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No end in sight for record migration

Wednesday 21st of December 2016

The annual net gain of migrants reached a new record of 70,400 in the November 2016 year, according to the latest Statistics New Zealand data.

This is a slight increase on the previous record of 70,300 set in October.

Statistics New Zealand population statistics manager Jo-Anne Skinner said the gain came from an increase in migrant arrivals (up 5%) combined with a decrease in de...

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