WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand's population growth has come to a near halt, official statistics showed Monday, as tens of thousands of people exit a spluttering economy for pastures new.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand 's population growth has come to a near halt, official statistics showed Monday, as tens of thousands of people exit a spluttering economy for pastures new.Statistics New Zealand reported that population growth was a modest 0.1 percent in the second quarter, with the population of 5.3 million growing by a meager 7,000.
The pandemic may have created a backlog of people wanting to leave for what Kiwis call their 'OE' — overseas experience.But Kiernan believes there is something more at work.'The lure of higher incomes and more affordable living costs in Australia has been seen as a key driver of the increasing flow of people,' he wrote.Four decades ago, then New Zealand prime minister Robert Muldoon joked that New Zealanders who left for Australia raised the IQ of both nations.
Zealand Population Growth Stalls As Kiwis Flee The Nest
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