Stats NZ have recorded that visitor numbers were down last month compared with June 2017, when New Zealand hosted the British and Irish Lions Rugby tour - June 2017 recording 230,000 and June 2018 down 17,800 to 212,000.
New Zealand domestic and international guest nights statistics sees annual growth
Stats NZ have reported over 2.5 million nights were spent in commercial accommodation in May 2018, up 1.6 percent from May 2017 with increases shown in the Hotel, Motel and Holiday Park accommodation types.
