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Fewer babies were born in New Zealand in the year to September than in the previous year.
There were 57,393 live births registered, down from 58,047.
This continues a trend of our fertility rate dropping, while life expectancy increases.
Meanwhile, fewer couples are tying the knot.
Statistics NZ's population insights analyst Rebekah Hennessey joins Kathryn to unpack some of the numbers.
