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Measures New Zealanders would like to see in place to mitigate the environmental impacts of tourism in New Zealand as of March 2025

Characteristic	Share of respondents
More efforts to educate visitors and locals on why the need to protect and preserve New Zealand	50%
International visitor levy to fund conservation and environmental intiatives	39%
More contributions from tourism operators to environmental initiatives	38%
Focus on attracting international tourists that contribute positively to New Zealand	35%
Limitation on the number of visitors on public conservation land	31%
Options for international visitors to offset their carbon emission impacts	25%
None of the above	9%
Other	1%

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Release date

June 2025

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Region

New Zealand

Survey time period

April 2024 to March 2025

Number of respondents

3,194 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

weighted by gender, age, and region to be representative of the New Zealand population based on 2018 population estimates

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

Minimum quotas were set to ensure sufficient representation from traditional tourism hotspots.

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In a survey conducted in 2025 among New Zealanders on their views of tourism, the leading measure participants would like to see implemented to mitigate the environmental impacts of tourism in the country is efforts to educate visitors and locals about why they need to protect and preserve the country's environment, with around 50 percent of respondents indicating this.