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New Zealand's Migration Crisis: 73,900 Head to Australia

11/6/2025

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New Zealand faces a migration crisis as record numbers relocate to Australia for better wages.
In the year ending August 2025, 73,900 New Zealanders left, more than half to Australia.
The net migration loss was 30,000 in 2024, the largest in over a decade.
Critics, including New Zealand First leader Winston Peters, say New Zealand is becoming a stepping stone to Australian residency because of economic mismanagement and stagnant wages.

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Story summary

New Zealand faces a migration crisis as record numbers relocate to Australia for better wages.
In the year ending August 2025, 73,900 New Zealanders left, more than half to Australia.
The net migration loss was 30,000 in 2024, the largest in over a decade.
Critics, including New Zealand First leader Winston Peters, say New Zealand is becoming a stepping stone to Australian residency because of economic mismanagement and stagnant wages.