A few weeks ago we warned about the NZ government’s latest scheme to attract more migrants to New Zealand by giving them extra points for going to the regions, despite there being very little work available outside the major centres of population. Read: Beware the new points system for “migrants for regions” July 2015… More…
As most people will tell you, the reason why a quarter of New Zealand’s population live in Auckland is because that’s where most of the jobs are. The remainder are chiefly in Wellington and (rebuild work) in Christchurch. Why then is the NZ government about to award migrants extra application points if they apply to live…
Recently, you may have noticed something of a backlash in the NZ media against Chinese immigrants and investors in New Zealand. The current spate of xenophobia has been sparked by the perception that wealthy Chinese are buying too many Auckland properties, forcing the price up for Kiwis. Chinese investors make up less than 50%…
New Zealand’s rock star economy has crashed and burned within 18 months. The hotel room has been trashed, the limo is in the pool and hangovers have taken the place of Champaign breakfasts. The writing has been on the wall for some time. The downward spiral of dairy prices, a NZ dollar in free fall, dwindling…
The dangers of living in an economy too dependent on agriculture hit home today in New Zealand. Dairy farmers are facing a “disastrous” year after a prediction that none will make money from Fonterra’s payout forecast, issued today. According to an article in today’s NZFarmer.co.nz: Fonterra today cut its farm gate milk price forecast for…
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