Family Income And Budgets
Working for Families Tax Credits
If you return to work after having your baby, you might be
entitled to tax credits as part of your salary or wages. Working for Families Tax Credits will help you
work out what you might be entitled to.
Childcare Assistance
If you are in work or study, or if you have special
circumstances that mean you need access to childcare, you may be
eligible for childcare assistance.
Budgeting Advice Services
Budgeting Advice Services have some tools to
show you how to create a household budget and manage your own
budget plan.
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Of the 6846 babies in the study, 184 are twins or triplets.
Source: Growing Up in New Zealand
There was a huge range of birth weights, ranging from about 600 grams to nearly 6000 grams.
Source: Growing Up in New Zealand
The first solid food most frequently give to the babies was baby rice, followed soon after by fruit and vegetables.
Source: Growing Up in New Zealand
One third of the study babies are expected to identify with more than one ethnicity.
Source: Growing Up in New Zealand
At six weeks, the longest time slept by the Growing Up babies varied from just half an hour to over 12 hours.
Source: Growing Up in New Zealand
At nine months, just over half the babies were crawling at least five metres.
Source: Growing Up in New Zealand
At nine months, a third of the Growing Up babies were shaking their heads to say ‘no’.
Source: Growing Up in New Zealand
A thousand mothers reported that they were speaking some te reo Maori to their babies at nine months.
Source: Growing Up in New Zealand