Population growth form migration surged to a record high of 127,209 in the 12 months to November last year, according to provisional figures* from Statistics NZ. The previous record for that time period was a net gain of 67,725 in the 12 months to November 2019, which suggests migration levels have been running at almost double what they were pre-Covid. The net gain of 127,409 people came from a net loss 44,464 NZ citizens who left the country long term, and a net gain of 171,873 citizens of other countries arriving long term. The departures included 71,559 NZ citizens who left the country long term plus 50,535 citizens of other countries. The table below shows the net annual gain for both NZ citizens and non-citizens and their combined total.

Source: Stuff January 19, 2024 06:08 UTC