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NZ international travel: March 2026
Overseas visitor arrivals were 3.63 million in the March 2026 year, an increase of 305,000 from the March 2025 year. The biggest changes were in arrivals from: • Australia (up 161,000 to 1.56 million) • China (up 48,000 to 297,000) • United Kingdom (up 17,000 to 201,000) • Taiwan (up 13,000 to 63,000). New Zealand-resident traveller arrivals were 3.11 million in the March 2026 year, an increase of 100,000 from the March 2025 year. The biggest changes were in arrivals from: • Australia (up 80,000 to 1.30 million) • China (up 14,000 to 171,000) • Japan (up 12,000 to 93,000) • Philippines (up 10,000 to ... (full story)