4th March 2024 Accommodation / Stats NZThe value of hotel, motel and short-term accommodation consents dropped to $3m in January 2024, down 75% from $12m during the same month last year, according to Stats NZ’s latest building data.
16th February 2024 Data / Stats NZInternational visitor arrivals in December 2023 equated to 79.3% of that seen in the same month in pre-Covid 2019, according to the latest international travel data from Stats NZ.
5th February 2024 Emissions / Stats NZGreenhouse gas emissions in the transport, postal and warehousing category have risen 3.7% in the September 2023 quarter, according to Stats NZ.
30th January 2024 Employment / Stats NZFilled jobs in accommodation and food services have risen 5.1% in December 2023 compared with the same month the previous year, according to Stats NZ.
24th January 2024 Accommodation / Stats NZThe value of hotels, motels and short-term accommodation hit $47m in November 2023, according to Stats NZ’s latest building data.
17th January 2024 Spend / Stats NZMonthly spending on hospitality increased 3.3%, or $45m, between December 2022 and December 2023, according to Stats NZ’s latest electronic card transaction data.
13th December 2023 Arrivals / Stats NZOverseas visitor arrivals fell in October after the mid-winter FIFA Women’s World Cup.
29th November 2023 Employment / Stats NZThe number of filled jobs in accommodation and food services rose by 5.1% in October 2023, compared with the same month last year, according to Stats NZ.
2nd November 2023 Employment / Stats NZThe percentage of filled jobs in the accommodation and food services sector in September has increased 6% on the same month last year, according to Stats NZ.
12th October 2023 Arrivals / Stats NZInternational visitor arrivals in August 2023 reached 82% of the same month in pre-Covid 2019, according to international travel data from Stats NZ.
13th September 2023 Arrivals / Recovery / Stats NZOverseas visitor numbers from the United States to New Zealand in July have outpaced even pre-Covid 2019, possibly due to the FIFA Women’s World Cup, according to Stats NZ.
8th September 2023 Employment / Stats NZEmployment in the accommodation and food services sector in the June Quarter rose 2.5% compared to the previous, with 3,758 jobs filled, according to Stats NZ.
30th August 2023 Māori / Stats NZAround 7% of all Māori businesses are involved in tourism, according to Stats NZ.
15th August 2023 Arrivals / Stats NZOverseas visitor arrivals rose to 178,400 in the June 2023 month, more than double the 83,800 recorded for the same month last year.
10th August 2023 Spending / Stats NZSpending in the hospitality industry totalled $1.26bn in July 2023, up 6.3% on the same month last year, according to Stats NZ’s latest electronic card transactions data.
3rd August 2023 Employment / Stats NZEmployment in tourism-related industries tops 275k, comprising nearly 10% of the workforce.
13th July 2023 Arrivals / Stats NZInternational visitor arrivals to New Zealand in May 2023 recovered to 73% of the same month in pre-Covid 2019, according to the latest travel figures from Stats NZ.
9th June 2023 Hospitality / Stats NZThe hospitality sector has led an increase in the number of filled jobs for the March 2023 quarter, according to Stats NZ.
25th May 2023 Accommodation / Stats NZActual retail sales volumes in accommodation reached close to $898.2m in March 2023 quarter, a 19% jump since the same quarter last year and closing in on the $953.1m spent in pre-Covid 2019, according to Stats NZ.
4th May 2023 Employment / Stats NZThe seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.4% in the March 2023 quarter, unchanged from the last quarter, according to figures released by Stats NZ.
20th April 2023 CPI / Stats NZDomestic air fares have jumped by more than half in a year but appear to have come back a little in recent months, according to the Consumers Price Index.
24th March 2023 Employment / Stats NZNew Zealand employees are seeking more flexibility in their hours and location of work, according to a survey from Stats NZ.
14th March 2023 Arrivals / Stats NZInternational visitor arrivals in January 2023 recovered to almost 65% of that seen in the same month in pre-Covid 2020, according to the latest travel figures from Stats NZ.
13th March 2023 Stats NZThe total sales of accommodation and food services reached $5.26bn in the December 2022 quarter, according to Stats NZ’s latest business employment data.
9th March 2023 Spending / Stats NZElectronic card transactions in hospitality reached $1.17bn last month, down slightly from $1.3bn in January but still significantly up by 33.5% on the $876m transacted in February 2022, according to Stats NZ.
2nd March 2023 Recovery / Stats NZTravel service exports are continuing on a strong growth trajectory due to a rise in international passenger numbers.
27th February 2023 Hospitality / Stats NZRetail sales volumes in the accommodation services sector rose to $828.3m in the December 2022 quarter, up 28.2% from the $645.9m during the same period in 2021 and just 5.8% down on pre-Covid 2019, according to Stats NZ.
16th February 2023 Arrivals / Stats NZThat equates to 36.7% of the 3.89 million seen in the pre-Covid peak year of 2019.
10th February 2023 Stats NZElectronic card transactions in hospitality for January have risen $187m, or 16.6%, compared to the same month last year.
20th January 2023 Arrivals / Stats NZOverseas visitor arrivals in November 2022 reached 62% of the same month in pre-Covid 2019, according to Stats NZ’s latest travel data.
12th December 2022 Arrivals / Stats NZOverseas visitor arrivals were 161,631 in the October 2022 month, a 4283% increase compared to the same month last year – when the borders were closed – and recovering to 57% of pre-Covid 2019 figures of 283,834, according to Stats NZ.
9th December 2022 Spending / Stats NZRetail card spending rose $21m or 0.3% in November 2022 compared with October 2022, when adjusted for seasonal effects, Stats NZ said today.
5th December 2022 Stats NZAn increase in the number of international travellers has led to a boost in travel service exports and imports, according to Stats NZ.
10th November 2022 Spending / Stats NZTotal card spending across New Zealand was $9.1bn in October 2022, up 20.2% from the same month last year.
3rd November 2022 Employment / Stats NZAverage hourly wages have grown to $37.86 – a 7.4% increase during the September quarter and outpacing 7.2% inflation, according to Stats NZ.
15th September 2022 Arrivals / Stats NZTotal border crossings into NZ grow again in August with the opening to non-visa waiver countries.
12th September 2022 Arrivals / Stats NZFor the first month since March 2020, the number of overseas visitor arrivals has exceeded 100,000, said Stats NZ.
8th September 2022 Data / Stats NZAir transport has seen elevated sales in the June 2022 quarter, buoyed by easing border restrictions across the country, according to Stats NZ.
29th August 2022 Spending / Stats NZThe easing of border restrictions have accounted for more than $77.3m in the food and beverages sector and almost $71.3m in accommodation.
11th August 2022 Arrivals / Stats NZBorder crossings have continued along a steady increase in June as numbers hit the highest they had ever been since March 2020.
13th July 2022 Arrivals / Stats NZOverseas visitor arrivals rose to 72,800 in May 2022, up 378% compared with the same month last year, according to Stats NZ’s latest travel figures.
13th June 2022 Employment / Stats NZThe number of jobs filled in the accommodation and food services industry was down 1.1% between December 2021 and March 2022, with only 1,579 jobs filled, says Stats NZ.
7th June 2022 Accommodation / Stats NZThe value of building work in the accommodation sector dropped 20% to the year ending March 2022, down to just under $972m, down from $1.2bn the year prior.
3rd June 2022 Data / Stats NZTravel exports, or international visitor spend, was just over $1bn in the March 2022 quarter, about the same as the previous corresponding period, according to Stats NZ.
27th May 2022 Stats NZ / SustainabilityThe most significant reduction in emissions was in air and space transport.
12th May 2022 Arrivals / Stats NZOverseas visitor arrivals were 28,600 in the March 2022 month, up 522% or 24,000 from the same month last year, says Stats NZ.
10th March 2022 Arrivals / Borders / Stats NZBut it is still far short of the 11,000 or so daily arrivals seen pre-Covid.
28th February 2022 Hotels / Stats NZAccommodation spend in the fourth quarter of 2021 fell 12%, or $113m, compared to the same time the year previously, according to Stats NZ.
15th February 2022 Data / Stats NZThe number of people crossing New Zealand’s border in 2021 was the lowest for a calendar year since 1971.
24th January 2022 Data / Stats NZThere were 28,694 total border crossings in November 2021, with 4046 more departures than arrivals, according to provisional data from StatsNZ.
