New Zealand attracted more new migrants in November as long-term arrivals were steady, though Australia's attraction for kiwis persists.

The quest may no longer be for the elixir of immortality but with an ageing population there is increased awareness of what it takes to live long and well, writes Dionne Christian.

Two studies of human development, one launched in the 1970s and the other from earlier this year, reveal how different society is today.

New Zealand will look like a much different place in the future, if the early results of a longitudinal study are anything to go by.

The greater the gap between rich and poor, the more likely people will grow up a drug user, a criminal, less educated, obese, pregnant while a teenager, even less trusting of others.

All NZ regions had more births than deaths in the past year, with Auckland contributing 45 per cent of NZ's natural increase.

Forget Paul Henry’s narrow vision of a New Zealander. People from nearly every country in the world have made Aotearoa their home. Five new New Zealanders tell Shelley Bridgeman how they came here and why they became Kiwis.

Dita De Boni wonders what the environmental impact of having children really is.

No stage of life has a worse reputation than middle age. There might be some very good reasons for that, writes Shane Gilchrist.

One in every four women giving birth in NZ will undergo caesarean section surgery, with nearly 15pc booking the operation before going into labour.

Popular primary schools could turn away pupils' little brothers and sisters, as they are hit by the start of a new baby boom.

New Zealanders are moving to Australia in record numbers, but they arrive already educated and end up working on average harder and longer than Australians, a government study says.

Auckland's new demographic means the new council will face many challenges, writes Fran O'Sullivan.