Dr Bryce Wilkinson: Emigrating Kiwis an orange light for New Zealand

The record net migration loss of 60,100 New Zealand citizens in the year to May 2024 is an orange warning light for New Zealand. But fears that it represents a worrying brain drain are statistically premature.

Those are the main conclusions in my research note “Are Flying Kiwis Fleeing?” that the New Zealand Initiative published this week.