Our economic strengths

Industries full of opportunities

From Nelson Tasman's largest industries to our growing sectors of high competitive advantage, there is a plethora of opportunities to do business here. 

Our traditional primary industry base provides 11% of our jobs, followed by goods-producing industries at 22%. Our biggest broad sectors are services at 41% and high-value services at 26%.

Cutting across these broad categories, we have five sectors of high competitive advantage that makes us stand out and which have the greatest potential for growth: the Blue Economy, Research Science and Technology, the Visitor Economy, Forestry and Wood Processing, and Food Beverage and Wellness Products.