New Zealand is a wonderful place to live, partly because of migrants, so keep the gates open and harness the contribution migrants can make. Iain Lees-GallowayThat was the conclusion of a report titled "The New New Zealanders'', released yesterday by think-tank the New Zealand Initiative. The report concluded New Zealand was better off keeping its door open to the world. The report also failed to address the inequity of outcomes for different kinds of migrants. "NZ Initiative has skewed its research to its advantage - to keep a lid on wages and add competition in the workforce.''

Source: Otago Daily Times January 30, 2017 21:21 UTC