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An increase in Google searches in some states in the US shows a trend of people interested in moving to New Zealand.
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Google data reveals a significant increase in people searching the words “move to New Zealand” on Google from the United States today, as presidential candidates Donald Trump and Joe Biden clashed in their first televised debate.
It was searched more times in the two-hour period of the debate than at any other time in the last week.
In particular, the greatest interest is seen to come from Hawaii, Oregon and Colorado.
In addition to the presidential debate, the United States has been dealing with Covid-19 outbreaks across the country.
Google data shows an increase in searches for ‘move to New Zealand’ from the US on September 30
Data from the US government shows that Hawaii’s population of 1.4 million has had 12,1290 Covid-19 cases and 134 deaths.
With a population of just over 4 million, Oregon, in addition to fighting wildfires, has also recorded 33,297 Covid-19 cases and 555 deaths.
Colorado, a state of nearly 6 million residents, has had 70,123 positive cases of the virus and 2,053 deaths.
By comparison, New Zealand has a population of around 5 million, 1,480 confirmed cases, and 25 deaths.
Earlier this month, 1 NEWS reported an increase in home sales without buyers physically looking at the property.
Real estate agents say more Kiwis are looking to move home and are being forced to buy while still abroad.
Chris Robinson, a real estate agent for Tommy, told 1 NEWS that New Zealanders abroad are using friends and family to search for potential homes.
1 NEWS has heard of purchases made in the Cayman Islands, New York, Singapore and even in managed seclusion hotels.
It occurs when the worldwide death toll from the coronavirus dwarfed 1 million yesterday.
