Kaur, 27, said she was induced because she was 11 days past her due date - she then went into labour on New Year’s Eve. She said the birth went smoothly and she was “well-looked after” during and after her baby’s delivery at the hospital.
The Pāpāmoa family have since returned home. For the next few days, Kaur said she would “just rest and look after my daughter”.
Kaur said the pair was originally from India and moved to New Zealand in 2018 as her husband had a job here.
She said she was looking forward to raising her daughter in New Zealand as there were “lots of facilities” and there was “a good future for children” here.
In the Lakes district, Larea Berdebes gave birth to her daughter Everly Burrows at Taupō Hospital at 6.29am on January 1.
Berdebes lives with her partner, Ryan Burrows, and their 23-month-old Laynie Burrows in Taupō.
“We just got home [yesterday] so it was really special watching my first child Laynie meet her for the first time. That was really cool.”
“We’ve definitely got our hands full,” she said with a laugh.
Berdebes said her due date was on January 22.
“So she decided to be a New Year’s baby instead.”
Berdebes said she would spend the next few days adjusting to having two children, with the help of her mother.
