LIST OF TABLES

• Table 1.1 Approval limits for New Zealand Residence Programme (NZRP) streams, 2007/08
• Table 2.1 Tenure and dwelling type ratios for selected household types, as at 7March 2006
• Table 3.1 Inflows of foreign nationals, 2006
• Table 4.1 Permanent and long-term migration flows, 2006/07 and 2007/08
• Table 4.2 People who did not arrive in New Zealand to take up residence by residence approval category, 1998–2006
• Table 4.3 Proportion of non-arrivals by source country, 1998–2006
• Table 4.4 Rates of absence by residence approval groups for migrants approved for residence, 2000–2006
• Table 5.1 Number of people approved work permits under Working Holiday Schemes, 2007/08
• Table 5.2 Ratio of females to males by age group and source country for student approvals, 2007/08
• Table 5.3 Type of temporary permit most recently held by people granted permanent residence, 2007/08
• Table 6.1 Proportion of approved applications made onshore by New Zealand Residence Programme stream, 1998/99–2007/08
• Table 6.2 Average number of people per approved residence application by New Zealand Residence Programme stream, 1998/99–2007/08
• Table 7.1 Points claimed by Skilled Migrant Category principal applicants, 2007/08
• Table 7.2 Main occupation* of Skilled Migrant Category principal applicants, 2006/07 and 2007/08
• Table 7.3 Residence categories through which talent work policies and Long Term Skill Shortage List permit holders were granted residence, as at 30 June 2008
• Table 7.4 Number of people granted residence through Residence from Work Category, 2006/07 and 2007/08
• Table 7.5 Business Immigration Policy approvals, 2002/03–2007/08
• Table 7.6 Nationality of Investor Category approvals, 2002/03–2007/08
• Table 7.7 Residence categories through which long-term business visa holders were granted residence, as at 30 June 2008
• Table 7.8 Rates of conversion to residence by nationality for long-term business visa holders, as at 30 June 2008
• Table 7.9 Nationality of Entrepreneur Category approvals, 2002/03–2007/08
• Table 9.1 Composition of the Refugee Quota, 2007/08
• Table 9.2 Pacific Access Category residence approvals, 2007/08
• Table A1 Immigration policy changes, 2008
• Table C1 Description of temporary work policies
• Table C2 Key policy features of the Skilled/Business Stream
• Table C3 Key policy features of the Uncapped Family Sponsored and Parent Sibling Adult Child Streams
• Table C4 Key policy features of International/Humanitarian Stream
• Table D1 Number of people issued with one or more work or student permits by source country, 2007/08
• Table E1 Summary of work permit criteria
• Table F1 Number of people approved a work permit by source country, 1998/99–2007/08
• Table G1 Ratio of females to males (f/m) by age and nationality for work permit holders approved, 2007/08
• Table H1 Number of people approved a student permit by source country, 1998/99–2007/08
• Table I1 Ratio of females to males (f/m) by age and nationality for students approved, 2007/08
• Table J1 Residence approvals by New Zealand Residence Programme (NZRP) stream, 2007/08
• Table K1 Number of people granted permanent residence by source country and New Zealand Residence Programme stream, 2007/08
• Table L1 Ratio of females to males (f/m) granted permanent residence by age and nationality, 2007/08
• Table M1 Number of expressions of interest and people selected, 2007/08