Revealed: The new New Zealand - move over Boomer, the rise of the Millennial
New population stats show Kiwi demographic on the rise. What does it mean for our future?
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Dublin St Bridge congestion 'depriving Whanganui East'
Mayor says there is no short-term fix.
US marks slowest population growth since the Depression
The US population rose to 331,449,281 last year, a 7.4 per cent increase.
School zones: Special arrangement possible for out-of-zone siblings
Siblings of current students may be allowed in from out of zone under transition scheme.
Urban sprawl: How NZ's best vege-growing land is dramatically disappearing
Urban sprawl is eating NZ's best land for crops, hurting our ability to feed ourselves.
Covering Climate Now: Does population size matter?
The climate crisis is ostensibly a big polluter problem. But does population size matter?
NZ records first non-citizen migrant loss since 1970s
Annual net migration figure has plunged as Covid-19 restrictions bite.
'Really hard done by': The region where deaths are expected to outweigh births
The region's population in 2018 was 32,400 and it is predicted to be 30,600 in 2048.
Auckland's population projected to hit 2 million by 2033
Auckland's population could expand by an average of 1900 residents a month by 2033.
Bubble boost: Number of infected Australian travellers revealed
Data shows three people in eight months brought Covid-19 from Australia to New Zealand.
Six new Covid cases in MIQ, three results pending for close contacts of aircrew
No community cases connected to the Valentine's Day outbreak since February 28.
Fertility crisis: Falling sperm counts 'threaten human survival'
Sperm counts are on track to hit zero by 2045, a top reproductive epidemiologist says.
Children barred from school bus by 1904 law
Parents are driving kids to school because of a 1904 law barring them from school buses.
Liam Dann: 'Jaw-dropping' new data highlights housing challenge
Housing costs were rising before the pandemic property boom and new forecasts aren't good.
Wellington City's economy forecast to bounce back by 2022
Wellington's public sector is both the city's strength and its vulnerability economically.
Covid-19: US population slows
Smallest increase this and last century and smaller than at the height of the Spanish flu.
Fruit growers: Still too few Kiwi workers
NZ fruit growers continue to advocate for more RSE workers to be allowed into the country.
Liam Dann: Returning Kiwis - just what impact are they having, really?
OPINION: Are more New Zealanders coming home? What happens next with migration is crucial.
Kiwis come home: How many are really arriving? Where are they going?
A survey of expats found half want to come home, but new data shows they aren't here yet.
Kiwi kids at 8: Bullying and obesity emerge as issues of serious concern
Concerns emerging about Kiwi kids' weight, bullying and housing stability.
Growing Auckland schools might 'bulge at the seams'
Schools in the Auckland region have had the fastest growth in student rolls in 17 years.
Labour looks like contemporary NZ, not so National
National leader Judith Collins made her stance on cultural differences clear.
Principal gives up office as school roll swells
Students learn in the old staffroom, offices and library as school outgrows space.
'The rates are killing Te Kūiti' - debt burden too big
Rates are crippling residents of a rural district where council debt is $40 million.
Special interview: Covid like the 'Cold War' - Bloomfield on masks, vaccine
Dr Ashley Bloomfield on life at level 1 this time and when the pandemic will end.
Comment: A night with Billy TK - and his conspiracy theories
David Fisher went to an Advance NZ meeting and fact-checked Billy Te Kahika.
NZ returnees taking net migration levels to historic high
"It makes for one of the most unusual years in terms of immigration," sociologist says.
The Road Ahead: The missing piece in our Covid-19 puzzle
The Road Ahead poses risks for our way of life - how does our economy save us?
Demand for water in Wellington could outstrip supply by 2026
Region looking to water meters ahead of coming up with $250 million for new water source.
Shock predictions: The countries whose populations will halve by 2100
A new study also predicts when NZ will reach peak population.
Ben Kepes on immigration: Don't let Covid take us back to the past
Let's honour our past, but do so by embracing what, and who, New Zealand is today.
Liam Dann: NZ faces big choice on immigration - are we ready?
For better or worse, immigration has been the magic ingredient in NZ's economic growth.
Editorial: Five million Kiwis can't be wrong
Editorial: Great New Zealanders have been born at each million milestone - who's next?
Population milestone - Baby Odette could be No. 5 million
Odette Deane was born in March - Stats NZ says our population hit 5 million that month.