New Zealand’s birth rate stats just keep getting worse... 

The latest show ‘natural population growth’ has fallen to 18,700 for the year to June – the lowest it’s been since WWII. 

Births are at their lowest since 2003. 

So should we throw money at people to have babies, or are there some other options on the cards? And how bad is it really?  

Today on The Front Page, Infometrics principal economist and lead demographer Nick Brunsdon is with us to break it all down. 

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You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network.

Host: Chelsea Daniels
Editor/Producer: Richard Martin
Producer: Jane Yee

New Zealand&rsquo;s birth rate stats just keep getting worse...&nbsp;
The latest show &lsquo;natural population growth&rsquo; has fallen to 18,700 for the year to June &ndash; the lowest it&rsquo;s been since WWII.&nbsp;
Births are at their lowest since 2003.&nbsp;
So should we throw money at people to have babies, or are there some other options on the cards? And how bad is it really? &nbsp;
Today on The Front Page,&nbsp;Infometrics principal economist and lead demographer Nick Brunsdon is with us to break it all down.&nbsp;
Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network.
Host: Chelsea Daniels Editor/Producer: Richard Martin Producer: Jane Yee

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