If National wins ...

[macduffy]

I'd like to know more about the elements of this record immigration, apart from the net inflow of returning Kiwis. It's not as though our economy is booming to the extent that there is a widespread shortage of labour! Are all these "other" migrants either specialist medical, technical, construction types needed for unfilled vacancies - or refugees - or is there an influx of family reunuions, students on short term visas or high net worth people. Does anyone know the answer/s - which might determine what can be done about pressures such as Auckland housing crisis/non-crisis, depending on who one talks to!

[elZorro]

I'd like to know more about the elements of this record immigration, apart from the net inflow of returning Kiwis. It's not as though our economy is booming to the extent that there is a widespread shortage of labour! Are all these "other" migrants either specialist medical, technical, construction types needed for unfilled vacancies - or refugees - or is there an influx of family reunuions, students on short term visas or high net worth people. Does anyone know the answer/s - which might determine what can be done about pressures such as Auckland housing crisis/non-crisis, depending on who one talks to!

Hello MacDuffy, I've compiled a report for you. c/o the Stats dept, public sector workers. Have a look towards the bottom of the report. We're living in record times.

http://www.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_...ommentary.aspx

[Daytr]

I have quite a bit to do with new immigrants or those looking to come to NZ in the near future. In the regions we aren't seeing so many Chinese immigrants and by far its Europeans and to a lesser extent South Africans & North Americans. By far most of them are 40+, probably on average mid to late 50s. Successful people who have made their money and are looking for a better lifestyle and more and more to escape where they are based. Many Europeans are scared to a degree of the risk of terrorism, the refugee issue and also the economy and the risk of governments confiscating assets. So hardly bad citizens, but that's not the point. We don't need them. They add pressure to housing and infrastructure and are adding very little.

As highlighted on Q&A at a time when tourism is at an all time high and our national parks are getting a huge amount of visitors, the government has continually starved DOC of funding and would rather get corporate sponsored conservation.
This is typical of the lack of planning and forethought of this government.
They repeat the same type of mistakes again and again.

Apparently there is no housing crisis, nothing to see here according to Paula Bennett.
Maggie Barry says the government has invested far more into conservation than Labour.
They think just because they say the opposite of the reality the general public will believe them.

How do these people sleep at night!
Or perhaps they are so deluded that they believe their own BS.

[elZorro]

Daytr, I don't think they care if they're trying to convince us black is white, it's all part of the power game.

Here's Andrew Little's pre-budget speech, which has plenty of bite in it.

http://thestandard.org.nz/andrew-lit...dget-speech-2/

[macduffy]

Hello MacDuffy, I've compiled a report for you. c/o the Stats dept, public sector workers. Have a look towards the bottom of the report. We're living in record times.

http://www.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_...ommentary.aspx

Thanks, eZ.

Not a lot of detail in the Work Visas category but nearly 39,000 in the year. Two of the three most common occupations given were hospitality related and fast food workers! Hardly the stuff of scarce, highly skilled specialists although I suppose ethnic food outlets are thriving in a rapidly growing tourism sector!

[fungus pudding]

Thanks, eZ.

Not a lot of detail in the Work Visas category but nearly 39,000 in the year. Two of the three most common occupations given were hospitality related and fast food workers! Hardly the stuff of scarce, highly skilled specialists although I suppose ethnic food outlets are thriving in a rapidly growing tourism sector!

Speaking of ethnic foods, I've never seen a Maori food outlet. For tourists it must be a bit like going to Italy and not finding a pizza joint.

[Daytr]

You obviously haven't visited Northland much FP.
Take away hangi is available in Whangarei and food trucks also roll around the Northland towns sporadically selling hangi and at markets etc.

[Daytr]

Just what we need with a growing diabetes epidemic. More fast food joints!

Thanks, eZ.

Not a lot of detail in the Work Visas category but nearly 39,000 in the year. Two of the three most common occupations given were hospitality related and fast food workers! Hardly the stuff of scarce, highly skilled specialists although I suppose ethnic food outlets are thriving in a rapidly growing tourism sector!

[fungus pudding]

You obviously haven't visited Northland much FP.
Take away hangi is available in Whangarei and food trucks also roll around the Northland towns sporadically selling hangi and at markets etc.

No. Haven't been there often, but I do get around and Maori ethnic food is conspicuous by its absence in every town and city that I am familiar with. If it exists it's well hidden.

[macduffy]

Are food trucks selling fried bread selling ethnic food? If so, which ethnicity?



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