Statistics New Zealand has released its permanent & long-term migration figures for June 2016, which revealed that net permanent and long-term migration into New Zealand continues to boom, smashing records:
Unadjusted figures showed a record net gain of 69,100 migrants in the June 2016 year. This is the 23rd month in a row that the annual net gain in migrants has set a new record. Before this period, the record was a net gain of 42,500 migrants in the year ended May 2003.