IMD18 publications
A brief report on development of the 2018 New Zealand Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD18) (2.4 MB, PDF)
The New Zealand Indices of Multiple Deprivation: a new suite of indicators for social and health research in Aotearoa, New Zealand is a 2017 article in the PLOS ONE journal about the development of the NZIMD and NZ data zones.
Developing intermediate zones for analysing the social geography of Auckland, New Zealand is a 2016 article describing the creation of two new geographical boundary files known respectively as lower zones and upper zones for investigating social phenomena and visualising disparities in health outcomes in the Auckland Region. The same methodology was used to develop 5958 data zones for the whole of New Zealand.
| Auckland | Hawke’s Bay | Northland | Waikato |
| Bay of Plenty | Hutt Valley | South Canterbury | Wairarapa |
| Canterbury | Lakes | Southern | Waitemata |
| Capital and Coast | MidCentral | Tairawhiti | West Coast |
| Counties Manukau | Nelson Marlborough | Taranaki | Whanganui |
IMD13 publications
Reports and publications
- Exeter DJ, Zhao J, Crengle S, Lee A, Browne M (2017) The New Zealand Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): A new suite of indicators for social and health research in Aotearoa, New Zealand. PLoS ONE 12(8): e0181260 (downloadable PDF)The New Zealand Indices of Multiple Deprivation: a new suite of indicators for social and health research in Aotearoa, New Zealand is a 2017 article in the PLOS ONE journal about the development of the NZIMD and NZ data zones.
- Zhao J, Exeter DJ. Developing intermediate zones for analysing the social geography of Auckland, New Zealand. New Zealand Geographer. 2016;72(1):14-27 (abstract and download PDF)Developing intermediate zones for analysing the social geography of Auckland, New Zealand is a 2016 article describing the creation of two new geographical boundary files known respectively as lower zones and upper zones for investigating social phenomena and visualising disparities in health outcomes in the Auckland Region. The same methodology was used to develop 5958 data zones for the whole of New Zealand.
A brief report on development of the New Zealand Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD). (754 kB, PDF)
A compilation of 20 deprivation and demographic profiles of New Zealand’s District Health Boards (DHB) using the 2013 Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD13) and the 2013 Census (9 MB, PDF)
OPIMD13 publications
Reports and publications
A brief report on development of the 2013 Older People’s Index of Multiple Deprivation (291 kB, PDF)
The Older Persons’ Index of Multiple Deprivation: Measuring the deprivation circumstances of older populations in Aotearoa New Zealand is a 2022 article in the journal of Health and Place about the development of the Older Persons’ Index of Multiple Deprivation (OPIMD), an individual-level measure of deprivation for those aged 65 years and over in New Zealand.