NZ migration boom nears 60,000 a year, as Indians and returning Kiwis flood in
Annual permanent and long-term migration showed a record net gain of 59,600 migrants in the July 2015 year, Statistics NZ said .
That reflected 117,100 migrant arrivals, and 57,500 migrant departures.
In the year 24,300 migrants were from Australia, with two-thirds being New Zealand citizens.
The next biggest group was 13,800 from India, with three-quarters having student visas.
Almost as many – 13,500 – were from the United Kingdom, with most having work visas or New Zealand citizenship.
The other large group was 10,400 from China, with about half having student visas…’
Why are returning Kiwis and people on student visas lumped in with so-called “permanent” migrants? This looks a lot like an exercise in fudging the numbers. What’s more, I’d love to see the numbers for those who get NZ residency and citizenship and then promptly take off for Australia.
Good call KG.
Look for the embed clue…”lowest” exfil “since 1991”.
Can you smell the nat keyspin “rockstar economy” BS? I can.
Sure can, Flashman.