摘要：The role of accommodation-sharing platforms, such as Airbnb, is seen as a disruption to more conventional
accommodation providers and rental markets in many cities and regions worldwide. This Regional Graphic
focuses on New Zealand, showing a snapshot in time of the spatial distribution of the accommodation
provided by Airbnb. What the map shows are patterns of statistically significant mildly positive clustering
(Moran’s I = 0.33, p ≤ 0.05) of the Airbnb locations. The ‘traditional’ tourism hotspots, mainly in the
South Island of New Zealand, for example, Wanaka or Queenstown (Queenstown Hill, Lake Hayes South,
Sunshine Bay), and the largest city, Auckland (Central West, East, Habourside and Waiheke Island), are
shown. A few of the highest ranked places also feature a high intensity per usually resident person. For
example, Queenstown Hill has 204 Airbnb listings per 1000 residents. The area with the highest number
of Airbnbs is Wanaka, a smaller South Island tourist destination. A key issue for future research is how
short-term rentals pose a challenge to local authorities who collect property taxes based on the value of
the property, with some local authorities (e.g., Auckland) proposing or enacting specific by-laws in
relation to Airbnb.
关键词：regional development ; regional housing market ; spatial ; housing affordability ; local tax ; tourism ; regional inequality
