The New Zealand Residence Programme (NZRP) contains residence goals set by Government to meet New Zealand’s ongoing skills requirements and humanitarian commitments. The number of places available to migrants under the NZRP is reviewed by Cabinet periodically.
Currently the overall NZRP is set at 135,000 to 150,000 approved places between July 2011 and June 2014. This includes:
the Skilled/Business stream (approximately 80,700 to 89,925 places),
The Capped Family stream, including the Sibling and Adult Child categories (approximately 14,850 to 16,500 places),
The Uncapped Family stream, including Partner and Dependent Child categories approximately 29,700 to 32,100 places for Immigration New Zealand’s planning purposes), and
the International/Humanitarian stream (9,750 to 11,475 places).