New Zealand Tourism Data and Research.

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The New Zealand Tourism Data and Research page consolidates a wide range of data from both government and non-government agencies, providing comprehensive information about the New Zealand tourism industry in one place. This page contains links, documents, reports, and data sources to facilitate tourism research. Please bookmark this page as we continually add links to documents, reports, and other data sources on a regular basis.

Selected policy documents and reports.

Key Policy Documents and Reports

Briefing for the incoming Minister for Tourism and Hospitality November 2023

Banks Peninsula Destination Managment Plan – Full Plan – 2023

Christchurch Destination Managment Plan – Full Plan – 2023

Tourism 2050: A blueprint for impact Nov 2023

Tourism Data Leadership Group

The Aotearoa Circle

Not 100% – but four steps closer to sustainable tourism 2022

The Tourism Futures Taskforce interim report – We are Aotearoa 2020

Destimation Management Plans 2020

Pristine, popular… imperilled? The environmental consequences of projected tourism growth 2019

Tourism 2025 & Beyond – A Sustainable Growth Framework 2019

New Zealand-Aotearoa Government Tourism Strategy 2019

Tourism Data Hui: Playback document 2019

Report of the Responsible Camping Working Group 2018

Tourism Data Resourcese

MBIE Document library

Tourism Evidence and Insights Centre (TEIC)

ChristchurchNZ Visitor Trends Dashboard

Tourism research and data

Tourism Satellite Account

Tourism Industry Aotearoa (TIA) Resources and Tools

Tourism Data release calendar

Tourism Data releases

International tourism forecasts

Tourism data insights (MBIE)

Tourism industry insight (Tourism New Zealand)

The Aotearoa Circle Reports and Resources

100% Pure New Zealand Visual Library

Tourism Panel on Climate Change (TPCC)

Other Reports and Resourcese

Tourism and Climate Change Stocktake 2023

Environmental reporting, research and investment 2022

Focusing Aotearoa New Zealand’s environmental reporting system 2019

Other Relevant Resourcese

Parliamentary Commissioner Publications

Climate Change

Christchurch Climate Resilience Strategy 2019

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Past Projects & Achievements

Latest Blog Posts

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Measuring Regenerative Tourism

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