Across the country there was public celebration over the news prime minister Jacinda Ardern is pregnant with her first child. Privately, there was pain and heartache as those who want a baby themselves cope with the news.

The property investors’ lobby group says a change in government would hurt tenants, but they certainly don’t speak for all of us, counters Alicia Young

In this, the third post in a special series for The Spinoff Parents, Alicia Young writes about her journey towards motherhood after having IVF and finding out she is pregnant.

The second post in a special series for The Spinoff Parents in which Alicia Young writes about her journey to motherhood after having IVF.

What is it like to face infertility when you're ambivalent about becoming a parent? From hoping to conceive 'accidentally' to starting IVF, Alicia Young writes about her long journey towards motherhood.