More push-back on the NZ population ponzi

Tuesday 8 March 2016

It is becoming abundantly clear that the New Zealand Government is following the Australian script of artificially pumping the economy with large numbers of migrants, in the process creating all kinds of pressures on infrastructure, congestion, housing, and living standards.

In the 2015 calendar year, New Zealand’s population increased by a record 95,100, with more than two-thirds (68%) of this growth coming from net overseas migration:

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About the author

Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.