International travel covers the number and characteristics of overseas visitors and New Zealand resident travellers (short-term movements) entering or leaving New Zealand.

Key facts

Monthly arrivals – overseas visitors

Overseas visitor arrivals were 190,600 in May 2025, an increase of 10,900 from May 2024. The biggest changes were in arrivals from:

• Australia (up 4,200)
• China (up 2,300)
• United States (up 1,300).

The total number of overseas visitor arrivals in May 2025 was 87 percent of the 219,300 in May 2019 (before the COVID-19 pandemic).

Visit our website to read this information release:

• International travel: May 2025 : https://www.stats.govt.nz/information-releases/international-travel-may-2025/

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