NZ Immigrants: Their Stories
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The 2008-2017 National government opened wide the doors to immigrants, encouraging them to come in their thousands, creating a national divide in New Zealanders’ attitudes towards such unprecedented numbers. National’s immigration policy has been touted by some as a masterstroke, saving the country from the privations and hardships of the recent worldwide recessions.
While others argue too many have been allowed in, citing an infrastructure that has not coped and large numbers of New Zealanders missing out on jobs taken by migrants.
The rhetoric on both sides has been well covered in the media, both mainstream and social, and consequently we know all about immigration from a New Zealander’s point of view.
But what about the immigrants’ point of view? Why have they come in such large numbers? What are their stories? And what concerns do they have about the future of their new country? A series of interviews featuring migrants from almost every continent in the world, NZ Immigrants: Their Stories, answers these questions in ways that are sometimes as surprising as they are insightful.
The rhetoric on both sides has been well covered in the media, both mainstream and social, and consequently we know all about immigration from a New Zealander’s point of view.
But what about the immigrants’ point of view? Why have they come in such large numbers? What are their stories? And what concerns do they have about the future of their new country? A series of interviews featuring migrants from almost every continent in the world, NZ Immigrants: Their Stories, answers these questions in ways that are sometimes as surprising as they are insightful.