More visitors holidaying in New Zealand

More visitors holidaying in New Zealand

24 November 2014

The number of overseas visitors arriving on holiday (98,100) to New Zealand increased 14 percent in October 2014 compared with October 2013, Statistics New Zealand said today. The number of visitor arrivals to New Zealand in total for October 2014 (210,600) increased 8 percent compared with October 2013.

"More visitors arrived from China, Australia, and the United States in October 2014," population statistics manager Vina Cullum said. "These countries were also the main source of an increase in visitors arriving on holiday."

In the October 2014 year, visitor arrivals numbered 2.82 million, up 5 percent from the October 2013 year. The biggest increases were from Australia, the United States, China, and Germany.

New Zealand resident travellers departed on 207,000 overseas trips in October 2014, up 7 percent from October 2013. This is the highest-ever number of New Zealand traveller departures for an October month. These travellers took more trips to Australia, the United States, and Fiji. In the October 2014 year, New Zealand travellers departed on 2.26 million overseas trips, up 3 percent from the previous year.

Monthly net migration continues to break records

New Zealand had a seasonally adjusted net gain (more arrivals than departures) of 5,200 migrants in October 2014. This surpasses the previous highs of August 2014 (4,800), September 2014, and February 2003 (each 4,700).

Monthly net gains increased over the last year, mainly due to more arrivals of non-New Zealand citizens.

In the October 2014 year, New Zealand recorded its highest-ever net gain of 47,700 migrants.

Migrant arrivals (107,200) reached a new high in the October 2014 year. The annual increase was led by more student arrivals, particularly from India, and more New Zealand citizens arriving from Australia.

The fall in migrant departures was primarily due to fewer departures of New Zealand citizens to Australia (down 13,300), compared with the October 2013 year. The net loss of 5,300 people to Australia in the October 2014 year was the smallest since the October 1994 year (5,300).

For more information about these statistics:

• Visit International Travel and Migration: October 2014

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