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New Zealand<\/span> has seen a surge in Chinese tourists since it began testing an easier pathway for visitors via Australia.<\/div>\n
The government began a 12-month trial in November that exempted Chinese and Pacific people from visa requirements if they were travelling from Australia<\/span>. Officials estimated that after six months the new option has resulted in a 40 per cent increase in Chinese visitor arrivals, Tourism Minister Louise Upston said on Thursday in Wellington.<\/div>\n

Tourism is New Zealand\u2019s second-largest export earner after dairy, and is a major cog in the government\u2019s economic growth strategy at a time when domestic spending and investment are suppressed by high fuel costs and uncertainty.<\/p>\n

China was the nation\u2019s second-largest source of tourists before the Covid-19 pandemic, but it has yet to return to those levels.<\/p>\n

Upston said the Chinese and Pacific travellers taking advantage of the trial delivered an estimated NZ$215 million (US$121 million) boost to the economy so far.<\/p>\n

The government said 90,111 electronic travel authorities had been issued to Chinese nationals as at May 31, of which 79,078 had been used to travel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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