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.