Importance of tourism to New Zealand

New Zealand's economy depends on tourism.  

We were asked this week, "Why do we want tourists to come and visit our country?" We came up with three important answers:

1 We want foreign tourists to see our stunning country and the places and things that are unique to New Zealand.

2 We want tourists to bring money into the New Zealand economy so that our people can have jobs.

3 We want tourists to come to our country because we want to show them our Kiwi hospitality.