Apologies for the throwaway, but I thought I'd share my letter to Nicky Wagner here. For the uninitiated, ICT is "Information and Communication Technology" - roughly the equivalent to IT in the states.

  Hi Nicky,
  
  I'm a Software Engineer in the United States. My wife and
  I are presently in the process of migrating to New Zealand,
  specifically Christchurch, under the Skilled Migrant
  Category visa. 

  I'm sure I don't need to inform you that ICT is on
  New Zealand's list of long term skills shortages. Further,
  I'm sure that you're acutely aware of the significance that
  ICT growth can play to the economic resurgence of Christchurch.
  As someone who is hoping to aid in this effort, I feel
  obligated to inform you that the GCSB is a huge deterrent for
  me. Being that my peers in the ICT industry are also quite
  sensitive to issues such as these, I can't imagine that this
  will help the ICT skills shortage for Christchurch, or the rest
  of New Zealand.

  Please vote against the GCSB, and urge your colleagues to do
  the same.

Edit: Now that I'm rereading this I realize that I wrote "the GCSB" when I meant "the GCSB bills." Whoops!

Edit 2: Sent the following clarification. And here's hoping I didn't just get added to some watch list and screw over my chances for visa approval!

  Just for clarification, I'm referring to the GCSB bills
  below, not the entire GCSB. I support the GCSB as a whole,
  as well as its greater purpose, but I'd much rather be
  moving to a country that didn't allow for warrantless
  surveillance of its people.