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10th August 2016, 10:26 AM
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"Auckland gains 600 new migrants a week"
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=11690369
Nearly 53,000 migrants indicated on their arrival cards they intended to settle in Auckland in the year to June.
The net arrivals after 21,156 departures meant the city increased by an average of more than 600 new settlers each week, new Immigration New Zealand (INZ) figures reveal.
A conference on Friday will discuss how much more immigration is sustainable as net migration to New Zealand hits a record 68,000.
"There is a tension between the skill requirements of employers and the gaps filled by immigrants in the labour market, and the pressure that these immigrants put on Auckland's infrastructure," said Massey University sociologist Paul Spoonley. ....
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10th August 2016, 01:24 PM
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Another story on the topic: NZ visa numbers reach 'staggering' record high http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/nation...9;-record-high
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12th August 2016, 10:23 AM
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Immigration numbers are at record levels, but new arrivals put stresses on the nation, and that can cause dangerous resentments. http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/on-the...ng-immigration
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