Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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NZ First wants to boost birth rates by paying parents $5,000 a year for their child's first three years, for up to three children | Subscribe: youtube.com/RNZVideo?sub_confirmation=1

"We need more Kiwis having more children, and one way to do that is to substantially lower the main barrier most are facing, that is the cost," NZ First leader Winston Peters said.

Full story: rnz.co.nz/news/politics/862035/new-zealand-first-kiwi-kids-grant-plans-to-pay-parents-for-having-children