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Record migration means need for regional incentives

Thursday 21st of May 2015

According to the latest migration data from Statistics New Zealand, the April 2015 net gain of 56,800 migrants was well above the net gains of 34,400 in the April 2014 year and 4,800 in the April 2013 year.

The increased net gain of migrants was driven by both more arrivals (up 16% on April 2014) and fewer departures (down 11%).

Over April 2015 itself, there was a seasonally adj...

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