Calls for a shake up to immigration.

Act has unveiled a new immigration policy that scraps temporary visas, charges based on demand, and allows more migrants to bring their parents.

Business NZ Advocacy Director, Catherine Beard, says in a global contest for talent, other countries have made it easier for immigrants.

She told Tim Dower new ideas are needed to fulfil New Zealand's future workforce.

Beard says with an aging population and declining birth rate, there's no way we can fulfil the need for workers domestically.

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