21 Oct 2011

Cup boosts NZ visitor numbers

12:03 pm on 21 October 2011

The Rugby World Cup has significantly boosted the number of short-term visitors to New Zealand.

Official figures show arrivals jumped 26% in September compared with the same month a year earlier, with more visitors from Britain, Australia and France, while more New Zealanders stayed home.

For the year, the number of visitors rose 1% to 2.55 million.