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Online Census 2013 has earned wide scale acceptance among citizens of New Zealand. Launched for the first time during 2006 Census, the online system ensures that data is collected quickly, safely and easily along with improved respondents’ experience. The 2013 online census system is overall similar to 2006’s, with only few minor updates. With the new online forms, respondents are now automatically routed past questions they don’t need to answer, based on their answers to the preceding questions. The new form also ensures that only numeric characters can be used where only a numeric response is required. Also, an automatic consistency checker prevents all types of contradictory responses. The census has started on Tuesday, 5 March 2013. All citizens of New Zealand are required legally to participate in the census and if they fail to do so will be fined up to $500. The results of the 2013 Census will be released starting from December 2013. Statistics New Zealand, the e-Governance department which has been primarily involved in conducting the census, intended to have 35 per cent of respondents, or around 2 million people, participating in the Online Census 2013 by filling the form.