Tuesday 24 February 2009

NZ getting ready for new migrants

 Tuesday 24 February 2009 - 21:43:16 | Admin

NZ waiting with open doors for immigration boom

New Zealand is getting itself prepared for a fattening of the population count while the northern hemisphere rides out the recession.

Statistics are not only showing that more Kiwis are staying at home rather than moving abroad, but that more Kiwis are returning home, and their northern friends are following them.

Statistics show that emigration from New Zealand has dropped by 6 per cent (12,400 people) during December 2008 when compared with December 2007, and emigration figures have not been this low for eight years.



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