New Zealand

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DEMOGRAPHICS, GENDER AND POVERTY

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Ministry of Health
133 Molesworth St , P.O. Box 5013 , Wellington, New Zealand
Tel: 04 - 496-2000
Fax: 04 - 496-2340
http://www.moh.govt.nz
WHO Representative in the South Pacific
Level 4, Provident Plaza 1,
Downtown Boulevard,
33 Ellery Street, Suva
P.O. Box 113, Suva, Fiji
Tel:(679) 3-304600 / 3-304631
Fax:(679) 3-300462
who@sp.wpro.who.int

The resident population of New Zealand on 30 June 2004 was estimated at 4 061 400, representing an increase of 52 200 or 1.3% over the previous year. There were an estimated 1 997 700 male and 2 063 700 female residents – around 103 women for every 100 men. Women have outnumbered men since the late 1960s.

New Zealand continues to give priority to ensuring that ODA activities foster the role of women in development. The ODA program recognises that the roles that women play, their economic contribution and the constraints on their time and activity, are essential factors in sustainable development. The review of the Women in Development (WID) Plan Action concluded that significant progress had been made both in terms of increasing support for WID specific activities and in integrating gender considerations into all projects and programs.

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