Exodus to Oz continues

[MotherBear]

Great Kiwi flight to Australia continues
11:13AM Tuesday May 20, 2008

New migration stats released this morning show no sign of the Kiwi flight to Australia easing.

Statistics New Zealand said that the number of permanent and long term arrivals to New Zealand exceeded departures by just 400 in April.

The net outflow of people to Australia was 30,600 for the year ended April, the highest since 31,000 left in the 12 months to June 2001.

Annual net migration in the year ended April 2008 was 4,700, unchanged from the month before, but less than half the inflow recorded in the previous April year.

Net migrant inflows were recorded for other countries, with 7,100 coming from the UK, 4,200 from India, 3,300 from the Philippines. South Africa contributed another 2,300 immigrants.

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