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Nikau, Aria take lead in names
Nikau remains the most popular name for Maori boys born last year while Aria takes the top spot for girls from Maia.
Nikau remains the most popular name for Maori boys born last year while Aria takes the top spot for girls from Maia.
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Australian scientists appear to have solved one of the great mysteries of human biology - exactly what triggers labour after about 40 weeks of pregnancy.
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On the eve of the opening of her award-winning play on reproduction, Elisabeth Easther looks at the business of fertility and asks why making babies can be so simple for some and so complex, expensive and heartbreaking.