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Census delivery set to begin
The 2011 Census gets into full swing from tomorrow with the delivery of about eight million census forms and internet access codes.

More mums, same number of babies
NZers are only half as busy having babies as they were 40 years ago, but with today's larger population a similar number of babies - nearly 65,000 - were born last year.

Student revenue up despite fewer visitors studying here
Growth from India, Vietnam and Saudi Arabia supporting traditional sources.

Food, oil shortages predicted as population soars
Australia's big cities are eating the nation's future as they spread out across shrinking farmland, increase pollution, threaten water supplies and hit the quality of life.

NZ-UK govts discuss visa concerns
Growing problems for New Zealanders trying to obtain British visas will be up for discussion in talks with British ministers this week. From April, the number is to be limited to 21,700 a year, compared to about 28,000 in 2009.