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Businesses in New Zealand

Each area listed below links you to a summary of the numbers of businesses in that area from 1997 to 2005.

 






New Zealand

Total New Zealand



Regions

Northland Region
Auckland Region
Waikato Region
Bay of Plenty Region
Gisborne Region
Hawke's Bay Region
Taranaki Region
Manawatu-Wanganui Region
Wellington Region
Tasman Region
Nelson Region
Marlborough Region
West Coast Region
Canterbury Region
Otago Region
Southland Region


Cities

North Shore
Waitakere
Auckland
Manukau
Hamilton
Napier
Palmerston North
Porirua
Upper Hutt
Lower Hutt
Wellington
Nelson
Christchurch
Dunedin
Invercargill

 


Districts

Far North
Whangarei
Kaipara
Rodney
Papakura
Franklin
Thames-Coromandel
Hauraki
Waikato
Matamata-Piako
Waipa
Otorohanga
South Waikato
Waitomo
Taupo
Western Bay of Plenty
Tauranga
Rotorua
Whakatane
Kawerau
Opotiki
Gisborne
Wairoa
Hastings
Central Hawke's Bay
New Plymouth
Stratford
South Taranaki
Ruapehu
Wanganui
Rangitikei
Manawatu
Tararua
Horowhenua
Kapiti Coast
Masterton
Carterton
South Wairarapa
Tasman
Marlborough
Kaikoura
Buller
Grey
Westland
Hurunui
Waimakariri
Banks Peninsula
Selwyn
Ashburton
Timaru
Mackenzie
Waimate
Chatham Islands
Waitaki
Central Otago
Queenstown-Lakes
Clutha
Southland
Gore



Definition of a business

A business is counted as either a 'Business Location' or 'Geographic Unit'. A geographic unit is the physical site/store front out of which a business operates eg the head office and branches of a bank or a retail store etc.

Additional data


For additional data on Businesses, check out Business Tables.