IT recruiters and businesses in New Zealand are facing a serious skills shortage. Photo / 123rfIT recruiters and businesses in New Zealand are facing a serious skills shortage. Photo / 123rfIT recruiters and businesses face a shortage of skilled workers in New Zealand, with one business having 80 vacancies in Wellington alone. A combination of closed borders and a lack of interest in IT within New Zealand may be contributing to the deficit, she said. "We as a country lack skilled IT professionals anyway and obviously with the borders closed there's no new talent coming into the country.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 11, 2021 21:05 UTC