Skilled Immigrants input from Asia is critical to the future of New Zealand

Skilled Immigrants input from Asia is critical to the future of New Zealand
New Zealand needs a lot of skilled labour force to make further progress. The input of Asians in the skilled labour market is very significant and needs to be further analysed. Addressing to the issue of the requirement of more skilled labour in New Zealand, Chinese MP Raymond Huo who has been voted down in parliament on the same issue a number of times, says he will be continuing his fight to have an Asian Advisory Board on Auckland's new Super City Council through a private member's bill. He said, “The Asian population is projected to hit 400,000 in Auckland within seven years, and the council will not be representative of the people if it did not have an input from this community.
Speaking on the issue as defined by the Chinese MP, Prime Minister John Key has ruled out the possibility of having Maori seats on the new council, but Mr. Huo said he wasn't seeking an Asian seat, although the Asian population will be growing at a much faster rate than Maori because of immigration. The Prime Minister of New Zealand stated, "We are not seeking an Asian seat, simply a statutory link to the governing body that will advise on issues that affect the Asian community." He also said that Auckland is the “seventh largest cities” with people of Chinese, Indians and many other foreign origins outside their own countries in percentage terms and would continue to grow and seek more immigrants because of the current immigration policy. The present Asian population in Auckland is third only to European and Maori, and is projected to grow by 51 per cent up to 2016, compared with 46 per cent for the rest of New Zealand, stated the Prime Minister.
Arguing to that Mr. Huo said, "Ethnic minorities have also always been under-represented on Auckland's councils, with only 4 per cent being Asian, 4 per cent Pacific, 9 per cent Maori while 84 per cent are European. We need a more balanced representation if Auckland is truly to become a Super City." Contradicting the move by the Asian representative, Auckland University’s Professor of Asian Studies Mr. Manying Ip says the progress to get Asian representation was "sensible" and something "policymakers cannot ignore" because Asians made up 13 per cent of the Auckland population.
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