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Top 10 choice of names for baby girls in New Zealand

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Only one new name has joined the annual list of top 10 names given by parents to their newborn daughters in New Zealand last year. The newcomer to the list of most popular names is Ava, joining the list after … Read More

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The worst names for New Zealand babies

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While Choice New Zealand usually celebrates what’s best about our country, sometimes it helps our readers to make the right decisions by knowing what to avoid. And there’s arguably no better example than to know which names should not be … Read More

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