royal Society of New Zealand for funding this work. This research would not have been possible without the provision of data, expert guidance and support of many individuals and the following organisations: ANZ Bank, ASB Bank, Accident Compensation Corporation, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), Aotearoa People’s Network Kaharoa, Association of Public Library Managers Inc., Auckland Uniservices Ltd., BNZ Bank, BRANZ, Bishop’s Action Foundation, COMET Auckland, Energy Efficiency and Conservation Association, Federated Farmers, Housing New Zealand Corporation, Inland Revenue, Kiwibank, Leeds University, Manawa Ora Centre in Tauranga, Maritime NZ, Massey University, Ministries of Education, Health, Justice and Social Development, nzchurchnet.co.nz, NZ Fire Service, NZ Police, NZ Post, NZ Racing Board, NZ-Libs, Otago University, participants in multiple hui, Pharmac, Salvation Army, St John’s Ambulance, Statistics New Zealand, TSB Bank, Tairawhiti District Health Board (DHB), Te Karaiti te Pou Herenga Waka in Mangere, Telco2 Ltd, Tenancy Tribunal, University of Auckland, University of Canterbury, University of Otago, University of Oxford, Waikato University, Waitemata DHB, Wellington Free Ambulance, Westpac, Woopa Design.