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International travel: November 2022 | Stats NZ (Stats NZ)

Overseas visitor arrivals were 231300 in the November 2022 month, up 226000 from the November 2021 month.

[Subnational short-term NZ-resident arrivals – DataInfo+](https://datainfoplus.stats.govt.nz/item/nz.govt.stats/ad09fd57-0e63-43b1-8341-0edd00109d91) gives methodology for determining the New Zealand-location information in short-term New Zealand-resident arrival records. New Zealand-resident traveller arrivals overall were down 30,800 from October 2022 (206,300). Since the release of April 2020 data in June 2020, we have been suppressing the trend series (see ‘Suspension of trend estimates’ in From January 2020, governments around the world, including New Zealand, imposed international travel restrictions due to the spread of COVID-19. 5,073 5,519 4,782 3,481 3,521 The biggest changes were in arrivals from: 2,189 1,721

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International visitor arrivals in November 62% of pre-Covid levels ... (New Zealand Herald)

International visitor arrivals topped 231,000 in November, up from just 5000 a year earlier but the surge in the number of Kiwis travelling overseas is ...

Christchurch (up 53,300) and Auckland (up 52,200) experienced the greatest increases in domestic guest nights compared with November 2018). Gisborne and Taranaki were estimated to have the smallest declines in domestic visitor volumes, down close to 20 per cent on November 2019. International spend in six out of eight North Island regions increased (by at least 5 per cent) when compared to pre-Covid November 2019 levels. Monthly domestic tourism electronic card transactions of $931 million in November 2022 were up 18 per cent compared with November 2019. The MBIE figures show nationwide, core tourism accommodation providers hosted 3.1 million guest nights in November 2022. Arrivals in November 2022 were 62 per cent of the pre-Covid number of 372,000 in 2019.

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Migration gain picks up steam in November (New Zealand Herald)

Migrant arrivals in November exceeded 18,000 and departures were barely 12,000, giving the county a net gain of 6100 migrants that month. The Stats NZ data ...

The country had a net migration gain of about 5700 people in the year ended November 30. The Stats NZ data released today showed the net migration trend gaining momentum after more than a year of losses. The migration downturn appears to be over, with new data showing at least 6000 more people arrived in New Zealand than left the country in November.

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