Your guide to living in South Taranaki
Ō punakē, Hāwera and Pātea, and GP services in Waverley and Eltham. There are practitioners of alternative health therapies throughout the region. Quality residential aged-care facilities and privately owned retirement homes are also available.
Economy and Employment
Dairy, oil and gas, engineering and food processing are the key economic drivers. South
Taranaki’s main economic driver is dairy farming. Favourable dairy conditions also provide for considerable downstream industries such as engineering and food processing.
Engineering: There are approximately 50 engineering companies in South Taranaki servicing the needs of the dairy and food processing industries, and energy sector.
Food Processing: Many of the largest businesses in the district are directly involved in dairy and meat processing and exert an enormous influence on the local and national economy.
Energy: The foothold of
Taranaki in the energy industry extends well beyond the oil and gas industry and the region is uniquely positioned to lead NZ’s transition to a low-emissions energy future. The world-class * 50% of the workforce in South Taranaki is employed in manufacturing, agricultural, forestry or fishing industries. * The top five industries by employee count are manufacturing (28%), agriculture, forestry and fishing (22%), construction (8%), retail trade (6%) and education and training (6%).
wind resource in South Taranaki has been utilised to develop the Waipipi onshore wind farm near Waverley and the prospect of a thriving new offshore wind industry will bring further investment and development. The region is at the forefront of new hydrogen developments with a renewable hydrogen hub at
Kapuni providing the catalyst for the NZ market.
Business Support
If you are thinking of starting up or relocating to the district there is a wide range of support. South Taranaki District Council, Venture Taranaki and business associations work in partnership to support businesses with the tools, information and resources they might need to start or grow.
Support available in South Taranaki includes:
Business incentives for new and
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existing enterprises
Painting incentives for buildings
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in the commercial zone
A business development
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manager to assist developers and businesses with council services
Business Events and Training
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Business Start-up clinics
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Business mentoring and
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advisory services
Te W’anake The Foundry coworking
● space and enterprise hub
For more information, visit
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South Taranaki District Council’s website www.southtaranaki.com or i-SITE Visitor Centre 55 High St, Hāwera, visitorinfo@stdc.govt.nz or phone 06 278 8599.