Wow! What a loss to NZ. And immigrants are pounding on the doors to get in!
Where are the New Zealanders going?
"A new study has confirmed a long-held Australian belief - less-skilled Kiwis have migrated there at a higher rate than skilled professionals.
The research, by Wellington demographer James Newell, has found New Zealand-born workers are 4.3 per cent of all machinery operators and drivers in Australia, and 3.4 per cent of all labourers, but only 2.4 per cent of professionals.
Maori are also more likely than non-Maori to have crossed the Tasman.
Another study, by Waikato University demographer Jacques Poot, says one in seven Maori now lives in Australia, compared with one in eight non-Maori New Zealanders.
The figures come as the Government digests a report by former National Party leader Don Brash's Taskforce 2025 closing the wealth gap between Australia and New Zealand."
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