Total Annual Visitors
Total international visitors to New Zealand in 2008 were 2,482,488 according to Statistics New Zealand. Visitors hailed from more than 30 different countries.
Increasing Visitors
From 2007 to 2008 the number of visitors to New Zealand increased by approximately 20,000 people and from 2006 to 2007 increased by approximately 88,000.
Tourism Regions
New Zealand has 30 tourism regions altogether--16 on the north island and 14 on the south island, according to the New Zealand Ministry of Tourism. These regions are monitored individually for information like the number of visitors and the visitors' home countries, for example.
Musuem Visitors
There are approximately 230 museums in New Zealand. About 1.7 million tourists visited a museum at least once during their stay in 2006 and, according to the Ministry of Tourism, were stable in number from 2001 to 2006.
Nature Visitors
Those who travel to New Zealand to visit some sort of natural attraction or take part in hiking, skydiving, boating or wildlife-viewing tours numbered about 15.7 million in 2006. Beaches are the leading attraction for both local and international tourists.
Winery Visitors
Approximately 507,500 people visited a winery at least once during their visit in 2006. The number of international tourists visiting wineries in New Zealand steadily grew about 16 percent each year from 2001 to 2006, while the number of domestic tourists slowly decreased during that period.
