PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Women’s individual choices are the wrong focus of demographic debateOPINION: International Women's Day is on March 8.18 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandThe adventurous life behind Betty's 100 yearsSome mothers like tea and scones, but Betty prefers watching heavy machines build bridges.05 Feb 05:09 PM
Employment‘Not great but better than it looks’ - economists see bright spots in today’s unemployment riseThe latest data show 165,000 people now out of work but more jobs are being created 04 Feb 02:17 AM
New Zealand'Where do we put them?': Rotorua school rolls rise but classroom space slimming27 Jan 05:50 PM
PremiumNew ZealandThe Queenstown paradox: More homes are being built, but fewer are being lived in17 Jan 02:00 AM
PremiumNew ZealandThe $600k zone: Families paying premium for homes near Auckland's most exclusive schools07 Jan 09:00 PM
PremiumEditorialEditorial: Wellington faces years of stagnation if it can't attract people05 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumWellingtonIs Wellington falling behind? New numbers show Tauranga and Hamilton population overtaking capitalThe capital is set to drop from NZ's third-largest city to the fifth within 25 years.04 Jan 04:00 PM
WorldBaby booms: These governments want to spark themCan a mix of perks, incentives and ideology reverse declining population trends?14 Dec 05:00 PM
New ZealandNew high security units to add 316 beds at Hawke’s Bay prisonCorrections is self-funding the build within its existing departmental budget.30 Nov 06:53 PM
OpinionPaul Spoonley: Growing, going, gone: latest numbers show NZ now at risk of population stagnationOPINION: New Zealand recorded population growth of only 0.7% this year.16 Nov 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMichael Johnston: How to solve New Zealand's population problemOPINION: New Zealand's fertility rate has fallen to 1.6, well below replacement level.12 Nov 08:00 PM
WorldDon't let the party stop: Berlin's fight against 'club death'The SchwuZ club faces a €50,000 monthly shortfall and has declared bankruptcy.16 Oct 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAaron Smail: Will housing and infrastructure keep pace with our aging population?OPINION: New Zealand must build today for the ageing population of tomorrow. 13 Oct 05:00 PM
WorldChina’s demographic crisis means it’s heading towards a worker shortageChina is experiencing unprecedented, and probably irreversible, population decline.12 Oct 04:00 PM
WorldGerman town testing how to reverse population declineEisenhuttenstadt offered a chance for two residents to live rent-free on a trial basis.05 Oct 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: Auckland Rugby Union's neglect highlighted in All Blacks starting XVOPINION: Immigration is not the only answer for a country with low productivity.05 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMatthew Hooton: Why NZ’s fiscal future may hinge on new immigrantsOPINION: Treasury’s forecasts depend on a million more immigrants by 2050.02 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionScott St John: New Zealand needs a long-term population policyAccurate population forecasts shape schools, roads, hospitals and housing.24 Sep 11:00 PM
PremiumPremiumAucklandNo-go zone? Find out how many out-of-zone students schools will accept in 2026Auckland schools have revealed how many families were successful in out-of-zone ballots.19 Sep 05:01 PM
New Zealand'Prove who I am': Keisha Castle-Hughes' challenge to get daughter NZ citizenshipThe actor told the Waitangi Tribunal it took four years to get her daughter's passport.16 Sep 09:53 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonSimon Wilson: Why do people think Joni Mitchell wanted housing sprawl? OPINION: Misleading information from people who should know better in our density debate. 09 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion: What’s really at stake in Kingsland in the battle over housing and heritage?Kingsland’s 3540 residents live at twice Auckland’s average population density.09 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumWellington'A clear lack of vision': Wellington’s businesses on how fix ‘stagnant’ city growthThey're calling for rates reform, a PR campaign to rebrand the city, and amalgamation.02 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandCCTV appears to show murder-accused lighting fatal Loafers Lodge fireThe jury watched CCTV showing the accused before the fire started.01 Sep 05:41 AM
WorldFather and son killed by ute while walking to get ice creamBraiden Timmins, 33, and son Hendrix, 4, were hit by a ute on Sunday.18 Aug 11:40 PM
PremiumPremiumPropertySize of four rugby fields: NZ's biggest new chilled, frozen food warehouse rising'We have got to keep up,' Foodstuffs North Island CEO Chris Quin says of the building.11 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandThe $600k zone: Families paying premium for homes near Auckland's most exclusive schoolsFind out exactly how much you have to pay to live in every school zone in Auckland. 01 Aug 05:00 PM
WorldEngland and Wales population surges by a near record 707,000It has reignited a political row over migration that has fuelled support for Reform UK.31 Jul 01:23 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion: Wellington idealists are acting like a bully over Auckland's housingChris Bishop's housing targets for Auckland are seen as overly aggressive.30 Jul 06:00 PM