The International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy (IVL) supports tourism and conservation outcomes across New Zealand. This section provides information for organisations, delivery partners, and others interested in how IVL funding is managed and invested.
The updated agreement replaces the previous version concluded in October 2022.
In 2015, Stats NZ carried out a review of our suite of tourism statistics.
The Migrant Employment Data (MED) combines Immigration New Zealand’s visa data with Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax data to provide measures of how many people are engaged in the labour market each month, by industry, visa type, geographic area, and demographic characteristics.
Find out about key projects designed to strengthen and build long term sustainability in the tourism sector in Aotearoa New Zealand.
The Government has made targeted amendments to the Immigration Act 2009 focused on improving both the fiscal sustainability and the integrity of the immigration system.
Since it began in 2007, the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) Scheme has enabled employers in the horticulture and viticulture sector to recruit an annually capped number of seasonal workers from eligible Pacific Island countries to plant, maintain, harvest, or pack crops.
The Monthly Regional Tourism Estimates (MRTEs) measure total visitor spending across New Zealand on a monthly basis. The estimates are produced across multiple dimensions to support regional and industry level analysis of tourism expenditure.
The Regional Tourism Indicators (RTIs) were designed to provide data on tourism spending in the various regions of New Zealand, using electronic card transaction data as the source.
The New Zealand Tourism Futures Taskforce is an independent public private partnership to lead the thinking on the future of tourism in New Zealand. MBIE provides Secretariat services to the Taskforce.
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