New Zealand's regions are full of innovation, drive, and potential. Find out more about each region, what's happening, and how we're working to grow them.
In your region
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Northland / Te Tai Tokerau
Northland / Te Tai Tokerau is rich in natural resources and cultural heritage, boasting a subtropical climate and one of the world's most beautiful coastlines.
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Waikato
The Waikato region is known for its rolling plains, fertile land and the mighty Waikato River, which gives the region its name. The region is the country’s fourth largest regional economy, emphasising a strong focus on primary production and associated ma
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Bay of Plenty / Te Moana-a-Toi
The Bay of Plenty region is home to a number of thriving industries, including horticulture, forestry, agriculture, freight, energy, and tourism.
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Hawke's Bay / Te Matau-a-Māui
Although beaches, wineries and Art Deco are the popular images of Hawke's Bay, the region is also home to a diverse economy, making it the second largest contributor to regional GDP.
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East Coast / Tairāwhiti
Tairāwhiti is the first place in the world to see the sun and is well known for its successful horticulture, forestry, tourism, and agriculture industries.
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Taranaki
The perfect volcanic cone of Mount Taranaki dominates the Taranaki region’s landscape with its famous surf beaches, rolling farmland and ancient native forest.
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Kāpiti-Wairarapa
These two growing regions span the southern part of the North Island, from Kāpiti on the Tasman Sea in the west, to Wairarapa beside the Pacific Ocean in the east.
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Manawatū-Whanganui
The Manawatū-Whanganui region enjoys impressive natural assets – three major rivers, national parks, ski fields and the volcanic plateau.
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Top of the South / Te Tau Ihu
The Top of the South / Te Tau Ihu region stretches from the rugged West Coast, through Golden Bay, Nelson, the Marlborough Sounds to sunny Blenheim on the East Coast.
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Canterbury / Waitaha
The Canterbury region sits at the heart of New Zealand's South Island / Te Wai Pounamu, stretching from Kaikōura to Waimate.
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West Coast / Te Tai Poutini
The West Coast is a spectacular and scenic region, with a rich history forged by people who have built thriving local communities and industries in one of the most challenging parts of the country.
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Otago / Otakou
Otago’s magnificent and varied scenery is famous around the world, with tourists attracted to the towering mountains, sprawling ski-fields, deep alpine lakes and powerful rivers.
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Southland / Murihiku
Southland describes itself as "the New Zealand we all dream of", with its unmatched rugged beauty providing an attractive natural playground for locals and visitors.
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Chatham Islands / Wharekauri
The Chatham Islands are the most eastern part of New Zealand, lying far out in the Pacific Ocean and so close to the International Date Line that they have their own time zone, 45 minutes ahead of the mainland.
Published: Feb 3, 2019 · Updated: Dec 1, 2020