LIST OF FIGURES

• Figure 2.1 Proportion of migrants with tertiary-level qualifications by OECD country, 2001
• Figure 2.2 Per capita fiscal impact of migrants by duration of residence, 2006/07
• Figure 2.3 Per capita fiscal impact of migrants by region of birth, 2006/07
• Figure 3.1 Proportion of total migrant inflows by top 10 source countries in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, 2006
• Figure 3.2 Percentage of native-born and foreign-born individuals with low and high levels of education by age in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, circa 2001
• Figure 3.3 Short-term overseas visitors to New Zealand, 1998–2008
• Figure 3.4 Temporary worker applications accepted, 2004–2008
• Figure 4.1 Number of visitor arrivals, 1997/98–2007/08
• Figure 4.2 Number of worker and student arrivals, 1997/98–2007/08
• Figure 4.3 Annual permanent and long-term (PLT) migration flows, 1978/79–2007/08
• Figure 4.4 Annual permanent and long-term migration flows by citizenship, 1978/79–2007/08
• Figure 4.5 Components of population growth, 1992–2007
• Figure5.1 Number of people issued work permits, 1997/98–2007/08
• Figure 5.2 Comparison of work permit types, 2006/07 and 2007/08
• Figure 5.3 Nationality of work permit holders, 2006/07 and 2007/08
• Figure 5.4 Nationality of labour market–tested work permit holders, 2006/07 and 2007/08
• Figure 5.5 Age and gender of working holidaymakers, 2007/08
• Figure 5.6 Number of principal applicants granted student permits, 1997/98–2007/08
• Figure 5.7 Number of students approved offshore for the top seven source countries, 2006/07 and 2007/08
• Figure 6.1 Number of people approved for residence compared with the New Zealand Residence Programme planning level, 2001/02–2007/08
• Figure 6.2 Average number of people per approved residence application, 1998/99–2007/08
• Figure 6.3 Comparison of residence approvals by largest source countries, 2005/06–2007/08
• Figure 6.4 Age of people approved for residence by applicant type, 2007/08
• Figure 6.5 Age of people approved for residence by New Zealand Residence Programme stream, 2007/08
• Figure 7.1 Skilled Migrant Category approvals by source country, 2006/07 and 2007/08
• Figure 7.2 Age of approved Skilled Migrant Category principal and secondary applicants, 2007/08
• Figure 7.3 Gender of Skilled Migrant Category approvals by applicant type, 2007/08
• Figure 7.4 Region of skilled employment for Skilled Migrant Category principal applicants, 2007/08
• Figure 7.5 Source countries of approved Residence from Work principal applicants, 2007/08
• Figure 8.1 Source country of family-sponsored approvals, 2005/06-2007/08
• Figure 8.2 Nationality of Partnership Policy approvals, 2005/06–2007/08
• Figure 8.3 Nationality of Dependent Child approvals, 2005/06–2007/08
• Figure 8.4 Applicants in family-sponsored stream categories, 2005/06–2007/08
• Figure 8.5 Number of Parent Sibling Adult Child Stream approvals by source country, 2005/06–2007/08
• Figure 8.6 Nationality of Parent Category approvals, 2005/06–2007/08
• Figure 8.7 Nationality of Family Sibling Category approvals, 2005/06–2007/08
• Figure 8.8 Nationality of Adult Child Category approvals, 2005/06–2007/08
• Figure 9.1 Nationality of Refugee Quota approvals, 2005/06–2007/08
• Figure 9.2 Number of people claiming refugee status and successful claims, 1997/98–2007/08
• Figure 9.3 Source country of refugee status claimants granted residence, 2005/06–2007/08