The government of New Zealand on Wednesday announced that it plans to restrict access to skilled work visas to favour its natives on better job opportunities. Notably, This comes a day after Australia announced that it would replace the skilled 457 visa to offer better employment opportunities to its citizens. The new measures are aimed at controlling record-high levels of migration to New Zealand, amid growing concern about housing shortages, road congestion and overcrowding in Auckland, and the other main cities of New Zealand.
