I don’t know why we’re not talking about this more. We have a steep decline in fertility, a rapidly ageing population, and, out of Covid, we are seeing the rise and rise of departures,” says Massey University’s emeritus professor Paul Spoonley, a leading sociologist.
“Parts of New Zealand are beginning to empty out, they will suffer stagnation or are in decline. The question for me is – will the number of New Zealanders leaving the country begin to come back?” Spoonley say
I ended up buying on the Gold Coast becase NZ housing was too unaffordable, back just before Covid.
Covid saw NZ housing prices then go from ridiculous to statospheric, so now I am in Tassie. Not been looking since but interested in the exoerinxes of others.
I’m an Aussie’s that spent some time in NZ and was looking to move there full time, so a different take I guess and keen to here from locals.
I don’t feel like anyone really represents my views anymore.
I would like us to turn towards doing things that are international best practice and demonstrably work, and I’d also like to see an end to neoliberal economic orthodoxy (and while he’s at it Santa could bring me a pony - by which I mean I know that’s just a dream).
For question 3, sorry to do this but it makes me uncomfortable to come up with an equivalent to the Circus had beautiful architecture or the trains run on time.
I’d rather contribute something I see as positive and also meaningful, so in terms of NZ politics that’s things like the small grassroots groups that are still fighting to save the environment, the degree of unity and political revitalization in te ao Maori resistance around treaty issues, the way the care workers I know are keeping their dignity and still fighting for decent working conditions… I guess just that ordinary people are not just sitting there defeated.