Statistics New Zealand reported that population growth was a modest 0.1 percent in the second quarter, with the population of 5.3 million growing by a meagre 7,000.

The estimated population increased by 7,000 in the three months through June, Statistics New Zealand said Monday in Wellington. That’s the weakest pace since the second quarter of 2022.

New Zealand's population growth has come to a near halt, official statistics showed Monday, as tens of thousands of people exit a spluttering economy for.