It boasts spectacular scenery, a temperate climate and a labour shortage in key areas, but New Zealand’s most appealing attribute, according to the country’s leading newspaper, may be that it is “18,000km from Boris Johnson”. More than 10,500 Britons have inquired about emigrating to the country since the Brexit vote, the New Zealand Herald has revealed, more than double the number of the same period last year. In the 49 days following Britain’s vote to leave the EU, 10,647 people from the UK registered with Immigration New Zealand, compared with 4,599 in 2015. On 24 June, the day immediately following the vote, the website received 998 British registrations, almost 10 times as many as the previous day’s tally of 109. Registering with the site allows would-be British émigrés to check whether their skills are in demand and if they meet immigration requirements. According to its list of immediate skills shortages, New Zealand currently has urgent vacancies for poultry farmers, bakers, ski instructors, dentists and upholsterers, among others. As well as New Zealand’s distance from the British foreign secretary, the newspaper also cited “a rugby team that actually plays rugby” and “affordable houses and no traffic” as reasons Britons might wish… Read full this story
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