Period specific information: TSA 2022

Period-specific information: TSA 2022 Data updates Tourism satellite account: Year ended March 2022 includes updates made to both the domestic and international tourism expenditure series. These updates cause changes to the value of tourism expenditure in the New Zealand economy, and affect the official tourism satellite account (TSA) time series. Updates to the expenditure series included the following. Historic changes to export education source data used to derive international student expenditure. Updated source data used in the derivation of imputed rental on holiday homes. Methodological improvements and changes: integrating updated Annual Enterprise Survey (AES) data (2019 and 2020) and AES 2021 data with household tourism expenditure estimates (HTEE) modelling of the HTEE across the full year ended March 2022 due to changes in data supply arrangements (covered in detail in Appendix 2: Methodology in download document) updated HTEE supplementary data sources modelling of international visitor expenditure for the year ended March 2022 due to the suspension of the airport departure based International Visitor Survey (covered in detail in Appendix 2: Methodology in download document) national accounts data, including updated nominal GDP statistics from 2015 to 2021 (see 2022 national accounts improvements preview). Updates were also made to annual Linked Employer-Employee Data and Household Labour Force Survey sources used in determining tourism employment. Tourism industry ratios are impacted because of these updates. These ratios are the proportion of an industry’s output that is consumed by tourists and are used to calculate value-added and tourism employment estimates. As a result of the ratio changes, we updated the historical value added-time series. Together with the ratio changes, we also updated the tourism employment time series. Key events that influenced tourism for year ended March 2022 Here are the significant events that influenced tourism in the year ended March 2022. On 19 April 2021, quarantine-free travel between New Zealand and Australia – ‘the TransTasman bubble’ – was established. Air New Zealand commenced a direct jet service between Auckland and Hobart. On 16 May at 11.59pm, a two-way quarantine-free travel bubble from New Zealand to the Cook Islands commenced. Air New Zealand recommenced a direct jet service between Auckland and Adelaide. In June, Air Chathams resumed direct flights to Norfolk Island. On 23 June, Wellington moved to alert level 2 at 11:59pm following the detection of a Delta case in a visiting Australian traveller. The rest of New Zealand remained at alert level 1. On 26 June, a 72-hour pause to quarantine-free travel from Australia was announced by the New Zealand Government. On 29 June, Wellington moved to alert level 1 at 11:59pm. All of New Zealand was now at alert level 1. On 23 July, the trans-Tasman bubble with Australia was suspended but managed return flights for Kiwi citizens and residents were enabled. On 17 August, all of New Zealand moved to alert level 4 at 11:59pm following the detection of a Delta community case in Auckland. The Cook Islands travel bubble was suspended. On 31 August, all of New Zealand south of Auckland moved to alert level 3 at 11:59pm. Auckland and Northland remained at alert level 4. On 2 September, Northland moved to alert level 3 at 11:59pm. All of New Zealand (except Auckland) was now at alert level 3. Auckland remained at alert level 4. On 7 September, New Zealand (except Auckland) moved to alert level 2 at 11:59pm. Auckland remained at alert level 4. In September, Air New Zealand established a temporary daily service between Kerikeri and Wellington to help connect Northland to the rest of the country. On 21 September, Auckland and Upper Hauraki moved to alert level 3 at 11:59pm. The rest of New Zealand remained at alert level 2. On 25 September, Upper Hauraki moved to alert level 2 at 11:59pm. Auckland remained at alert level 3. The rest of New Zealand remained at alert level 2. On 3 October, Raglan, Te Kauwhata, Huntly, Ngāruawāhia, Hamilton City, and some surrounding areas moved to alert level 3 for five days from 11:59pm. Auckland remained at alert level 3. The rest of New Zealand remained at alert level 2. On 5 October, alert level 3 restrictions in Auckland were eased from 11:59pm. Raglan, Te Kauwhata, Huntly, Ngāruawāhia, Hamilton City, and some surrounding areas remained at alert level 3. The rest of New Zealand remained at alert level 2. On 7 October, Waikato alert level 3 boundary was extended from 11:59pm to include Waitomo district, including Te Kuiti, Waipa district, and Ōtorohanga district. Auckland remained at alert level 3 with some restrictions eased. The rest of New Zealand remained at alert level 2. On 8 October, Northland moved to alert level 3 at 11:59pm. Auckland and parts of Waikato remained at alert level 3. The rest of New Zealand remained at alert level 2. On 19 October, Northland moved to alert level 2 at 11:59pm. Auckland and parts of Waikato remained at alert level 3. The rest of New Zealand remained at alert level 2. On 27 October, the parts of the Waikato at alert level 3 moved to step 1 of alert level 3. Auckland remained at step 1 of alert level 3. The rest of New Zealand remained at alert level 2. On 2 November, Upper Northland moved to alert level 3. The parts of Waikato at alert level 3 step 1 moved to alert level 3 step 2 from 11:59pm. Auckland remained at step 1 of alert level 3. The rest of New Zealand remained at alert level 2. On 9 November, Auckland moved to alert level 3 step 2 at 11:59pm. Upper Northland remained at alert level 3. Parts of Waikato remained at alert level 3 step 1. The rest of New Zealand remained at alert level 2. On 11 November, Upper Northland moved to alert level 2. Auckland and parts of Waikato remained at alert level 3 step 2. The rest of New Zealand remained at alert level 2. On 16 November, parts of the Waikato moved to alert level 2. Auckland remained at alert level 3 step 2. The rest of New Zealand remained at alert level 2. On 2 December, the COVID-19 Alert Level System ended. At 11:59pm New Zealand moved to the COVID-19 Protection Framework, or traffic light system. Northland, Auckland, Taupo, Rotorua Lakes, Kawerau, Whakatane, Ōpōtiki, Gisborne, Wairoa, Rangitikei, Whanganui, and Ruapehu districts moved to Red. The rest of the North Island, and the South Island, moved to Orange. On 14 December, Auckland boundary lifted at 11:59pm. People travelling out of Auckland needed to be vaccinated or have had proof of a negative test. On 16 December, the first confirmed Omicron border case was detected. The international traveller tested positive soon after arriving on 10 December. Genome sequencing then detected Omicron. On 30 December, Auckland, Taupo, Rotorua Lakes, Kawerau, Whakatane, Ōpōtiki, Gisborne, Wairoa, Rangitikei, Whanganui, and Ruapehu districts moved to Orange at 11:59pm. Northland remained at Red. On 14 January, the Cook Island travel bubble resumed. On 17 January, Auckland boundary-crossing rules ended. People travelling out of Auckland no longer needed proof of vaccination or a negative test. On 20 January, Northland moved to Orange at 11:59pm. On 23 January, the first confirmed Omicron community cases were detected. All of New Zealand moved to Red at 11:59pm. On 26 January, the Government introduced Omicron phases, with different approaches to testing and isolation as case numbers grew. Phase 1: focused on stamping out small outbreaks, with PCR testing and 14-day isolation period for COVID-19 cases. Phase 2: focused on slowing the spread and protecting those most at risk of getting seriously ill. Contact tracing switched to online self-assessments, isolation period dropped to 10 days. Phase 3: focused on safely managing COVID-19 at home, with self-testing kits of rapid antigen tests (RATs) and isolation only for people who tested positive and their household contacts. On 3 February, face mask rules changed for Red at 11:59pm. On 10 February, the Close Contact exemption scheme began for workers in key sectors. On 16 February, All of New Zealand moved to phase 2 of the Omicron response at 11:59pm. On 24 February, All of New Zealand moved to phase 3 of the Omicron response at 11:59pm. On 11 March, the isolation period for COVID cases dropped from 10 to 7 days at 11:59pm. On 25 March, changes to traffic light settings at 11:59pm included: indoor gathering limits at the Red setting increased from 100 to 200 people no more limits on numbers at outdoor gatherings in any traffic light setting contact tracing and record-keeping requirements ended for businesses and other organisations. In late March, LATAM airlines resumed direct air connections with South America and Auckland, and Air New Zealand resumed services to Singapore. Building on the success of the International Air Freight Capacity (IAFC) package, the Government established a replacement scheme called Maintaining International Air Connectivity (MIAC) to support continued air services. The MIAC scheme began in May 2021 and was scheduled to end on 31 March 2022. en-NZ