# Media – Stats NZ: Grinding gears in data’s “big machine”
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by [Suzanne Woodward](https://www.compass.auckland.ac.nz/author/swoo120/) | Dec 1, 2025 | [News](https://www.compass.auckland.ac.nz/category/news/) | [0 comments](https://www.compass.auckland.ac.nz/media-stats-nz-grinding-gears-in-datas-big-machine/#respond)
COMPASS Director, Barry Milne, was interviewed by Radio New Zealand for a news story on how well the IT infrastructure supporting the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI) is – or is not – working:
Stats NZ: Grinding gears in data’s “big machine.” *Radio New Zealand*
<https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/579178/stats-nz-grinding-gears-in-data-s-big-machine.>
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