Worldwide interest in moving to New Zealand has spiked in the aftermath of Christchurch's deadly terror attacks. ​Predominantly Muslim countries, notably Pakistan (333 registrations since the attacks, an increase of 512 per cent), had shown a surge in interest despite their faith being the terror target. These were purely registrations of interest in coming to New Zealand and not visa applications, Elms said. Some of the interest in living in New Zealand appears to be a reaction to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's empathetic approach to the victims of the shootings. INZ encourages any Christchurch based victims and family concerned about immigration issues to contact us via ImmigrationResponse@mbie.govt.nz."

Source: Stuff March 26, 2019 16:07 UTC