As reported by a local newspaper New Zealand is one of the most desired choices of people who wish to immigrate outside their home countries. A global survey by Gallup Shows, the adult population of New Zealand would balloon to more than 11 million if it were to take in all adults who wish to settle there, making it the third most desired place for immigration.

Calculating on the basis of Potential Net Migration Index (PNMI), New Zealand came third.  The PNMI is calculated on the number of adults wishing to leave a country permanently subtracted from the estimated number who wish to immigrate to the country, as a proportion of the total population. A higher positive PNMI value means the larger the potential for net population gain proportional to the country’s population size. New Zealand posts the third-highest positive PNMI across 135 countries surveyed, with a net migration index value of 175 per cent, behind Singapore’s 260 per cent. Canada registered fourth on 170 per cent and Australia had 145 per cent.

Appreciating the research project on immigrants, Paul Spoonley, Professor and Head of the Research Project from Massey University said that the results were interesting and somehow not surprising keeping in mind the global sentiments. He said, “Economic migrants see countries like Singapore as a centre for opportunities, but lifestyle migrants will choose New Zealand for the quality of life, education and peace that it offers. New Zealanders are perceived overseas to be friendly and welcoming, and in the wake of a global terrorism threat, the fact that we rank highly on the peace scale makes it even more attractive to be living here.”

As per the Global Peace Index which lists about 140 countries in terms of a variety of factors based on domestic peacefulness and international relations, New Zealand was ranked as the world’s most peaceful country this year. At the bottom end of the Gallup scale, the Democratic Republic of Congo scored minus 60 percent, meaning more than half of its people want to leave the country permanently than settle in it. The poll interviewed about 260,000 people aged 15 and older in 135 countries. The survey found that around 700 million people, or 16 per cent of the world’s population, wanted to migrate permanently if they had the chance. Stating to which, the report quoted, “This translates to more than the entire adult population of North and South America combined.” With 165 million saying they would like to move to America permanently if they could, the United States was the most desired destination overall in terms of absolute numbers.

Other destinations include Britain, Canada and France (around 45 million each), Spain (35 million) and Saudi Arabia (30 million). On the other hand, a study released by the Department of Labour, New Zealand states that increasing immigration numbers will boost the economy, reduce production costs, increase goods and services competitiveness and benefit exporters, domestic investment and consumer spending.

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New Zealand needs a lot of skilled labour force to make further progress. The input of Asians in the skilled labour market is very significant and needs to be further analysed.  Addressing to the issue of the requirement of more skilled labour in New Zealand, Chinese MP Raymond Huo who has been voted down in parliament on the same issue a number of times, says he will be continuing his fight to have an Asian Advisory Board on Auckland’s new Super City Council through a private member’s bill. He said, “The Asian population is projected to hit 400,000 in Auckland within seven years, and the council will not be representative of the people if it did not have an input from this community.
Speaking on the issue as defined by the Chinese MP, Prime Minister John Key has ruled out the possibility of having Maori seats on the new council, but Mr. Huo said he wasn’t seeking an Asian seat, although the Asian population will be growing at a much faster rate than Maori because of immigration. The Prime Minister of New Zealand stated, “We are not seeking an Asian seat, simply a statutory link to the governing body that will advise on issues that affect the Asian community.” He also said that Auckland is the “seventh largest cities” with people of Chinese, Indians and many other foreign origins outside their own countries in percentage terms and would continue to grow and seek more immigrants because of the current immigration policy. The present Asian population in Auckland is third only to European and Maori, and is projected to grow by 51 per cent up to 2016, compared with 46 per cent for the rest of New Zealand, stated the Prime Minister.
Arguing to that Mr. Huo said, “Ethnic minorities have also always been under-represented on Auckland’s councils, with only 4 per cent being Asian, 4 per cent Pacific, 9 per cent Maori while 84 per cent are European. We need a more balanced representation if Auckland is truly to become a Super City.” Contradicting the move by the Asian representative, Auckland University’s Professor of Asian Studies Mr. Manying Ip says the progress to get Asian representation was “sensible” and something “policymakers cannot ignore” because Asians made up 13 per cent of the Auckland population.

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