migration

Monthly migration gain smallest since May 2014

21 May 18, 11:27am

Rising numbers of non-New Zealanders are continuing to leave, pushing net migration down from high levels to an annual gain of 67,000 in April, down nearly 5000 from a year earlier
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'Immigration to drop sharply, but uncertainties remain'

7 May 18, 3:24pm

David Hargreaves

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ANZ economists see immigration likely reducing to 40,000 a year by 2020 but say the migration outlook 'provides risks on both sides at the moment'
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Forecasting migration

30 Apr 18, 5:11pm

admin

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Treasury assumes annual net migration will fall from +68,000 in the year to March to +25,000 in the year ending June 2022 & assesses the implication for the economy
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Why the Government is holding back on migration

24 Apr 18, 4:24pm

David Hargreaves

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David Hargreaves says the tweaks the National Government made to immigration settings towards the end of its tenure have turned the migration tide
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March migration gain smallest in four years

24 Apr 18, 11:05am

David Hargreaves

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Immigration is continuing to drop from very high levels spurred by rising numbers of departing non-New Zealanders; over 3000 non-Kiwis left in March - a record for a March month
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'Luxury houses' to be exempt from foreign buyer rules?

23 Apr 18, 10:42am

David Hargreaves

79 comments

The Government's coming under pressure to make changes and exemptions in its legislation barring offshore buyers from owning existing New Zealand houses
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What a 'wellbeing framework' means for migration

14 Apr 18, 10:31am

Jenée Tibshraeny

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Why we'd all be better off being more welcoming to migrants' elderly parents and improving the quality of education offered to international students
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Govt announces Kiwibuild project

25 Mar 18, 1:26pm

David Hargreaves

176 comments

Housing and Urban Development Minister says 29 hectares of Unitec land at Mt Albert will be transferred to Crown ownership; between 3000 and 4000 homes to be constructed
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February's net migration gain the lowest for two years

21 Mar 18, 11:24am

Greg Ninness

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Migration gain continues its downward path with more non-New Zealand citizens returning home
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Pre-fabricating a brighter future

19 Mar 18, 4:07pm

David Hargreaves

72 comments

The Government's decision to have a 'significant' portion of the Kiwibuild houses pre-fabricated is logical, but risky
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All around the houses

12 Mar 18, 3:41pm

David Hargreaves

61 comments

David Hargreaves fears the Government's desire to push through difficult-to-implement offshore housing buyer legislation may prove a distraction in tackling the most pressing housing shortage issues
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This week's guest Top 10

9 Mar 18, 10:25am

Guest

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Kiwi journo in London on the issues making waves in Europe - the affordable housing battle, Russian spies, social media companies paying us for our data, migration, Brexit and more
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Migrants, productivity, and the construction sector

1 Mar 18, 9:07am

Guest

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New research from Motu Economic and Public Policy Research finds a very dynamic construction sector with a lot of staff changing firms and many companies both entering and exiting the industry
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'Auckland short of up to 55,000 houses and 9,000 construction workers'

28 Feb 18, 2:59pm

David Hargreaves

172 comments

New Reserve Bank paper puts estimate of Auckland housing shortage far higher than previous RBNZ estimates; says if construction worker shortfall continues it will be 'difficult' to overcome the shortage
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Recent trend of declining migration gain looks fairly fragile

28 Feb 18, 11:22am

Greg Ninness

78 comments

Annual net gain from migration down 1.6% to 70,147 in year to January
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The recent drop in migration levels may not last

18 Feb 18, 7:02am

Greg Ninness

40 comments

This government could find itself with a worse housing crisis on its plate than the one it inherited from National, Greg Ninness suggests
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Expect ‘far more’ than 100,000 new homes, Twyford says

12 Feb 18, 2:43pm

Jason Walls

127 comments

Housing Minister Phil Twyford has hit back at claims his Government is not ambitious enough with its KiwiBuild policy and says expect ‘far more’ than 100,000 new houses over the next decade
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Let's not overface ourselves

12 Feb 18, 1:45pm

David Hargreaves

81 comments

There is a danger in over-examining issues such as the housing market, rather than just rolling up sleeves and taking action
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'A deeper more entrenched housing crisis'

12 Feb 18, 10:01am

Jason Walls

128 comments

A 'stocktake' of the housing market commissioned by the Govt paints a 'sobering impact of the housing crisis, particularly on children', says Housing Minister Phil Twyford
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