| ID | 140244 |
| Title Proper | Examining trans-Tasman migration of new immigrants to New Zealand from the people's republic of China |
| Other Title Information | a quantitative approach |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Liu, Liangni Sally |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | ‘Back-door’ migration refers to the entry of overseas-born New Zealand citizens to Australia. Many New Zealand Chinese migrants from the People's Republic of China (PRC) are within this migration flow. Based on a detailed analysis on the permanent and long-term arrival and departure data from Statistics New Zealand and an online survey conducted by the author, this paper examines the trans-Tasman migration of New Zealand's PRC migrants. The result shows that compared with New Zealand-born citizens, the trans-Tasman migration of China-born New Zealand citizens is not large in number. The 2001 Australia immigration policy change of the welfare provisions to New Zealand citizens discouraged ‘back-door’ migration of the PRC migrants in the short term only. Australia still remains a favoured destination for many of them. Economic consideration is the main factor drawing these migrants to Australia. This paper also reveals a circulatory feature of the PRC migrants' trans-Tasman migratory movements, as evidenced by a significant number of respondents who had migrated from New Zealand to Australia indicating that they would come back to New Zealand at some future time. |
| `In' analytical Note | Asia Pacific Viewpoint Vol. 56, No.2; Aug 2015: p.297–314 |
| Journal Source | Asia Pacific Viewpoint 2015-08 56, 2 |
| Key Words | Economy ; Australia ; New Zealand ; Back - Door Migration ; New Chinese Migrants |