NZ annual net migration dips in December as more Kiwis depart

NZ annual net migration dips in December as more Kiwis depart
Sophie Boot
By Sophie Boot Feb. 2 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand annual net migration dropped in December from a year earlier, with an increase in Kiwis leaving the country. ​Annual net migration was at 70,600 in the year to December, from 71,200 in December 2016, Statistics New Zealand said. The figures show a net 71,100 non-citizens arrived in the year, while a net 1,000 New Zealanders left. New Zealand has been experiencing record levels of net migration in recent years, which made rising immigration a key election issue as it strains the country...