The Regional Events Promotion Fund (REPF) provides $5 million over 2 years to support the promotion of regional events to the domestic market. The fund is contestable and aims to encourage regional dispersal and increase visitor spend in the regions with an additional focus on encouraging seasonal dispersal by promoting events outside of the peak summer season.
The 2025 Tourism Boost package was developed by the Government in partnership with the tourism industry. It aims to support immediate growth in visitor numbers, drive export activity and deliver economic growth in New Zealand.
The Government has confirmed the first wave of event funding under Events Boost Fund and Event Attraction Package, supporting a range of music, sports, arts and cultural events starting in 2026.
Stats NZ publishes International Travel statistics which are used in the calculation of the International Visitor Survey (IVS).To meet IVS deadlines, Stats NZ supplied early provisional unpublished data, before data processing was complete, to MBIE for the December 2018 month. MBIE have now obtained the final data published by Stats NZ and have revised the IVS spend figures for the year ended December 2018 and the year ended March 2019.
Stats NZ completed a review of the International Visitor Survey (IVS) in 2018.
This page contains statistics and information about freedom camping by international visitors in New Zealand, based on data from the International Visitor Survey (IVS).
The International Visitor Survey (IVS) measures the expenditure, characteristics, and behaviours of international visitors to New Zealand.
The Government has announced a new Major Events and Tourism package to boost economic activity and confidence.
This page contains information about the International Visitor Survey (IVS), including links to the PDF version of the IVS questionnaire and brochures.
The Strategic Tourism Assets Protection Programme (STAPP) is intended to protect the assets in the tourism landscape that form the core of our essential tourism offerings to ensure their survival through the disruption caused by COVID-19.
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