New Zealand welcomed 100,800 immigrants in the 12 months to the end of June, the most since 2003. At the same time departures were down 22% to 62,400 as fewer New Zealanders left for Australia looking for work. In June, for the first time since 1991, the number of New Zealanders going to Australia equalled the number of people coming the other way. Most immigrants to New Zealand in the last 12 months were from India (7,000), closely followed by China (6,300) and the United Kingdom (5,500). The Philippines was fourth (3,000) and France fifth (1,900).
