The country's population grew by 105,900 people in the 12 months to June 2023, according to new estimates from Statistics NZ. Auckland led the growth, fuelled by migration. Stats NZ estimates the population at 5.223 million as of June 30. The population of the North Island is now just short of 4 million. The 105,900 extra people in the whole country in the 12 months to June 2023 represented 2.1% growth. "The population grew in all 16 regions of New Zealand in the year ended June 2023, according to provisional estimates," Stats NZ said. Nationally, the natural increase in the population (19,100) was the lowest ... (full story)