Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi says the Government has made it a priority to upskill New Zealanders. Covid-19 has brought net migration to a screeching halt, although tens of thousands of New Zealanders have returned or become stuck here because of the pandemic. Take the six months last year between April and September when net migration was about 2500 - in any other year that would usually be about 20,000. Covid-19 has brought net migration to a screeching halt, although tens of thousands of New Zealanders have returned. National's Judith Collins doubts there is a public appetite for immigration numbers to skyrocket once the border reopens.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 25, 2021 21:41 UTC