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Record number of migrants puts pressure on housing
Morning Report
English - September 12, 2023 20:19 - 4 minutes - 4.17 MB - ★★★★ - 11 ratingsNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The country's record-breaking number of new migrants will put extra pressure on housing and inflation - but that's no reason to turn them away, say economists.
Stats NZ says the population has been boosted by 96,200. The new arrivals are mostly from India, the Philippines, China, South Africa, and Fiji.
SensePartners economist Kirdan Lees spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.