NZ immigration statistics

NZ immigration statistics 2007-09-26

New Zealand immigration figures down in August

New Zealand immigration figures for the year ending in August show that fewer migrants are coming to the Pacific island-nation. Also, more New Zealand citizens are leaving the country, compared to the same time period for last year. There has been considerable variation in net migration during the seventeen years since 1990. There was a net loss of people from New Zealand of over 13,000 in 2001, while the highest net gain was 42,500 in May, 2003. This year there was a net gain of just under 9,000 immigrants, while last year it was 12,500, almost exactly the yearly average since 1990.