1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:03,119 Speaker 1: Why does no one like us New Zealand. Two numbers 2 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:07,160 Speaker 1: out yesterday that prove this, one eighty seven percent. We're 3 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:10,320 Speaker 1: still plateauing in the high eighties for tourism, that's on 4 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 1: pre COVID levels. And number two fifty five thousand for 5 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:17,400 Speaker 1: the year to September that was our net migration loss 6 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:21,239 Speaker 1: of New Zealand citizens, which is a new record. Not 7 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:24,480 Speaker 1: only are we that unsexy to foreigners, they won't come 8 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:27,200 Speaker 1: here and have a piece, but our own people are 9 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 1: off flirting up a storm with the likes of Australia. 10 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:32,840 Speaker 1: And they're not even flirting. It's not a weekend fling. 11 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:37,560 Speaker 1: They have left us. It's divorce. Sure, we're getting more 12 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:41,000 Speaker 1: people in terms of overall migration, meaning an overall net 13 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:43,640 Speaker 1: positive number. But next year, many economists predict, for the 14 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 1: first time in a long time, excluding COVID, we'll hit 15 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:49,479 Speaker 1: net zero migration. And we need migrants to support our 16 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 1: economy here, and we need tourists to support our economy 17 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 1: here as well. So what's happened to us? Do we 18 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 1: stop brushing our hair and cleaning our teeth? Do we 19 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:01,320 Speaker 1: look like some antipody and at the bottom of the 20 00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 1: world That you'd rather skip over. The Aussies are rebounding 21 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 1: much better than us on tourism, and they're taking all 22 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 1: of our young workers. And you look at all the 23 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 1: places that are so overcrowded by tourists. They're introducing limits 24 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:18,320 Speaker 1: in Florence. Just yesterday they announced that they're banning key 25 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:23,480 Speaker 1: boxes to stop Airbnbs in their city. Rome, Amsterdam, Athens, Poquette, 26 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:25,399 Speaker 1: just to name a few. They're all doing similar things. 27 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 1: Last year, we ranked one hundred and fifty seventh out 28 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:31,199 Speaker 1: of one hundred and eighty countries on growth and things 29 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 1: haven't improved much there since we are a very expensive 30 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:36,680 Speaker 1: place to come and we are at the bottom of 31 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 1: the world. The heart of the matter, though, is we've 32 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 1: lost a bit of our mojo. Apart from cutting spending 33 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:45,840 Speaker 1: and focusing on the basics, which are important, what is 34 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:50,560 Speaker 1: this country's big plan to grow our economic future and fortunes? 35 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 1: What industries are we targeting. Until we can answer that 36 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:58,280 Speaker 1: big question, we'll still look a little bit ugly to 37 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 1: the rest of the world. For more from Early Edition 38 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:04,200 Speaker 1: with Ryan Bridge, listen live to News Talk Set B 39 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:08,160 Speaker 1: from five am weekdays, or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.