Rising demand for New Zealand residency sees Government turning down the tapREBEKAH PARSONS-KING/FAIRFAX NZ Minister for Immigration Michael Woodhouse has tightened the tap on immigration. The Government is tightening the number of residency permits it grants, in a bid to stem rising demand among foreigners to live and work in New Zealand. The New Zealand Residence Programme sets a planning range for the total number of people approved residence over a multi-year period, across three streams: Skilled/Business, Family, and International/Humanitarian. Kim Campbell, chief executive of the Employers and Manufacturers Association, said the immigration changes "probably made some sense". Xero's global "people manager" Andy Burner did not believe the higher number of points required by skilled migrants would stop Xero from attracting software developers to New Zealand.

Source: Stuff October 11, 2016 00:03 UTC