Children in New Zealand
At the time of the last population census in 2006, children and young people made up 27.07 percent of the total population. There were 1,121,748 children and young people aged 18 years and under.
Learn more about them from these documents and links:
Documents:
- The New Zealand children’s social health monitor produced by the NZ Child & Youth Epidemiology Service. In New Zealand, there are currently large disparities in child health status, with socioeconomically vulnerable children experiencing a disproportionate burden of morbidity and mortality.
- Report of the Children’s Commissioner to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child 2010 – provides an over view of the situation of children in New Zealand.