9th June 2026 Arrivals / UN TourismUN Tourism has replaced its ranking of New Zealand as one of the world’s ‘best performers’ in terms of international visitor arrivals over Q1 2026.
14th May 2026 Arrivals / Stats NZThe Australian and Chinese markets more than made up for the disruption caused by the Middle East conflict.
14th May 2026 Arrivals / InfometricsMarch 2026 was the first month of tourism data to show disruption from the conflict in the Middle East.
14th April 2026 Arrivals / ChinaOverseas visitor arrivals totalled 408,100 in February 2026, up by 15.2% on the same month last year, and equating to 98% of the total seen in pre-Covid February 2019.
16th March 2026 Arrivals / AustraliaThe relatively weak New Zealand dollar is supporting tourism inflows from major markets such as Australia and the United States, says ASB.
13th March 2026 Arrivals / Stats NZOverseas visitor arrivals totalled 385,426 in January 2026, an increase of 4.1% from the same month last year, according to Stats NZ’s latest travel figures.
10th December 2025 Arrivals / Stats NZAustralian holidaymakers and conference delegates have helped push international visitor numbers closer to pre-pandemic levels, according to Stats NZ’s latest travel figures.
13th November 2025 Arrivals / Stats NZVisitor arrivals from Australia totalled 1.48 million for the year to September 2025, up 11.5% on the previous 12 months and the second highest figure seen for the period.
13th November 2025 Arrivals / T&H MinisterTourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston says the increase in Australian visitation is a sign of the government’s effort to drive growth in the country’s tourism.
24th October 2025 Arrivals / TECNZThe Tourism Export Council of New Zealand says the country will now have to wait until July 2028 to surpass pre-Covid arrival numbers.
20th October 2025 Arrivals / BNZBNZ says international tourist arrival growth looks set to continue.
14th October 2025 Arrivals / T&H MinisterTourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston welcomes new data showing international visitor arrivals in August were up 7.5% from the same time last year.
