Tourism data

Christchurch - Canterbury
Hagley Park, Christchurch - Canterbury

By Miles Holden

International Visitor Arrivals

(short term)

Data on international visitors arriving in New Zealand is produced by Stats NZ(opens in new window) and commissioned by Tourism New Zealand. The International Visitor Arrivals (IVA) is published monthly from border crossing information collected through Customs (passport data) and arrival cards. (Note that departure cards were used prior to November 2018).  

Please note that this dashboard has been produced by Tourism New Zealand. Users can toggle between two data sets: 

  • Public – This is the publicly released IVA dataset is published by Stats NZ as above and includes rounded numbers; 
  • Detailed- This dataset is provided to TNZ by Stats NZ without rounded numbers, and has more detailed information including age and length of stay 

The International Visitor Survey

(IVS) 

The International Visitor Survey (IVS) measures spend and behaviours of international visitors to New Zealand. The information is produced by the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment(opens in new window).

Regional Visitor Spending

(TECTs)

The Tourism Electronic Card Transactions (TECTs) data is an interim replacement for the Monthly Regional Tourism Estimates to understand monthly international and domestic tourism spend in New Zealand regions. The TECTs data is produced by [MBIE] and provides electronic card spend that is attributable to tourism by region, however this does not represent the total spend. For more information, visit MBIE’s Tourism Electronic Card Transactions(opens in new window) page. 

Other useful resources

Tourism Evidence and Insights Centre: 

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment(opens in new window), provide a range of statistics and insights about Tourism.  

 

The Accommodation Data Programme:

The Accommodation Data Programme (ADP)(opens in new window) provides information about short-term accommodation activity at national, regional, and council levels. This data(opens in new window) includes estimates of guest nights, occupancy rates and other measures relating to the accommodation industry.