Record immigration numbers are set to boost the economy and push up housing costs in Auckland, as our most populous city battles back from floods and Covid lockdowns.
Net migration numbers to New Zealand are set to top 100,000 a year, after a record 96,200 in the year to July – which was a gain of 135,600 non-citizens and a net migration loss of 39,400 Kiwis.
Of the incoming, Stats NZ figures indicate 55.3% of immigrants and returning Kiwis (around 75,000) intend to first settle in Auckland. No other region tops 10%.
For Auckland, that’s an increase in one year of about the population of our eighth-biggest city (Palmerston North), all stretching roading, schooling, housing, health infrastructure and public transport
