fleeing the PC gulag:

Posted on May 21, 2012 by KG

‘Oz exodus surges to new record
The number of New Zealanders packing their bags and heading to Australia accelerated in April, with a new record number of annual departures at 53,462.
Some 4,500 people left New Zealand for Australia in April for a net loss of 3,500 in the month, according to Statistics New Zealand. That took the annual net loss to 39,800, almost 13,000 more than the same annual exodus a year earlier.
“Annual outflows to Australia have been at record levels since the November 2011 year,” Statistics NZ said…’
Hasn’t the Key government done well? (/sarc)

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28 Responses to fleeing the PC gulag:

  1. The Gantt Guy says:
    May 21, 2012 at 11:11

    And I tell ya, some of the comments underneath this article on stuff’s Facebook page explain why so many are fleeing!

    There are some seriously backwards-thinking Sheeple in NZ.

  2. KG says:
    May 21, 2012 at 11:30

    Well of course–the ones with skill and initiative have fled in large numbers, leaving the no-hopers and the trapped- by- circumstances behind. And that means the pool of commenters now consists of the brainwashed, the welfare beneficiaries and the hopelessly thick.
    Think of a country populated almost entirely by ‘Judge Holdens’….

  3. Octagongrappler says:
    May 21, 2012 at 11:49

    Oh well there is a silver lining:) It means that we can replace them with “diversity” from the 3rd world with the “SPOON” as Immigration Minister.. :mrgreen:

  4. Katie says:
    May 21, 2012 at 12:22

    For every one of those who come to their senses and leave your government will import 10 Muslims to replace them. Eventually the Maori and Muslims will battle it out. Should be fun to watch.

    :popcorn

  5. Jay says:
    May 21, 2012 at 12:28

    That’s a familiar headline, shows up every couple of months.

    People are fuckin’ dreaming if they think any government is going to solve all their problems, though.

  6. Adolf Fiinkensein says:
    May 21, 2012 at 12:35

    Funny thing is, it’s possible this situation might result in a net fiscal benefit for NZ.
    I wonder how many of those people who left were actually ‘net’ tax payers? After all, most of them will be middle to lower income earners.

    By the time you net back all the WFF hand outs, free doctor’s visits, free kindergarten, free every other bloody thing, it might well be a great idea to just export all the damned Labour voters.

    Gillard is working on it, as we speak. :whoop

    • KG says:
      May 21, 2012 at 12:41

      I think you’re looking at this from the (conveniently) wrong angle, Adolf. As I said above, NZ is mostly exporting exactly the kind of people it needs. No skilled tradesman is going to stay when they can double their income by moving to Oz.
      And however you look at it, the figures represent a massive failure by the Key government to make NZ a place worth living in.
      What’s more, the transfer of real estate and wealth to Maori–often in secret and against the wishes of the majority of Kiwis–has created a mood of anger and resentment.
      This is Key’s failure, and no amount of spin will convince me otherwise.

    • Adolf Fiinkensein says:
      May 21, 2012 at 12:42

      I forgot to add, for everyone of them who leaves there is created a job vacancy, so just look at how much dole money is being saved!

      • KG says:
        May 21, 2012 at 12:45

        Oh, bullshit!
        My experience in NZ is that there are third generation dole bludgers, and even when there’s work available they won’t take it.

  7. Marian says:
    May 21, 2012 at 12:42

    Yes the John Key Govt has done well.

    I’ve heard it could be the NZ Govt’s UN contribution for reducing NZ’s CO2 emissions by exporting the population to OZ. :lol:

  8. KG says:
    May 21, 2012 at 12:44

    “After all, most of them will be middle to lower income earners. ”
    And them leaving and so changing the ratio between welfare bludgers and earners will somehow result in a “net fiscal benefit”??
    Pull the other one. :roll

  9. Adolf Fiinkensein says:
    May 21, 2012 at 13:05

    And now for a less frivolous comment.

    I wonder how many of the ‘leavers’ were aged sixty or more and went to Australia to retire? It wouldn’t surprise me if this category exceeded the ‘net outflow’ of some 4,000. After all that’s not even five percent of those who left the country.

    The overall loss of migrants in April was 2,300 for an annual outflow of 4,000. That annual figure was made up of 83,800 new migrants arriving, and 87,800 leaving.

    Similarly, I wonder how many of the ‘comer inners’ were old buggers? Precious few, would be my guess.

    I can remember having exactly this debate with a wise old cocky in 1968. Back then the same so-called problem existed. In those days it was mainly newly educated young people (like me) who were leaving on their OE and staying away ‘for ever.’ (Like me.)

    The wise old cocky pointed out that most Kiwis returned after ten to fifteen years to bring up their kids in NZ and in returning they brought with them knowledge and experience gained overseas. So, in effect, other countries were training up our youngsters only to have them bugger off back to NZ when they became useful. He maintained that these experienced returning Kiwis were worth ten of the young graduates.

    I might add, when The Cook and I moved to NZ in 1982 we already had made the decision to return to Australia which we did, in 2010.

    One thing I can tell you is that jobs in Australia right now are pretty scarce and will remain so until Federal Labor is thrown out.

    That reminds me. Must go and see if Thompson has perjured himself in parliament yet.

  10. KG says:
    May 21, 2012 at 15:04

    “I wonder how many of the ‘leavers’ were aged sixty or more and went to Australia to retire? It wouldn’t surprise me if this category exceeded the ‘net outflow’ of some 4,000. After all that’s not even five percent of those who left the country.”
    Even if that’s the case, (and you’re simply guessing) those people will be spending a great deal of money–in Australia, not NZ.
    “Similarly, I wonder how many of the ‘comer inners’ were old buggers? Precious few, would be my guess.”
    Yes, it’s again your guess, not a fact. Further, a large part of that inflow will be people from cultures which are nowhere near similar to NZ’s. Very reputable (Canadian) research has shown that such people add to social tensions and cost the host country a great deal.
    “So, in effect, other countries were training up our youngsters only to have them bugger off back to NZ when they became useful.”
    Except that anecdotal evidence and research shows that Kiwis are now tending to stay overseas, especially those who are now raising young families in Australia.
    “One thing I can tell you is that jobs in Australia right now are pretty scarce and will remain so until Federal Labor is thrown out.”
    Not they’re not. WA alone has added something like 60,000 jobs this year alone. Where we live there’s an acute labour shortage and that’s being repeated all across Queensland. There’s a crunch coming, but it has little to do with Labor and nothing the Coalition can do will avoid that. Your imaginary scarcity of jobs is nothing compared to the lack of opportunities in NZ.
    Now, how about addressing the other points, Adolf? You know, the one about your hero asshole Key giving away large chunks of NZ and cash in secret to Maori? About his utter failure to reign in spending and borrowing and welfare?

    • Flashman says:
      May 22, 2012 at 05:30

      You got that right KG. NZ is blighted by a lack of opportunities. As soon as someone has a bright development idea to create jobs and wealth, the Resource Mgt Act and a legion of green dolers and freeze-dried 1960’s hippies flock out of the woodwork to nix it.

      Bottom line NZ is not a happening place economically – so why would anyone with rich blood in their veins bother sticking around?

  11. mara says:
    May 21, 2012 at 15:31

    To those who wouldn’t waste the time… Thompson spent nearly an hour blinding the great unwashed Labour voters with legally scripted detail in rebuttal of the countless accusations of wrong doing. Not a bad job, with plenty of water to moisten the dry mouth and a sob when mentioning his pregnant bird. AAAHHHH. This is beltway political entertainment. That’s all.

  12. Flashman says:
    May 22, 2012 at 05:25

    I’ve said it before, but the lack of skilled tradesmen in everyday life in NZ is becoming ever more noticeable. The guys you do see are generally relatively young or rather, rather, rather geriatric.

    • KG says:
      May 22, 2012 at 05:37

      Yep. I was talking to a local here the other day, and his son is a diesel fitter making around $180,000 a year. Even when the resource boom tails off, he’ll have enough saved to secure his future. That makes talk about the “NZ lifestyle” which people will allegedly be drawn back to look pretty lame.