20.08.201420:15:00UTC+00New Zealand Visitor Arrivals Hit 196,900 In July

The number of visitor arrivals in New Zealand topped 196,900 in July, Statistics New Zealand said on Thursday - a record for the month of July.

In the year to July, visitor arrivals numbered 2.80 million, up 6 percent on year. New Zealand's top four sources of visitors were Australia, China, the United States, and the United Kingdom.

New Zealand residents departed on 233,100 overseas trips in July, down an annual 2 percent. Over the July 2014 year, New Zealand residents took 2.23 million trips, up 3 percent from last year.