International travel covers the number and characteristics of overseas visitors and New Zealand resident travellers (short-term movements) entering or leaving New Zealand. Monthly arrivals – overseas visitors: Overseas visitor arrivals were 206,800 in the August 2023 month, up 77,000 from the August 2022 month. The biggest changes were in arrivals from: • China (up 14,100) • United States (up 11,400) • India (up 6,400) • Australia (up 5,800) • Japan (up 5,100) • Philippines (up 2,500) • Korea (up 2,200) T• aiwan (up 2,100). The August 2023 number of overseas visitor arrivals is 82 percent of the pre-COVID-19 number ... (full story)