Population
Nights Quiz
Do you know your stuff? Come on the air and be grilled by Emile Donovan as he dons his quizmaster hat. If you get an answer right, you move on to the next question. If you get it wrong, your time in… Audio
PNG population set to hit 21 million by 2050
Papua New Guinea's soaring youth population is being viewed as an opportunity to turn the dial on systemic issues. Audio
Jane Golley: China's economic headwinds, and what it means for us
The world is looking at China in a new way. What was once billed as the next dominant superpower is facing economic headwinds. Audio
Where is everyone? Ten percent still missing from the Census
Despite the millions spend on advertising, free rugby league tickets and food vouchers, more than 10 percent of the population still hasn't completed this year's Census. For Maori and Pasifika, about… Audio
Out for the count: What was the response to this year's census?
Yesterday was the official Census day - but how many of us will actually have been counted? Just two million census forms had been received by Stats NZ by 9.30 last night. The 2018 Census had the… Audio
Census 2023: Getting the count right
There are high hopes that improvements made to this year's Census will result in a better turnout than 2018. Audio
Census 2023: Getting the count right
There are high hopes that improvements made to this year's Census will result in a better turnout than 2018.
AudioJapan 'on the verge' of dysfunction due to low birth rate
Japan - population 125 million - is estimated to have had fewer than 800,000 births last year. Audio
NZ's first net annual population gain since March 2021 reported
The pace of immigration continues to pick up with Stats NZ reporting a net gain of 5700 people in the 12 months ended November.
Patricia Donovan - The Collections
If the only way to address the global population crisis and the degradation of the planet was to limit everyone's lifespan to just 70 years, would you go along with it happily? Or would you fight to… Audio
Elizabeth Economy: 'You never see China step up'
Chinese political expert Dr Elizabeth C. Economy's new book, The World According to China, details China's role in the world and explains Beijing's ambition to sit atop a new international system as… Audio
How Russia is dying from within
Since the late 1960s, Russia has been dying from the inside due to a birth rate that is too low and a death rate that is too high, says demographer Paul Morland. Audio
Why Homo sapiens are doomed to go extinct
In his new book, A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth, British palaeontologist and evolutionary biologist Dr Henry Gee offers a rather blunt assessment of why humanity might already be a dead… Audio
Don't assume our population is growing - demographer
Every three years, local councils and territorial authorities produce long term plans, setting out priorities in the medium and long term for their area. The plans include information on what… Audio
Travelling to countries that do not officially exist
For various reasons, there are a number of countries around the world that do not officially exist. But that didn't stop Brazilian author Guilherme Canever trying to visit them all. He's written about… Audio
Bye Bye babies - what our declining birth rate means for NZ
New Zealand's plummeting birth rate means we have some serious planning to do. Audio
Bye Bye babies - what our declining birth rate means for NZ
New Zealand's plummeting birth rate means we have some serious planning to do.
AudioFilmmaker: 'We need to talk more about Christchurch'
A decade on from Gerard Smyth's When A City Falls comes the sequel, When A City Rises - The People's Story, which screens tonight on TVNZ 1. The award-winning filmmaker joins the show to discuss the… Audio
Closed borders hide the conversation we need to have on immigration
The political narrative on immigration has flipped - with closed borders, the numbers have plummeted and the debate has dried up. But we have to talk about it at some stage. Audio
Closed borders hide the conversation we need to have on immigration
The political narrative on immigration has flipped - with closed borders, the numbers have plummeted and the debate has dried up. But we have to talk about it at some stage.
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