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}}</ref> The [https://www.govt.nz/organisations/health-nz-te-whatu-ora/ Health New Zealand Public Health System ] does not fund non-therapeutic circumcision.<ref name="afsari2002">{{REFjournal

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|quote=They say circumcision is painful, risky and often medically unnecessary.

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 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

There is now an abundant majority of [[foreskinned]] males in New Zealand.<ref>{{REFweb |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1kxr198/33_born_in_nz_mixed_m%C4%81orieuro_experience_growing/ |title=33 born in NZ mixed Māori/Euro Experience growing up |last=Anonymous |first= |init= |author-link= |publisher=REDDIT |date=2025-05-27 |accessdate=2025-05-29}}</ref> The [[World Health Organization]] reported in 2007 that fewer than 20 percent of males are [[circumcised]].