This commentary presents the national context for tourism in the year ending September 2019 (and for the September 2019 quarter where available).
This Quarterly Tourism Report focusses on the recent performance of the sector. The data in this report does not include the impacts of the novel coronavirus. MBIE acknowledges that novel coronavirus is creating uncertainty for the tourism sector, and the Government is looking at ways to provide data in a timely manner and information on impacts as they emerge.
This report covers tourist access pathways, travel itineraries and tourist behaviour for the Kaikōura region. It identifies opportunities to meet anticipated changes tourism demand.
The 2013 tourism report provides an in-depth look into how our tourism sector was performing. The report is 1 of 7 publications in the New Zealand Sectors Report Series.
Since 2022, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has commissioned 3 extensive surveys from Auckland University of Technology and Dr David Williamson.
These surveys provide data and insights on emerging trends for the sector workforces in worker perception of industry, burnout, pay, retention and other core indicators. With the most recent 2025 survey Strengthening futures, we can now compare workforce trends across a series of years.
Our engagement with Māori has been an important part of developing the offshore renewable energy regime and will remain a priority. The Offshore Renewable Energy Bill as currently drafted sets out how developers are required to engage with Māori before submitting an application and how we must engage with them during our assessment of feasibility permit applications.
The offshore renewable energy regime sets out the legislative settings, regulations, processes, and standards for how offshore renewable energy projects will be permitted and managed in New Zealand.
