Napier city centre foot traffic declined in 2025

nzherald.co.nz

Napier city centre experienced a decline in foot traffic during 2025, with fewer people visiting compared to the previous year. Retailers attribute the drop to reduced consumer spending, fewer cruise ship arrivals, altered parking costs, and the ongoing shift to online shopping. This marks the first year since 2020 that no single sensor recorded over one million pedestrian movements, totaling approximately 6.4 million visits across all sensors.


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