""That's exactly it, the employer will choose the best option available for their business and if "exporting their manufacture" is the better option & available then that's what they will go for.""
sounds like a capitalist comment to me....... with a few changed words.
personally i would employ NZers first and if necessary make eligible workers not currently working but available for work take these jobs if its viable.
but "some of us" think that there is a sizable portion of working age people in NZ that don't want to work, don't have to work, and get a benefit for their stand against work.
the big difference is...... the current government is trying to get them to work....... the opposition it "seems" is helping them do as they do...... or help these folks get a "living wage" for menial work.
so as the poster implies..... the employer is looking for reliable workers for a stated wage.... to get a job done, and will employ legally, people from over seas that wish to work.
makes one wonder if our minimum wage is too high?