Net migration falls as growing number of migrants pack their bags

Net migration falls as growing number of migrants pack their bags
Paul McBeth
By Paul McBeth Oct. 19 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand's annual net migration continued to fall from record levels last year as a growing number of migrants pack their bags and leave.  Net migration was 62,733 in the year ended Sept. 30, down from 63,288 in August and 70,986 a year earlier, Statistics New Zealand said. Migrant arrivals slipped 2 percent to 128,982, while departures climbed 9.3 percent to 66,249, the highest number for a September year since 2013. Annual non-New Zealand citizen departures climbed 18 percent to 31,768, whil...