New Zealand welcomes 249,000 visitor arrivals in Aug-2026

Stats NZ reported (14-Oct-2026) the following tourism highlights for New Zealand for Aug-2026:

• Visitor arrivals: 248,714, +8.0% year-on-year;
  • Australia: 125,573, +4.9%;
  • China: 27,008, +31.6%;
  • US: 13,482, +17.3%;
  • Japan: 10,069, +6.4%;
  • Taiwan: 5845, +15.3%;
  • UK: 5700, -9.8%;
  • India: 5235, +0.4%;
  • Singapore: 4613, +10.4%. [more - original PR]