{"id":266842,"date":"2016-11-10T06:27:01","date_gmt":"2016-11-10T06:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=266842"},"modified":"2016-11-10T06:27:01","modified_gmt":"2016-11-10T06:27:01","slug":"new-zealand-immigration-site-traffic-surges-after-us-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=266842","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand immigration site traffic surges after US election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">New Zealand&#8217;s immigration website has said it saw a surge in traffic, as the results of the US election came in.<\/p>\n<p>Immigration New Zealand (INZ) said its website received 56,300 visits in a 24 hour period, an increase of almost 2,500%. The site has a daily average of 2,300 visits.<\/p>\n<p>Canada&#8217;s immigration website also received a high amount of traffic on Wednesday, causing it to crash.<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump secured a surprise victory in the presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>New Zealand Now&#8217;s website, which contains information about living, working, studying and investing in the country, also saw a similar spike in traffic.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the 24 hours up to 9am local time on Wednesday, NZ Now received 70,500 visits from the US compared to a usual daily average of 1,500 visits,&#8221; said INZ marketing manager Greg Forsythe in a statement to the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>Online, some Americans expressed that their interest to move to New Zealand was a result of Mr Trump&#8217;s victory.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape no-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image__img js-image-replace\" src=\"http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/DFA9\/production\/_92375275_nz5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" data-highest-encountered-width=\"624\" \/><span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright<\/span><span class=\"story-image-copyright\">TWITTER\/@SEULGICHU808RV<\/span><\/span><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape no-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image__img js-image-replace\" src=\"http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/1C59\/production\/_92375270_nz.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" data-highest-encountered-width=\"624\" \/><span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright<\/span><span class=\"story-image-copyright\">TWITTER\/@BCBASSHEAD<\/span><\/span><\/figure>\n<p>But not everyone from the country seemed to welcome Americans with open arms.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape no-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image__img js-image-replace\" src=\"http:\/\/ichef-1.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/17BE9\/production\/_92375279_nz4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" data-highest-encountered-width=\"624\" \/><span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright<\/span><span class=\"story-image-copyright\">TWITTER\/@TAIKAWAITITI<\/span><\/span><\/figure>\n<p>Mr Forsythe added that some 7,287 registrations had been received from Americans in the past 24 hours as compared to a normal amount of 3,000 registrations.<\/p>\n<p>However, he added that these were purely &#8220;registrations of interest&#8221; and not visa applications.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Zealand&#8217;s immigration website has said it saw a surge in traffic, as the results of the US election came in. Immigration New Zealand (INZ) said its website received 56,300 visits in a 24 hour period, an increase of almost 2,500%. The site has a daily average of 2,300 visits. 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