New Zealand citizens leaving the country have hit the highest levels in 13 years, with more than a third of those emigrating ...

Statistics New Zealand has released fresh data showing that nearly 72,000 citizens bid adieu to their homeland during the ...

New Zealand recorded the most citizen departures in 13 years in the 12 months through June, reducing the net gain through ...

He says having fewer people around explains why the economy has been flat. Smith says net migration flows cycle, but this is a marked and sharp slowdown.

New Zealand emigration has hit a 13-year high, with youth departures surging amid economic slump and rising unemployment.

To be sure, New Zealand still has more people arriving than leaving, however, net immigration has fallen significantly with 27,100 net immigrants in 2024 from 128,300 in 2023.

By contrast, New Zealand, where roughly one in four people were born overseas, attracted a net 72,588 in 2019, before the pandemic.

Buyers in New Zealand will save on the transaction costs, because, typically, one agent is involved in a transaction -- the selling agent, who collects a 3.75 percent fee.

Permanent migrant departures exceeded arrivals by 360 in May following readings of 130 in April and 520 in March, Statistics New Zealand said in Wellington today. In the year ended May 31 ...

World As New Zealand reopens, exodus worsens labour crunch People walking outside a Starbucks cafe on Lambton Quay street in Wellington, New Zealand on Jul 23, 2020. (File photo: Reuters/Praveen ...

WELLINGTON, July 12 (Reuters) - New Zealand's easing of its strict border curbs has triggered a rush of new departures among locals seeking fresh opportunities abroad, adding further pressure to ...