Visitor arrivals to New Zealand were up 8 percent in November 2014 (270,400), compared with November 2013, Statistics New Zealand said today. The biggest increase was from China, up almost 50 percent from 2013. "China is the second-biggest source country for visitors to New Zealand," population statistics manager Vina Cullum said. "In November 2014 there were 8,800 more visitor arrivals from China than in November 2013, and most were holidaymakers." In the November 2014 year, total visitor arrivals numbered 2.84 million, up 5 percent from the November 2013 year. The biggest increases were from Australia, China, ... (full story)