The fertility rate refers to the average number of births that women in New Zealand would have over their lifetime, given current birth rates. "The latest decline reflects a continued trend of ...

Indeed, Australia and New Zealand have had IVF multiple birth rates of less than 5% for a decade, while the average multiple birth rate for European countries remains at 10.2%," says Prof. Chambers.

Opinion: The Govt's national curriculum ‘refresh’ will be an opportunity for NZ to finally align with global initiatives on sex education.

A McKinsey report investigating the economic impact of declines in birth rates found the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan and the United States would all have to see productivity rise at double the ...