Mike's Minute: A mindset shift is needed to recapture our brightest

I am increasingly impressed by Iain Rennie, who is the Treasury boss.

He seems to say a bunch of interesting and insightful stuff.

Last year he warned about our growth rate, our debt and our inability to grow our way out of our troubles. He advocated for asset sales.

This past week he was at the Waikato University Economic Forum where he talked about our problem of exporting our best and brightest.

Dr Bryce Wilkinson: Are flying Kiwis fleeing?

The record net outflow of New Zealanders migrating to Australia and further afield should be seen as an "orange light" rather than a red light, according to a research note by The New Zealand Initiative.

The report, Are Kiwis fleeing?, examines recent migration trends and finds that while the net outflow of 60,100 New Zealand citizens in the year to May 2024 is significant, it is currently offset by a near-record inflow of migrants who are likely more highly qualified than the average New Zealander.

Professor Robert MacCulloch: Kiwis leaving NZ

OneNews blames immigration to NZ for emigration (of young Kiwis out of NZ). Maybe they're leaving because TVNZ has depressed them, seriously?

Gosh, if a Blogger ever accused immigrants of nicking houses and jobs off young native New Zealanders, causing them to leave the country, then we'd likely be prosecuted under some anti-freedom of speech legislation. But seems our State-owned broadcaster, OneNews, can get away with it. After all, like the Reserve Bank, TVNZ can do what it wants. Its above the law. Its more than happy to blame immigrants for the exodus of NZ residents to Australia & beyond.