New Zealand, Not just for Tourists

New Zealand is attracting interest and not just from tourists:

Americans have been bombarding New Zealand officials with inquiries about emigrating since President George W Bush was re-elected last week.

The Immigration Service in Wellington said its website recorded 10,300 hits from America the day after Mr Bush was re-elected, more than four times the average of 2,500. A further 300 inquiries were being received daily by telephone and e-mail, compared with about eight a day before the election.

Don Badman, the service's marketing manager, said: "It has exploded. It really started picking up from 11pm on the night of the election." Interest is especially strong in Democrat-voting San Francisco and Los Angeles, where before the election many people threatened to leave if Bush won.

The Prime Minister, Helen Clark is quoted in this article as saying, "We regard US migration as very desirable.”

I concur. All Americans seeking to leave America under a Bush Administration should make sail for New Zealand and NOT head North. Spread the word.

Sigh, that was close.