In short:
A spokesperson for Jacinda Ardern says the former New Zealand prime minister and her family are moving to Australia.
Dame Jacinda had been living in the US and working for Harvard University.
It comes after media reports saying the former PM and her husband had been looking at properties for sale in Sydney.
Any NZ or Aussie local to share some perspective? I’m fully OOTL
Migration from NZ to Australia is extremely common. The ‘Brain Drain’ this causes is a significant issue in NZ politics. Nearly 35,000 people moved from NZ to Australia in the last 12 months, a record number.
The exodus continues…
What’s going with New Zealand these days?
People are leaving. Boomers killed everyone with housing speculation and rent with no economy to support it. Anyone buying in NZ will surely lose money on a property.
She’s leaving the US not New Zealand, already left there.
