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‘It felt like bad news after bad news’: why record numbers are leaving New Zealand

‘It felt like bad news after bad news’: why record numbers are leaving New Zealand

Many young people are lured by hopes of better opportunities in Australia as experts worry a soft economy means departing Kiwis may not come back

When New Zealand opened its borders after the pandemic, the departures began immediately. For Kirsty Frame, then a 24-year-old journalist for the country’s national broadcaster in Wellington, the sense of loss was constant.

“It was goodbye dinner after goodbye dinner, leaving drinks after leaving drinks, and I think that started to take a toll.”

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