The number of New Zealanders getting married has dropped to a record low. Photo / 123rfThe number of New Zealanders getting married has dropped to a record low. Photo / 123rfThe number of couples getting married in New Zealand has dropped to a record low likely due to Covid-19, new data reveals. Fifty years ago, the number of marriages and civil unions peaked to 27,201 before that rate gradually started to decline. By contrast, divorce rates were also down - for every thousand existing marriages and civil unions there were 7.6 divorces.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 07, 2021 04:30 UTC