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Christchurch positive as exodus overseas drops
Christchurch positive as exodus overseas drops
| Published: | 26 Apr at 2 PM |
Christchurch leaders received a boost upon the news that their earthquake-hit city has seen the number of locals moving abroad almost half from the same time last year, reports the New Zealand Herald.
Mayor Bob Parker now foresees a “complete reversal” in the trend of residents leaving the city in the coming months as South Island’s largest city continues its recovery from the disaster. He said that home is now seeming an increasingly good option, insisting that it will be and that they are heading into a period of opportunity.
Statistics New Zealand figures revealed that the number of residents of Christchurch who migrated abroad last month was 600, falling from the 1,100 that fled in March last year shortly after the devastating quake struck the city on 22 February last year, claiming 185 lives.
The figure for March is not too far off that of March 2010 – prior to the earthquake – when 500 residents of the city migrated abroad. Some analysts had claimed that Christchurch’s population would be decimated as a result of the natural disaster, but these predictions now appear to have been proven incorrect.
Mr Parker said that only a relatively small amount of people made the “big shift” abroad, explaining that many who did so had lost their jobs due to the quake and looked for work overseas. He added that now there is an increasing demand in Christchurch for workers with a variety of skills as the city continues its recovery.
Mayor Bob Parker now foresees a “complete reversal” in the trend of residents leaving the city in the coming months as South Island’s largest city continues its recovery from the disaster. He said that home is now seeming an increasingly good option, insisting that it will be and that they are heading into a period of opportunity.
Statistics New Zealand figures revealed that the number of residents of Christchurch who migrated abroad last month was 600, falling from the 1,100 that fled in March last year shortly after the devastating quake struck the city on 22 February last year, claiming 185 lives.
The figure for March is not too far off that of March 2010 – prior to the earthquake – when 500 residents of the city migrated abroad. Some analysts had claimed that Christchurch’s population would be decimated as a result of the natural disaster, but these predictions now appear to have been proven incorrect.
Mr Parker said that only a relatively small amount of people made the “big shift” abroad, explaining that many who did so had lost their jobs due to the quake and looked for work overseas. He added that now there is an increasing demand in Christchurch for workers with a variety of skills as the city continues its recovery.
