Arapuke Forest Park is a key drawcard for mountain bikers to Palmerston North and Manawatū District. In 2022, there was $5.0 million of spending in the region that was attributable to visitors for whom biking in Arapuke Forest was a key motivation for the visit.
I have just returned from a third-place finish at the Brisbane Trail Ultra 100-mile race on the Spartan Trail World Championships tour.
Net migration figures released this morning showed that immigration remains high, but has moderated somewhat from its February/March peak. Today's result is likely to further reassure the Reserve Bank that short-term inflation is unlikely to be exacerbated by a sharper spiking from new migrants' demand.
In the past 6 months, New Zealand's working age population increased by an extraordinary 59,100 people. This data highlights that the current migration boom is being fueled by people who are here to work!