Kiwis are all about sports, sports and more sports, according to Google Trends' yearly wrap up. The country's crazed sporting culture took charge online in 2019 with three major events piquing Kiwis' interests: the Rugby World Cup, Cricket World Cup and Australian Open. Andrew Cornaga/Supplied/Hagen Ho The Rugby World Cup, Christchurch mosque attacks, and Grace Millane case were among the most searched stories on Google in 2019. The Rugby World Cup dominated media and social media for many weeks, and for good reason. Search queries for the Cricket World Cup peaked in July, with the match between Australia and Pakistan standing out as the most searched game.

Source: Stuff December 12, 2019 21:45 UTC