Welcome
North Canterbury is home to a wide variety of industries covering manufacturing, forestry, tourism, horticulture and viticulture to name but a few.
Some Useful Research
Latest Economic Information on Waimakairi from Infometrics or Canterbury Economic Indicators - from CERA website
Or click here for more research from North Canterbury used when developing the Economic Development Strategy.
Numbers of Businesses & Employees by District
There are approximately 8200 businesses in the North Canterbury Region employing 14 640 staff. Figures taken from the department of statistics website (www.stats.govt.nz) show the numbers of both businesses and the number of employees in those businesses growing steadily between 2000 and 2008;
| Area | Hurunui District | Waimakariri District | Both Districts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Business Units | Employee Count |
Business Units | Employee Count |
Business Units | Employee Count |
| 2000 | 1955 | 2800 | 4155 | 7400 | 6110 | 10200 |
| 2001 | 1971 | 2970 | 4260 | 7810 | 6231 | 10780 |
| 2002 | 2026 | 3020 | 4338 | 8110 | 6364 | 11130 |
| 2003 | 2107 | 3310 | 4536 | 8630 | 6643 | 11940 |
| 2004 | 2225 | 3480 | 4939 | 9230 | 7164 | 12710 |
| 2005 | 2309 | 3580 | 5173 | 9470 | 7482 | 13050 |
| 2006 | 2380 | 3830 | 5410 | 9770 | 7790 | 13600 |
| 2007 | 2429 | 3910 | 5571 | 10190 | 8000 | 14100 |
| 2008 | 2468 | 4070 | 5734 | 1570 | 8202 | 14640 |
Upcoming Business Events
Business Networking Function
Enterprise North Canterbury invites Businesses in North Canterbury to attend our Business Network Function on
Monday 30th April 2012, 5.30pm-7.30pm.
Guest Speakers:
Dominick Stephens, Chief Economist for the Westpac
Rob Lawrence, CECC
And ENC will launch the 2012 North Canterbury Business Awards
RSVP to office@enterprisenc.co.nz
The Team at ENC are engaged in a variety of projects across North Canterbury.
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Meet the ENC Team.
For more information on who we are and what we do, click here
ENC has a board of trustees who oversee the strategic direction.
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