Press Release – Christchurch NZ Jobs. Jobs. Jobs. Thats the key message of a campaign launched this week aimed at attracting skilled workers to tautahi Christchurch. Over the next 15 years Christchurch needs an additional 70,000 workers to fill vacancies created by an aging population … Jobs. Jobs. Jobs. That’s the key message of a campaign launched this week aimed at attracting skilled workers to Ōtautahi Christchurch. Over the next 15 years Christchurch needs an additional 70,000 workers to fill vacancies created by an aging population – and that’s just to maintain the current rate of economic growth. It will take more if the city wishes to grow.