A net 1,009 New Zealand residents emigrated in March 2008 to Australia in what has become popularly known as Cross the Ditch or Trans Tasman migration. While it is a good trend from inflation point of view in New Zealand as it brings downward pressure on sales, NZ authorities are not happy with the trend as they see it has brain drain.
According to stats, 106 New Zealanders left each day for Australia in the last year, while 121 left each day in March 2008, being the highest average rate of emigration to Australia since 2001. The biggest individual source of migrants to Australia has been Britain with 6,894 in the year to March 2008, down from 10,235 the previous year. The next biggest contributor has been India with 4,159, almost double the 2,536 the previous year. The Philippines was also a big mover, increasing to 3,262 from 2,714 the previous year. South African net migration increased to 2,129 from 1,597.
One read a great deal about the inherent rivalries between the Kiwis and Australians in exactly the same way as English and French or Indians and Pakistanis. One wonders how the Australians feel about such large of Kiwis entering their country, obviously for economic reasons, and how welcomed or unwelcomed the Kiwis feel in their new home across the ditch. Their experiences must make interesting read. Comments and thoughts are welcome on such experiences and also what type of professioanals or people tend to migrate from NZ the most.
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