About North Shore City

Working in North Shore City

For any business, attracting and retaining skilled and motivated staff is crucial to success. Companies locating in North Shore City will find that the city is home to a population that is, on average, more highly skilled and educated than New Zealanders as a whole.  

Because the city is seen as such a desirable place to live, businesses often find this helps attract good staff. For companies relocating to the city, the benefits of living in North Shore City make it easy to persuade key personnel to move. 

Employment in key industries
Within North Shore City, there is a bias towards several industry sectors which are strongly represented. Amongst these are retail, financial and business services, IT and health. 

North Shore City provides a particularly favourable environment for expansion in the IT area, particularly as Massey University E-centre and the Smales Farm Technology Park significantly assist in providing "critical mass" for the sector. 

North Shore City also boasts a number of residential and healthcare facilities, and the North Shore Hospital has recently been refurbished and expanded, creating strong employment in the healthcare sector. 

How Enterprise North Shore can help
Enterprise North Shore is constantly working with employers in North Shore City. We have a finger closely on the pulse with regard to the labour market as a whole as well as industry-specific trends. We work closely with various tertiary institutions, including Massey University, and the e-centre incubator.

More information:

Labour market overview 
Regional labour market reports 
Latest labour market outlook 
Statistics New Zealand web site 
Working in New Zealand