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International travel and migration patterns shift due to COVID-19 pandemic
The total number of border crossings in the June 2020 quarter was 78,400, down from 3.14 million for the same period in 2019. There were 57,200 departures and almost 90 percent of these were non-New Zealand citizens. There were 21,100 arrivals, which includes a mix of short-term travellers and migrants (see ‘Arrivals by passenger type’ flowchart in International migration: June 2020). “The majority of people arriving in recent months are New Zealand citizens, however the numbers are low compared with arrival flows before strict border restrictions came into force on 19 March 2020,” population indicators ... (full story)