International Travel and Migration: January 2010

Highlights

Visitor arrivals (256,700) were up 5 percent from January 2009 (244,000). There were more visitors from Australia (up 13,000), but fewer visitors from China (down 4,800). Overseas trips by New Zealand residents (106,800) were up 2 percent from January 2009 (105,100). New Zealand residents departed on more trips to Fiji (up 1,700), but fewer trips to Australia (down 2,000). Permanent and long-term arrivals exceeded departures by 2,000 on a seasonally adjusted basis.