Speaking to Focus after the Government announced a tightening of immigration rules, Little said Labour would go much further in order to give the country a "breather". It has got to be in the order of tens of thousands," Little said. Right now the problem is we have tens of thousands; 70,000-odd new people coming to New Zealand each year, most of them settling in Auckland. However, last October Woodhouse announced changes that meant those coming to New Zealand under the skilled migrant category would need 160 points before getting residency, rather than 140. Kary Chung, a 22-year-old restaurant front-of-house manager, told the Herald that the changes will make it "impossible" for her to meet visa requirements under the skilled migrant category.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 20, 2017 01:03 UTC