# data.govt.nz

> Use this tool when you need to access New Zealand's government open data for statistics, environmental information, or public services. It solves problems related to data retrieval and analysis by providing a searchable catalog of official public datasets through the CKAN API. The endpoint accepts search queries and returns relevant datasets, operating within a daily limit of 50 calls.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/data-govt-nz  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/data-govt-nz

## Description

data.govt.nz provides AI agents with access to New Zealand's government open data portal through a Pipeworx-hosted MCP endpoint using the CKAN API. Agents can search and retrieve datasets from New Zealand's official public data catalog covering government statistics, environmental data, and public services. The endpoint operates on Pipeworx's free tier with 50 calls per day.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.65
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-01

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** ai-ml
- **Updated:** 2026-09-01

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/data-govt-nz)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-data-govt-nz>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "data-govt-nz"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/data-govt-nz` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/data-govt-nz/pull`

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