January sees Air New Zealand with fewer passengers than in previous years, down by 1%.

Further signs of a recovery in the car sales market have been recorded by Kia Motors, which registered a 166% increase in new vehicle sales for January.

The 252 new models registered during January was the highest total recorded
by Kia since it entered the market a decade and a half ago.

The sales surge outpaced the 6% growth seen by the whole car sales industry for the month and saw Kia Motors overtaking Nissan to place seventh in the passenger car market with a share of almost 5%.