You do not have to look hard to find stories about how expensive it is to have children.
BNZ and Plunket estimate it costs parents of babies an average $1750 just to get nappies, wipes and a change table for their kids in their first year, and almost $9000 a year for childcare.
Inland Revenue estimates it costs even lower-income households at least a quarter of a million dollars to raise kids from infancy to adulthood.
Then there's the potential cost of a parent giving up or reducing their work hours to care for them.
READ MORE: Are you spending your house deposit on your kids?
But some parents say having children need not be a time of great expense.
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http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/90707096/Having-children-does-not-have-to-mean-breaking-the-bank
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