This review examined the effectiveness of current health workforce distribution levers. These levers are laws, policies and classifications that encourage or require health professionals to work in areas of workforce shortage. The review finds current levers are not sufficient to the task and makes 26 recommendations to update them.

This report forecasts the building and construction industry needs 130,000 additional workers this year to overcome workforce shortages. It takes a closer look at the current state of the building and construction industry, the impact of chronic workforce shortages, and recommends policy measures to relieve the pressure.

This paper argues one reason more immigrants are not arriving and staying is the international tax regime was not designed to reward global success. The the authors argue Foreign Investment Fund (FIF) rules impose a tax burden and reform of the FIF rules is required and urgent. They recommend that the government aim to develop...

The report examines recent migration trends and finds that while the net outflow New Zealand citizens in the year to May 2024 is significant, it is offset by a near-record inflow of migrants who are more highly qualified than the average New Zealander.

The purpose of this discussion paper is to seek views from stakeholders – communities, businesses, unions, local governments, state and territory governments, education providers, and others – on how to improve regional migration settings to support strong and sustainable regions, while complementing existing government initiatives. It proposes objectives for regional migration, suggests opportunities where regional...