"Move To New Zealand" Google Search Sees Exponential Rise In US

Publish Date
Wednesday, 9 November 2016, 8:26PM

As controversial Republican Donald Trump edges closer to victory in the US Presidential Election, "Move to New Zealand" has begun to trend on Google.

In the past week, the number of US-based internet users searching the phrase has jumped exponentially.

According to Twitter trend tracker Trendsmap NZ, "terrifying" is now trending in New Zealand.

And according to developer James Macfie, related Google Trends queries for "Move to New Zealand" include "Places to move if Trump wins," and "New Zealand real estate."

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