Originally Posted by skybluestu (Post 9747276)

Interesting Article from the Dom Post

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post...eep-leaving-NZ

In October, there was a net loss of 600 migrants, with more people leaving New Zealand than arriving. For the first time in 10 years more people left New Zealand than arrived, and if the trend continues the country could lose nearly 5000 people a year.

The latest figures from Statistics NZ resulted from 84,400 permanent and long-term departures outnumbering 84,300 permanent and long-term arrivals. Most people leaving are moving to Australia.

ANZ Bank economists said the first negative annual migration figures since 2001 would take the heat out of consumer demand and "weigh on the housing market".

In October, there was a net loss of 600 migrants, with more people leaving New Zealand than arriving. Since the February quake, New Zealand has suffered a net loss of migrants in all months, except August. Since February, there have been 6000 departures from Christchurch, almost double the 3700seen in the same period a year before.

While monthly migration figures bounce around, the trend was becoming clear, ANZ said. If the net loss of the past three months was continued, there would be an annual loss of almost 4900 people. New Zealand's net loss of migrants in the October 2011 year was due to a net loss of 35,000 people to Australia. This was only just below the highest recorded net loss to Australia of 35,400 people in the December 2008 year.

There were net gains of migrants from most other countries, led by the United Kingdom (5,700), India (5,100), and China (4,600).

The last big net loss of people was between the July 1998 year and the September 2001 year, when the net loss peaked at 13,200 people in the February 2001 year.

The highest net loss recorded was 43,600 people in the July 1979 year, which was followed by net losses throughout most of the 1980s.

............................., so more room for me and the Kids and more chance for expats to fill the void, lets all think positive :D

Originally Posted by Bo-Jangles (Post 9747400)

If you're thinking of voting this week, remember John Key's manifesto in the last election three years ago was to close the gap in the wage and tax differentials between here and Australia, to stem the outward flow and create more jobs here. Err, what happened exactly? Did that cycle path even get built? :rofl:

Originally Posted by skybluestu (Post 9747276)

............................., so more room for me and the Kids and more chance for expats to fill the void, lets all think positive :D

Originally Posted by Stormer999 (Post 9747497)

Seeing how almost impossibly difficult it is for Brits to get into NZ and how simple entry into the UK has become........it is obviously easier to get out than in so no wonder.......:(

Originally Posted by Bo-Jangles (Post 9747573)

Yeah well NZ Inc. learned that old marketing trick of making entry into NZ seem selective, scarce and exclusive, in order to increase the demand.

Originally Posted by Bo-Jangles (Post 9747573)

or those like yourself who simply seem to be tired of life. :unsure:

Originally Posted by waikatoguy (Post 9747639)

Mmmm ... let me see ... so the reason for your unhappiness is this 'NZ-Inc' corporation? :blink:

Originally Posted by jmh (Post 9748964)

Yeah, Bojangles was sitting in her home in the UK, in a rewarding job, enjoying her unique British 'sense of humour' when she saw a misleading advertisement on the telly telling her that NZ was 100% pure. The rest, as they say, is history. :rofl:

Originally Posted by jmh (Post 9748964)

Yeah, Bojangles was sitting in her home in the UK, in a rewarding job, enjoying her unique British 'sense of humour' when she saw a misleading advertisement on the telly telling her that NZ was 100% pure. The rest, as they say, is history. :rofl: