Govt loosens migration settings again

The Labour Government has loosened migration settings for the third time in five months in an attempt to juice population and economic growth at the same time as taking wage pressure off employers, inflation and interest rates more generally. "We need to attract skilled workers to our shores without pay, without conditions and with certainty," Ardern told the news conference. “New Zealand’s strong economic position during a time of global downturn presents a unique opportunity to attract more high skilled migrant workers to our shores, as we prepare for a challenging year ahead. "These measures are about addressing those shortages and providing greater certainty to businesses as they recover from the pandemic." The 134,000 migrants approved to come in over the next year adds to the 200,000 migrant workers granted residency because they stayed here during Covid 19.