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Small increase in New Zealand's visitor arrivals
The number of visitor arrivals to New Zealand in September 2014 (193,300) increased 1 percent compared with September 2013, Statistics New Zealand said today. This was the second-highest total for a September month, after September 2011 (219,900), which was boosted by people arriving for the Rugby World Cup. "More visitors arrived from the United States and Australia in September 2014," population statistics manager Vina Cullum said. "However, fewer visitors arrived from China. This may be because numbers in September last year were boosted by the close timing of two Chinese holidays, and people wanting to ... (full story)