International visitor numbers to selected national parks
Main visitor statistics & research
National Parks
These are estimates of international visitors to larger national parks. The data is obtained from the International Visitor Survey which is conducted by the Ministry of Tourism.
|
Calendar year
|
Abel Tasman
|
Fiordland
|
Westland
|
Aoraki/Mt Cook
|
Tongariro
|
Paparoa
|
|
1997
|
28,800
|
196,100
|
205,500
|
154,300
|
32,100
|
11,700
|
|
1998
|
31,100
|
234,500
|
207,300
|
147,100
|
41,900
|
30,100
|
|
1999
|
31,700
|
205,100
|
233,900
|
135,500
|
45,500
|
33,400
|
|
2000
|
54,400
|
250,300
|
278,900
|
158,400
|
48,600
|
40,500
|
|
2001
|
48,200
|
239,300
|
271,500
|
143,100
|
51,800
|
40,500
|
|
2002
|
57,900
|
273,000
|
280,900
|
158,100
|
55,100
|
44,400
|
|
2003
|
93,000
|
308,400
|
342,300
|
157,700
|
80,800
|
71,200
|
|
2004
|
94,400
|
393,700
|
362,400
|
209,900
|
96,700
|
87,700
|
|
2005
|
95,800
|
409,700
|
386,000
|
201,000
|
100,300
|
98,300
|
|
2006
|
96,700
|
438,000
|
372,800
|
192,200
|
95,000
|
116,700
|
|
2007
|
110,700
|
439,900
|
376,700
|
172,700
|
97,800
|
97,400
|
|
2008
|
119,300
|
441,200
|
379,300
|
201,800
|
83,200
|
121,200
|
The proportion of international visitors visiting at least one national park during their visit is about 30% and has varied little over the series.
Notes:
- Estimates rounded to the nearest hundred
- For confidence intervals see the Ministry of Tourism website. For an estimate of 100,000 visitors the 95% confidence interval is 12.5%. For 400 000 visitors it is 6.8%.
- IVS Data have been revised since 2007, as described on the Ministry of Tourism website.