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The males in New Zealand who are [[circumcised]] are mostly older men. The percentage of males who are circumcised is gradually declining as older [[circumcised]] males die off and are replaced by younger [[intact]] males. Almost no white males under 35-years-of-age are circumcised.

The Maori people who constitute about 17 percent of the population do not circumcise.<ref name="mcgrath-young2001" />

The Maori people, who constitute about 17 percent of the population, do not circumcise.<ref name="mcgrath-young2001" />

It is said that the small Jewish population have to fly in a ''[[mohel]]'' if they want to have a son [[circumcised]].<ref name="mcgrath-young2001" />

The Pacific Island people who constitute 8.1 percent of the population are an exception. The Pacific Islanders circumcise (actually a [[dorsal slit]]) as part of their culture.<ref name="afsari2002"/> <ref>{{REFnews

The Pacific Island people, who constitute 8.1 percent of the population, are an exception. The Pacific Islanders circumcise (actually a [[dorsal slit]]) as part of their culture.<ref name="afsari2002"/> <ref>{{REFnews

|title=Foreskin lament for babies

|url=http://www.cirp.org/news/thepress01-13-01/

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 The males in New Zealand who are [[circumcised]] are mostly older men.  The percentage of males who are circumcised is gradually declining as older [[circumcised]] males die off and are replaced by younger [[intact]] males. Almost no white males under 35-years-of-age are circumcised.
-The Maori people who constitute about 17 percent of the population do not circumcise.<ref name="mcgrath-young2001" />
+The Maori people, who constitute about 17 percent of the population, do not circumcise.<ref name="mcgrath-young2001" />
 It is said that the small Jewish population have to fly in a ''[[mohel]]'' if they want to have a son [[circumcised]].<ref name="mcgrath-young2001" />
-The Pacific Island people who constitute 8.1 percent of the population are an exception.  The Pacific Islanders circumcise (actually a [[dorsal slit]]) as part of their culture.<ref name="afsari2002"/> <ref>{{REFnews
+The Pacific Island people, who constitute 8.1 percent of the population, are an exception.  The Pacific Islanders circumcise (actually a [[dorsal slit]]) as part of their culture.<ref name="afsari2002"/> <ref>{{REFnews
   |title=Foreskin lament for babies
   |url=http://www.cirp.org/news/thepress01-13-01/
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 [[Category:Circumcision]]
+[[Category:Country]]
+[[Category:English-speaking nation]]
 [[Category:New Zealand]]
 [[Category:Statistics]]