NZ guest nights fall in August as North Island stays drop at fastest pace in 3 years

NZ guest nights fall in August as North Island stays drop at fastest pace in 3 years
Tina Morrison
By Tina Morrison Oct. 11 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand national guest nights declined in August as stays in the North Island dropped by the largest amount in more than three years. Total guest nights fell 0.3 percent to 2.44 million in August this year compared with August last year, Statistics New Zealand said. Guest nights in the North Island dropped 3.6 percent, the biggest fall since March 2014 when they declined 6.3 percent, while South Island guest nights increased 4.8 percent, the agency said. The national decline in guest nights...