Originally Posted by
macduffy
I'd like to know more about the elements of this record immigration, apart from the net inflow of returning Kiwis. It's not as though our economy is booming to the extent that there is a widespread shortage of labour! Are all these "other" migrants either specialist medical, technical, construction types needed for unfilled vacancies - or refugees - or is there an influx of family reunuions, students on short term visas or high net worth people. Does anyone know the answer/s - which might determine what can be done about pressures such as Auckland housing crisis/non-crisis, depending on who one talks to!