Net migration to New Zealand hits 18-month lowPost by Cameron Davidson on 29th July 2010 in Removals, Living abroad Signs of a lull in international relocation to New Zealand come from the country’s latest migration figures.
They show that the number of permanent and long-term newcomers exceeded the number leaving by just 250 in May 2010. A little fewer than 18,000 people undertook a move to New Zealand in the 12 months ending in May. That figure represented the fourth consecutive month of decline for inbound international moving. However, the number short-term visitors to New Zealand has been rising, with eight per cent more arriving in June than in May. Forty-five per cent of these visitors travel from Australia. The same survey showed the number of British visitors down 12 per cent on a year-on-year basis. However, that fall is likely to be temporary, as the Rugby World Cup will be staged in the country towards the end of the year, bringing considerable worldwide publicity to the country and its major cities. And coupled with news that the rate of increase in the country’s housing prices has fallen, this could awaken a new wave of interest in moving to the country.
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