Brits are fleeing Brexit to a small New Zealand town with a surplus of jobs and affordable homes.
The picturesque agricultural town of Kaitangata placed an advert for new residents, stating the town had too many jobs and too many affordable homes for the current population.
Local mayor Bryan Cadogan said they were mainly expecting domestic applicants but since the advert went out, he has been inundated with thousands of applications from around the globe.
Most applicants have been from Britain, the US, Syria, and Poland, with many citing Brexit as their reason for wanting to leave their current homes.
Kaitangata dairy farmer Evan Dick said: “The housing crisis in New Zealand has made the Kiwi dream unattainable for many people, but in Kaitangata the Kiwi dream is still a reality.
“This is an old-fashioned community, we don’t lock our houses, we let kids run free. We have jobs, we have houses, but we don’t have people.
"We want to make this town vibrant again, we are waiting with open arms."
Houses and land packages in the town in the Clutha district are on offer for approximately £122,000.
Mayor Cadogan added that there were more than 1,000 job vacancies waiting to be filled and their youth unemployment was down to just two people.
Commenting on the applications, he told the Guardian: “We’ve been getting smashed.
“It has perked the spirits of the locals up hugely, we don’t know how to deal with this, we’re unprepared.”
