Chart 1: Urban areas drive NEET rate rise
Percentage point changes to NEET rate, March 2023 year to March 2024
−6
−5
−4
−3
−2
−1
0
1
2
3
4
Manawatū - Whanganui
3.5
Southland
2.6
Otago
2.3
Canterbury
2
Wellington
1.7
Auckland
1.2
Waikato
0.8
Northland
0.2
Bay of Plenty
−0.7
Tasman / Nelson / Marlborough / West Coast
−2.2
Gisborne / Hawke's Bay
−3.8
Taranaki
−5.7
