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A group of midwives has marked Mother's Day by drawing attention to childbirth mortality rates.
They walked 5km along Auckland's Tamaki Drive as part of a global project called the Walk to Durban.
The midwives say around 340,00 women a year die during childbirth from preventable causes; 90% of those are women in the developing countries.
"What will happen in June is there will be another 5km walk into a conference, full of around 3000 healthcare professionals talking about how to reduce maternal mortality," event organiser Susan Crowther told ONE News.
She said there is a great structure for maternity care for all New Zealanders but people should realise "our sisters, mothers and daughters across the world are not so lucky as we are here".
Around 100 people were on the March and they also released balloons in honour of the mothers killed in February's Christchurch earthquake.
Meanwhile more than five years after she last read the news for TVNZ, Judy Bailey is still considered 'mother of the nation'.
A Mother's Day survey for Paper Plus has found 56% of people believe she still deserves the title.
Around 2500 people were questioned.
Former Breakfast host Pippa Wetzell was named sexiest mum, and radio host Kerre Woodham was named the mum most New Zealanders would like to have coffee with.
And while most mums say it was breakfast in bed, or gifts or a family lunch, one Auckland teenager made a bit of an extra effort for his mother today.
They walked 5km along Auckland's Tamaki Drive as part of a global project called the Walk to Durban.
The midwives say around 340,00 women a year die during childbirth from preventable causes; 90% of those are women in the developing countries.
"What will happen in June is there will be another 5km walk into a conference, full of around 3000 healthcare professionals talking about how to reduce maternal mortality," event organiser Susan Crowther told ONE News.
She said there is a great structure for maternity care for all New Zealanders but people should realise "our sisters, mothers and daughters across the world are not so lucky as we are here".
Around 100 people were on the March and they also released balloons in honour of the mothers killed in February's Christchurch earthquake.
Meanwhile more than five years after she last read the news for TVNZ, Judy Bailey is still considered 'mother of the nation'.
A Mother's Day survey for Paper Plus has found 56% of people believe she still deserves the title.
Around 2500 people were questioned.
Former Breakfast host Pippa Wetzell was named sexiest mum, and radio host Kerre Woodham was named the mum most New Zealanders would like to have coffee with.
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