New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings - Evasion of The Census

Evasion of The Census

There are a few people who object to the census and attempt to evade it. The most famous of these is The Wizard of New Zealand, Ian Brackenberry Channell, who has variously spent the night in a boat beyond New Zealand's 20 km territorial limit and presented affidavits from followers who believe that he 'magically disappeared' for the night.