Election Result Leads To Massive Spike In Australians Searching How To Move To New Zealand
Makes sense.
The days following the federal election have seen a massive spike in the number of Australians researching how to move to New Zealand. And honestly, that makes sense.
As reported by SBS, Immigration New Zealand saw ten times the number of Australian visitors to its website on Sunday, the day after the Coalition’s upset victory. On top of that, more than 500 people officially registered their interest in immigrating, compared about 20 the week before.
google, how do I move to New Zealand?
— D’Anna Grace (@dapostrophe27) May 19, 2019
For what it’s worth, Australians don’t actually need visas to move to New Zealand. And the country’s immigration minister Iain Lees-Galloway seems like he’d be happy to have you.
“New Zealand is a wonderful destination full of possibilities. I’m not at all surprised,” he said. “If Australians are looking at us, that’s great.”
Of course, the idea of packing up and leaving everything behind is easier for some people than it is for others.
Australia. Please. The “I’m emigrating to New Zealand” jokes are not funny to Indigenous people. This is our HOME. The coalition and Morrison are your people. You stay here and deal with them
— Claire G. Coleman (@clairegcoleman) May 18, 2019
As nice as New Zealand might be, we should probably sort out our own mess first, hey.