Ever-interested in the behavioural response to 'incentives' I was looking at recent birth data. Labour promised and delivered greater financial benefits for newborns and families with dependent children.
It is probably too soon to assess any response to this, especially as the latest data available is to September 2018, not December.
In the year to September 2018 there were 59,331 live births. An increase of 837 on the previous year.
Not particularly significant.
However Maori live births rose to 17,118 from 16,341 - an increase of 777.
So of the total increase 93% were Maori.
17,118 is also the highest number of Maori live births since 2012.
The increase is almost totally accounted for by Maori mothers aged 25-34.
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