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.