Reporting on energy hardship measures
MBIE provides data and insights on energy hardship at a national level and amongst key demographic groups.
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In June 2022, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) released its definition of energy hardship and energy wellbeing. Prior to this there was no nationally accepted definition or method of measuring energy hardship.
For more information about the development of these definitions and energy hardship measures, see:
Data reports
As part of this work MBIE developed a list of 5 measures of energy hardship. The first report on these measures was published in June 2023.
The most recent release was in December 2025, covering data up to and including the year ended June 2024. The next report is expected to be released in 2027.
Report for the year ended June 2024
Released in December 2025, this report covers 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2024. For this report, a spreadsheet containing data used and referenced in the report. Support for navigating through the spreadsheet is provided in the ‘Guide’ tab.
Report on energy hardship measures – Year ended June 2024 [PDF 1.3MB]
Report for the year ended June 2022
Released in June 2023, this report covers 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2022.
About these reports
This work is a guide only. MBIE is not responsible for the results of any actions taken on the basis of information in this work, or for any errors or omissions.
This work is based on/includes customised Stats NZ’s data, which are licensed by Stats NZ for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.