Comings and Goings

In this activity you are going to look at some of the information Statistics New Zealand collects about external migration. All the information you need is on the Statistics New Zealand website.

Activity

Go to the Statistics New Zealand website www.stats.govt.nz and click on 'Visitor Arrivals Jun Mth" under Latest Information. (It is up at the top of the page.) Then click on External Migration: June 2003 Media Release. Scroll down to the paragraph beginning 'Permanent and long-term (PLT) arrivals. Using the information in this release:

1. Write the definition for permanent and long-term (PLT) arrival(s) and permanent and long-term (PLT) departure(s). (Go to surveys, statistical methods and references on the left hand column of the webpage and click on glossary to help you).
   
2. When arrivals exceed departures, it is called net migration gain. Write five statements about the net migration gain for June 2003.
   
3. Locate and name the countries from which New Zealand received significant net inflows on a map of the world. Draw arrows to indicate the relative size of each country’s contribution to the New Zealand population.
   
4. To which country did New Zealanders permanently migrate to (net outflow) in June 2003? Is this up or down on the figures for June 2002 and June 2001? Locate this country on your world map also.
   
   Go back to the previous page, click on Downloadable Excel table(s), open alltabls.xls and refer to table 3 Net Migration June 1993 - 2003.
   
5. Draw a column graph to show the net gain or loss from permanent and long-term migration for the year ended June 1993 to 2003.
   
   Under surveys, statistical methods and references on the left hand column of the webpage , click on Survey directory. Under migration, click on jump to: Design. Read about the purpose and nature of the data collected on the passenger arrival and departure card and then scroll down to open the current passenger arrival card (front) and the current passenger departure card.
   

6. Write out the questions that Statistics New Zealand would use to find out about people leaving from and arriving into New Zealand permanently? (You may like to print a copy of each card).
   

7. Explain why this information is useful to Statistics New Zealand.
   
   Go back to the Homepage, and click on Population Clock.
   

8. How often does New Zealand gain a new resident?

Related links

Tourism and Migration 2001 Definitions
Demographic Trends Reference Reports
External Migration Hot Off the Press - June 2003, Highlights, commentary and Downloadable Excel tables 8 and 9