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Travel spending jumps as fuel costs finally fall – Westpac 7th July 2026 /

Travel spending jumps as fuel costs finally fall – Westpac

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Hospitality card spending edges higher in May 16th June 2026 /

Hospitality card spending edges higher in May

Spending in tourism-related sectors recorded modest growth in May 2026, according to Stats NZ’s latest electronic card transactions data.


Visitor spending drives $1.6bn surge in services exports 4th June 2026 /

Visitor spending drives $1.6bn surge in services exports

International visitor spending helped drive a 17% increase in New Zealand’s services exports in the March 2026 quarter, according to the latest trade figures from Stats NZ.


MRTEs: International visitor spend surges in Feb 2nd April 2026 /

MRTEs: International visitor spend surges in Feb

Overseas visitors spent $19.6bn in New Zealand in the year to February 2026, up 24% on the prior 12 months.


Napier visitor spend jumps in Jan 6th March 2026 /

Napier visitor spend jumps in Jan

International visitor spend in Napier was up 11.7% in January 2026 compared to December 2025, according to Napier City Business Inc.


Household income ticks up, but so do costs – Stats NZ 26th February 2026 /

Household income ticks up, but so do costs – Stats NZ

Average weekly household disposable income increased to $2,077.70 in the 12 months to June 2025, up 5.1% from the previous year, not adjusting for inflation.


TECTs: Fiordland grows most despite domestic dip, international spend rises 18th February 2026 /

TECTs: Fiordland grows most despite domestic dip, international spend rises

Visit Fiordland saw domestic visitor spend grow the most in December, up 35.1% to $5.3m.


Hospo spend suffers in storm-hit regions – Worldline 5th February 2026 /

Hospo spend suffers in storm-hit regions – Worldline

Overall consumer spending across core retailers in January 2026 was flat on the same month last year but fell in several regions hit by extreme weather.


Tourism, hospo operators will suffer if merchant surcharges banned – chamber 27th November 2025 /

Tourism, hospo operators will suffer if merchant surcharges banned – chamber

Tourism and hospitality operators will suffer “swift repercussions” if the government proceeds with a ban on merchant surcharges.


Tourism flows both ways between Auckland, Northland 28th October 2025 /

Tourism flows both ways between Auckland, Northland

The latest figures for tourism flows between Northland and Auckland show a two-way relationship.


Worldline: Consumer spending lifts but summer will be true test 5th September 2025 /

Worldline: Consumer spending lifts but summer will be true test

Nationwide consumer spending in August nudged above the levels seen for the same month last year, says Worldline New Zealand.


IVS: Arrivals, real spending stubbornly below pre-Covid, with largest market Aus slowing… 2nd September 2025 /

IVS: Arrivals, real spending stubbornly below pre-Covid, with largest market Aus slowing…

International tourism contributed $12.1bn to New Zealand’s economy for the year ending June 2025.