The March mosque attacks in Christchurch and timing of Easter holidays affected the number of visitors coming to New Zealand in March. ASB economists say tourism numbers are declining from Europe, and growth is rapidly slowing in the key Asian and Australian markets. "March visitor numbers are likely affected by the timing of the Easter holiday - late March in 2018 and mid-April in 2017 and 2019. "The March 2019 mosque attacks in Christchurch may have had some impact on visitor numbers. Christchurch had 3200 visitor arrivals from the US, Queenstown 2800, Dunedin seaport 1600.

Source: Stuff May 14, 2019 00:43 UTC