NZ annual migration at decade high as arrivals pass 100,000,eclipsing May record

NZ annual migration at decade high as arrivals pass 100,000,eclipsing May record
By Suze Metherell July 21 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand's annual migration extended its decade highs in June, as a record number of arrivals pushed the net inflow above the 2014 peak estimated by the Treasury and the Reserve Bank.  The country gained a net 38,300 migrants in the year through June, the highest since October 2003, Statistics New Zealand said. Annual arrivals rose to 100,800, the highest ever inflow, while departures were down 22 percent from the year before to 62,400, as fewer New Zealanders left for Australia.  The Treas...