The Beginner's Guide To The Census
A guide to the reasons for the New Zealand census, how the statistics are used and what they are used for.The population survey will be filled in by everyone (including street kids, possum trappers and jailed French secret service agents), generate 5,500 pages of information and influence national planning. Reporter Philip Alpers is the guide and strives to find flaws in the exercise's much vaunted confidentiality as he interviews politicians and statisticians and visits his mother. Leading naysayer The Wizard of Christchurch is a typically colourful dissenting voice.
A series of half-hour documentaries which aim to go into areas of life which intrigue, mystify or frighten people.
Primary Title
- The Beginner's Guide To
Secondary Title
- The Census
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 27 February 1986
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 21 : 00
Duration
- 30:00
Series
- 3
Episode
- 1
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
- Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
- A series of half-hour documentaries which aim to go into areas of life which intrigue, mystify or frighten people.
Episode Description
- A guide to the reasons for the New Zealand census, how the statistics are used and what they are used for.The population survey will be filled in by everyone (including street kids, possum trappers and jailed French secret service agents), generate 5,500 pages of information and influence national planning. Reporter Philip Alpers is the guide and strives to find flaws in the exercise's much vaunted confidentiality as he interviews politicians and statisticians and visits his mother. Leading naysayer The Wizard of Christchurch is a typically colourful dissenting voice.
Classification
- Not Classified
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Documentary
- Public service announcement
Hosts
- Philip Alpers (Presenter)
Contributors
- Michael Single (Producer)
- TVNZ Documentary & Features Dept (Production Unit)
- New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation [NZBC] (Production Unit)