PremiumOpinionOpinion byJonathan AylingColumnist·NZ Herald·5 Aug, 2026 05:00 PM5 mins to readJonathan Ayling is a strategy consultant and professional director. New Zealand's birthrate is falling and important conversations wil be needed if we want to reverse the trend, Jonathan Ayling writes. Photo / 123rfDemographic decline, a technical term for ageing populations and low birthrates, was once a fringe concern associated with conspiratorial claims about migration and cultural decline. Yet the stakes are high and the issue is becoming mainstream.
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