The number of long-term migrants who arrived in New Zealand in the year ending March 2018. The number of New Zealanders who departed long-term was 95,100, giving a record net migration total of nearly 56,000.
Between February 2020 and February 2021 there were 77% fewer migrants to New Zealand than in the year to February 2020. Will migration to New Zealand and around the world return to pre-COVID levels of immigration or will we see significant ‘re-sets’ in immigration patterns? Who will continue to move around the world and whose movements will be restricted?