Pent-up demand to live in NZ still strong

Pent-up demand to live in NZ still strong
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Rebecca Howard
Migration continued its climb towards pre-covid levels in March, with provisional estimates of 21,400 arrivals.“The reopening of our border has unleashed a pent-up demand to live and work in New Zealand," said Westpac Bank senior economist Michael Gordon. "And we’re not alone in this; Australia has also seen a resurgence of migrant inflow."It is provisionally the highest migrant arrivals estimate for any month, exceeding the previous high of 21,100 in February 2020, Statistics NZ said.Numbering 19,300, non-NZ citizens...

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