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Māori Fertility, Birth and Death rates

On Tuesday Statistics NZ released data on New Zealand’s Births and Deaths: for the year ended June 2011.  Key facts identified that 18,120 or 28.9% of all live births,  were babies  of Māori ethnicity and 14,120 live births were registered to Māori women.  Fertility rates amongst Māori women  were higher