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More New Zealanders leaving than immigrants arriving
More New Zealanders leaving than immigrants arriving
| Published: | 7 Feb at 6 PM |
More people are now leaving New Zealand than entering, despite the net migration flow being positive during the Christchurch earthquakes and the global financial crisis.
The Labour Department has released figures which show that "permanent and long- term" migration is declining, from an increase of 16,500 last year to just 3900 this year, and a net loss of 4000 next year, reports the Dominion Post.
Vasantha Krishnan, of the Labour and Immigration Research Centre, said this will not be a long-term trend, with a net gain of about 6000 permanent migrants expected in 2013. The figure related to people who have the intention of staying in New Zealand for more than one year, or New Zealanders who are returning after being away for at least a year.
The report notes that this migration pattern is consistent with the end of previous decades, and the GFC and earthquakes had disrupted the travel plans of some New Zealanders.
The report adds that recent increases in trans-Tasman migration shows that emigration from New Zealand has increased toward the pre-recession levels. However, better job prospects in New Zealand as well as a slowing job market in the Tasman has allowed the Labour Department to forecast fewer departures later this year.
The Labour Department has released figures which show that "permanent and long- term" migration is declining, from an increase of 16,500 last year to just 3900 this year, and a net loss of 4000 next year, reports the Dominion Post.
Vasantha Krishnan, of the Labour and Immigration Research Centre, said this will not be a long-term trend, with a net gain of about 6000 permanent migrants expected in 2013. The figure related to people who have the intention of staying in New Zealand for more than one year, or New Zealanders who are returning after being away for at least a year.
The report notes that this migration pattern is consistent with the end of previous decades, and the GFC and earthquakes had disrupted the travel plans of some New Zealanders.
The report adds that recent increases in trans-Tasman migration shows that emigration from New Zealand has increased toward the pre-recession levels. However, better job prospects in New Zealand as well as a slowing job market in the Tasman has allowed the Labour Department to forecast fewer departures later this year.
