An average of 201 NZers migrate every day now

They're more than replaced by an average 384 migrants/day on temporary work visas; Nicola Willis was warned in late February she may have to sack Adrian Orr; Rod Duke says economy worst he's ever seen

Briefly in my Picks ‘n Mixes on Thursday, September 11, the top news, scoops and deep-dives in Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, poverty and climate are:

• A record-high average of 201 New Zealanders emigrated each day in the year to the end of July, with 58% going to Australia, fresh Stats NZ data out yesterday showed.

• They were more than replaced by an average 384 mostly-young migrants and students with temporary work visas, largely from India, China, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Britain.

• Elsewhere in the news this morning…Nicola Willis was warned in late February she may have to sack Adrian Orr;

• Rod Duke from Briscoes says he’s never seen a tougher economy in the last 40 years than he’s seeing right now, while over 80% of CFOs have said in a survey they want Government tax and other reforms to accelerate progress;

• Nearly half the wells tested in Selwyn outside of Christchurch failed nitrate safety tests, the Press reports this morning;

• Wayne Brown was busy with Friday night staff drinks on the night of massive floods in Auckland;

• WOMAD cancelled its festival for next year; and,

• The number of actively contributing KiwiSaver members fell for the first time last year and KiwiSaver withdrawals for hardship rose 51% to $444 million.

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The Lead: Record high emigration to Australia

The sun setting on an Air NZ A320 at Auckland Airport. Photo by Lynn Grieveson for The Kākā.

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Picks n’ Mixes for Thursday, September 11