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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.

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.

Māori population grows to 904,100

One in six New Zealanders identifies as Māori.

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.

To hike or not to hike - economists divided on RBNZ's big rate call

ANZ is expecting the official cash rate to be raised from 5.5 per cent next week.