New Zealand immigration site traffic soars after U.S. electionNovember 10, 2016 - 10:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - New Zealand's immigration website has said it saw a surge in traffic, as the results of the U.S. election came in, according to BBC News. 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. Canada's immigration website also received a high amount of traffic on Wednesday, November 9 causing it to crash. Donald Trump secured a surprise victory in the presidential election. New Zealand Now's website, which contains information about living, working, studying and investing in the country, also saw a similar spike in traffic. "In the 24 hours up to 9am local time on Wednesday, NZ Now received 70,500 visits from the U.S. compared to a usual daily average of 1,500 visits," said INZ marketing manager Greg Forsythe in a statement to the BBC. Online, some Americans expressed that their interest to move to New Zealand was a result of Trump's victory. But not everyone from the country seemed to welcome Americans with open arms. 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. However, he added that these were purely "registrations of interest" and not visa applications. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. |