Belief a new study naming New Zealand as the second-worst country for living and working is a 'moment-in-time' survey.

An InterNations study of expats has ranked it 51 out of 52 destinations - with only Kuwait coming in behind.

Respondents describe New Zealand as too expensive and too difficult to find a job on arrival.

Inside Recruitment co-founder Dale Gray told Mike Hosking there are some current events that are deterring expats from coming that'll play out in the near term.

“Clearly New Zealand’s lost its sparkle of attraction on the global stage, so whether that’s price, cost of living, property, I think where we’re at in the Covid cycle is problematic for us.”

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