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Tokoroa receives biggest housing boost since the 1970s
Strathmore Park is expected to deliver 187 homes in stages.
New stats: Kiwi exodus continues but has the brain drain peaked?
New data shows the trend for Kiwis heading offshore has moderated.
Hamilton growth spurt calls for Waikato-wide approach to challenges
Hamilton crowned NZ’s fastest growing city for a second time.
Losing our religion: Why have Kiwis stopped believing in God?
The latest Census shows a majority have no religious faith. We look for the reasons.
'Queens city': Queenstown set to reach population milestone
New figures out this week will show Queenstown is now a large urban area.
Can the government get people to have more babies?
New York Times: Falling fertility rates are a looming, slow-motion crisis.
Brain drain: A record 81,200 Kiwis departing as fewer migrants arrived
New Zealand's net migration continues to dwindle.
Experts call for fewer work hours to boost productivity in NZ
Who are the 300 people who say they work all the time?
'How big is too big?' Discover Auckland's biggest and fastest-growing schools
Search every Auckland school to see which have grown fastest in our latest interactive.
The city with the lowest home ownership rates in NZ
Housing is relatively inexpensive compared with other cities but ownership rates are low.
Leaders work towards ensuring region 'fit' to handle projected expansion
The region's population will grow – housing, roading and infrastructure are the priority.
Statistics reveal big changes to iwi populations
Iwi data reveals populations have increased by an average of 46% over 10 years.
Private Auckland hospital doubles in size: New $3m robot, extra beds, surgical expansion
Three new procedure rooms and space for 15 extra beds have opened.
Parents increasingly desperate as schools accept fewer out-of-zone students
Applications are up but schools are accepting fewer students.
Matthew Hooton: This Govt is distracted on economy – and bigger problems loom
OPINION: The average four-person household is $1600 a month worse off than in mid-2022.
‘It is fraud’: Students kicked out after spike in out-of-zone parents sending kids to school
Hundreds of parents have had to prove their residence after enrolment fraud spiked.
Auckland economy rebounded well from pandemic – new report
New research shows Auckland's economy isn't quite as grim as it seems.
Auckland house-building outstrips population rise
On the fringes, especially to the north, west and south, are where real growth occurred.
‘NZ loses lustre’ as Kiwi departures hit new record and total net migration rate eases
The immigration boom continues to subside, with fewer arrivals and more departures
'Northland is a beautiful place and we expect it to grow': Region one of north's fastest-growing
The latest Census data shows Northland is growing.
Opinion: NZ is changing faster than the Census can keep up – four big trends to watch
OPINION: The NZ population has changed significantly from where we were in March 2023.
Net migration loss of NZ citizens tops 50,000 for first time
Latest migration numbers shatter previous record for departure of Kiwi citizens.
Building for the future big part of Kāinga Ora’s Northland plans
Kāinga Ora's homes are designed to last 50 years.
World’s population to fall for first time since the Black Death
Global fertility rates hit a tipping point and are unlikely to recover, say experts.
Paul Spoonley: Doubling Auckland’s size is not a good thing
OPINION: Auckland will dominate New Zealand’s population growth over the coming decades.
Fewer kids due to cost of living 'new reality' for NZ
New Zealand will suffer as birth rates drop, but Kiwis can't afford to have more kids.