Visitor arrivals to New Zealand grew 8.1% year-on-year to 201,855 in June 2026, accelerating from a 6.7% rise in May, driven largely by gains from Australia. The increase was the largest in three months, although the number of visitor arrivals was the lowest since June 2025, underscoring the impact of rising oil prices due to the ongoing Middle East conflict. Arrivals from Australia increased by 13,200, followed by China (up 3,100) and the US (up 1,200). Overall, overseas visitor arrivals reached 95% of pre-pandemic levels, compared with 213,500 in June 2019. Australians remained the largest source of visitors, accounting for 54% of the total, followed by the US (8%), China (7%), Singapore (3%), and India (3%), highlighting the continued recovery in international tourism demand. source: Statistics New Zealand

Tourist Arrivals in New Zealand decreased to 203308 in May from 288546 in April of 2026. Tourist Arrivals in New Zealand averaged 73030.22 from 1921 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 529255.00 in December of 2018 and a record low of 40.00 in April of 1942. This page provides the latest reported value for - New Zealand Tourist Arrivals - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. New Zealand Tourist Arrivals - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2026.

Tourist Arrivals in New Zealand decreased to 203308 in May from 288546 in April of 2026. Tourist Arrivals in New Zealand is expected to be 271000.00 by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the New Zealand Tourist Arrivals is projected to trend around 591000.00 in 2027 and 625000.00 in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-07-13 10:45 PM
Visitor Arrivals YoY
May 6.7% 8% 4.5%
2026-08-13 10:45 PM
Visitor Arrivals YoY
Jun 8.1% 6.7% 7.0%
2026-09-13 10:45 PM
Visitor Arrivals YoY
Jul 8.1% 4.0%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -1949.00 -237.00 NZD Million Jul 2026
Capital Flows -6107.00 2082.00 NZD Million Mar 2026
Current Account -1008.00 -5639.00 NZD Million Mar 2026
Current Account to GDP -3.70 -4.70 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Exports 7391.00 7832.00 NZD Million Jul 2026
Foreign Direct Investment 4029.00 2003.00 NZD Million Mar 2026
Imports 9340.00 8069.00 NZD Million Jul 2026
Terms of Trade 1421.00 1562.00 points Jun 2026
Tourism Revenues 7035.00 4617.00 NZD Million Mar 2026
Visitor Arrivals YoY 201885.00 203308.00 Jun 2026


New Zealand Tourist Arrivals
In New Zealand, visitor arrivals measure the total number of overseas visitors which intended length of stay is less than 12 months.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
201885.00 203308.00 529255.00 40.00 1921 - 2026 Monthly
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News Stream
New Zealand Tourist Arrivals Rise 8.1% in June
Visitor arrivals to New Zealand grew 8.1% year-on-year to 201,855 in June 2026, accelerating from a 6.7% rise in May, driven largely by gains from Australia. The increase was the largest in three months, although the number of visitor arrivals was the lowest since June 2025, underscoring the impact of rising oil prices due to the ongoing Middle East conflict. Arrivals from Australia increased by 13,200, followed by China (up 3,100) and the US (up 1,200). Overall, overseas visitor arrivals reached 95% of pre-pandemic levels, compared with 213,500 in June 2019. Australians remained the largest source of visitors, accounting for 54% of the total, followed by the US (8%), China (7%), Singapore (3%), and India (3%), highlighting the continued recovery in international tourism demand.
2026-08-13
New Zealand Tourist Arrivals Rise the Least in 4 Months
Visitor arrivals to New Zealand increased 6.7% year-on-year to 203,300 in May 2026, slowing from an 8.0% rise in April, driven largely by gains from China. The growth was the smallest in four months, and the number of visitors was the lowest since June 2025, underscoring the impact of rising oil prices due to the ongoing Middle East conflict. Arrivals from China climbed by 4,400, followed by Australia (up 3,300), Malaysia (up 1,900), Singapore (up 1,700), and Taiwan (up 1,000). Overall, total overseas visitor arrivals reached 93% of pre-pandemic levels, compared with 219,300 in May 2019. Australians remained the largest source of visitors, accounting for 44% of the total, followed by China (10%), the US (8%), India (4%), Singapore (3%), and the UK (3%), highlighting the continued recovery in international tourism demand.
2026-07-13
New Zealand Tourist Arrivals Rise the Least in 3 Months
Visitor arrivals to New Zealand climbed 8.0% year-on-year to 288,546 in April 2026, slowing sharply from a 15.1% rise in March, driven largely by gains from China. However, the number of visitors was the smallest since January, with growth slowing to its weakest pace in three months, underscoring the impact of rising oil prices due to the ongoing Middle East conflict. Arrivals from China surged by 11,100, followed by Australia (up 5,500), the United States (up 3,100), Japan (up 1,500), Taiwan (up 1,300), India (up 1,200), and Malaysia (up 1,000), while those from the United Kingdom declined (down 3,300). Overall, total overseas visitor arrivals reached 94% of pre-pandemic levels, compared with 307,400 in March 2019. Australians remained the largest source of visitors, accounting for 49% of the total, followed by China (11%), the US (9%), the United Kingdom (3%), and India (3%), highlighting a continued recovery in international tourism demand.
2026-06-11