The net migration gain annually to September was the lowest for a September year in more than a decade - excluding the pandemic years
The net migration gain annually to September was the lowest for a September year in more than a decade - excluding the pandemic years
13 November 2025
Latest Stats NZ figures show net migration of 12-thousand-400 for the year to September, up slightly from the year to May.
More than 46-thousand New Zealand citizens left the country in this period, almost 60-percent of departures were Kiwis moving to Australia.
ASB Senior Economist Jane Turner says it's quite a dramatic slow down from the peaks we saw two years ago.
She says it's those big moves and swings that are difficult for the economy to adjust too.
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