{"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\/2016\/11\/new-zealand-immigration-site-traffic-surges-after-us-election\/","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand immigration site traffic surges after US election"},"content":{"rendered":"
New Zealand’s immigration website has said it saw a surge in traffic, as the results of the US election came in.<\/p>\n
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
Canada’s immigration website also received a high amount of traffic on Wednesday, causing it to crash.<\/p>\n
Donald Trump secured a surprise victory in the presidential election.<\/p>\n
New Zealand Now’s website, which contains information about living, working, studying and investing in the country, also saw a similar spike in traffic.<\/p>\n
“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,” said INZ marketing manager Greg Forsythe in a statement to the BBC.<\/p>\n
Online, some Americans expressed that their interest to move to New Zealand was a result of Mr Trump’s victory.<\/p>\n