这种情形何时是个头？离开新西兰往澳大利亚奔前程的新西兰人总数如今已超过17万。这个数字比汉密尔顿全部的人口还多，如果跟南岛比较，也多于但尼丁和Invercargill加在一起的总人数。

　　新西兰再也经不起这样继续每周把人才流失给澳大利亚了。

　　最新的移民数据显示至9月为止的2012年一年里，53729人去了澳洲――其中两万多人（相当于40%）的年龄介于18到30岁之间。仅仅9月份一个月内就有3714人离开。

　　约翰基和比尔英格里希有4年的时间去兑现他们的诺言――填补空白、阻止人才外流。但他们以失败告终。

　　在相当于汉密尔顿、但尼丁及Invercargill加在一起的人口大量流失之后，年轻新西兰人离境的人流肯定会在某个阶段放缓，而国家党也会试图将其称之为他们的功绩。

　　国家党该清醒了，是采取实际行动的时候了。卖掉我国的电力公司却不是正解。

　　国家党矢口否认我国非初级产业的制造领域正在萎缩。国家党也否认失业。失业，尤其是失业的年轻人可是太多了――即使在那17万人离开新西兰以后，还有大量年轻人失业。

　　约翰基对于创造足够的薪资合理的就业岗位毫无可信的计划。

　　而国家党可能乐于袖手旁观成千上万的国人离乡背井前往澳洲，工党却不能坐视不管。

　　正如工党领袖大卫谢尔前些日子在他的演讲中所说，工党对于创造一个高技能、高薪资的现代经济胸有成竹。

　　工党的计划是创造好的就业岗位、更好的机会，让新西兰人认识到他们在自己的国家也能过得很好。

                                                                     (霍建强议员办公室供稿)

　　
　　DavidPARKER

　　Finance Spokesperson    

　　19 October 2012  

                                                     MEDIA STATEMENT

　　Wake up National

　　"When will it stop? The total number of New Zealanders who have given up on New Zealand and headed for Oz under National is now over 170,000.  That's more than the total population of Hamilton, or for a South Island comparison, that's more than Dunedin and Invercargill combined,” says David Parker.

　 “New Zealand cannot afford to continue to lose skilled workers every week to Australia.

　　"The latest migration data shows that 53,729 people departed for Australia in the year to September 2012 – with 21,589 (40%) of those aged between 18 and 30.  3,714 people left in September alone.

　　“John Key and Bill English have had four years to deliver on their promise to bridge the wage gap and stem the flow.  They have failed.

　　 "After the equivalent of Hamilton, or Dunedin plus Invercargill combined, have left the flow of young New Zealanders must slow down sometime, and National will try to call that success.

　　"National must wake up and do something. Selling our power companies is not the answer.

　　"National is in denial about the shrinking of the non-primary manufacturing sector.  National is in denial about unemployment.  Unemployment, especially youth unemployment, is far too high - even after those 170,000 have left.

　　"John Key has no credible plan to create enough jobs with decent wages.

　　“While National might be happy to sit by and watch idly as thousands leave for Australia, Labour isn’t.

　　“As David Shearer outlined in his speech yesterday, Labour has a plan for a high-skill, high-wage, modern economy.  Labour will give people hope for a better future at home in New Zealand.

　　“Labour’s plan will create decent jobs and better opportunities so that people know they can get ahead here in New Zealand,” says David Parker.