Is everyone really moving to Australia?

27 Nov 2025

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Is everyone really moving to Australia?

In the year to September, 2025, New Zealand had a record 72,700 migrant departures, primarily to Australia. Here to comment on the growing sense that every New Zealander will eventually move to Australia: an Australian.

Made with the support of NZ On Air.

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A cut-out black-and-white image of Robbie Nicol on an abstract orange background. He is holding a graph of an average of the last four published polls.

How accurate are NZ's polls?

A black-and-white cut-out image of Lyric Waiwiri-Smith and Robbie Nicol shaking hands on an abstract orange and blue background.

How do parties form a government?

A black-and-white cut-out image of Robbie Nicol, next to a diagram of New Zealand parliament with extra some blue seats added.

What is the overhang, and why is it so important this election?

A cut-out black-and-white image of Robbie Nicol holding a card labelled "QUESTIONS ABOUT SPACE VAPES". There is a black-and-white cut-out image of a vape pod next to him.

Space vapes, explained

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How much can a politician lie in a NZ election campaign?