Boasting a strong and resilient economy, our largest sectors are distribution and logistics, education, defence, agrifood, agritech, and health and manufacturing. You can find more information about these sectors here.

Home to two defence bases; Ohakea Air Force Base and Linton Army Camp and three tertiary institutes, the regions central position and diverse economic profile have positioned it well for the nearly $8 billion (NZD) of infrastructure investment underway in the next seven years, working to accelerate growth now and into the future.

The business ecosystem here has a vibrant mix of multinational and national companies, startups, research institutes, educational organisations, defence force industries and public agencies. With a strong contingent of distribution and logistics, manufacturing, government-funded, agritech and primary, research, science and innovation industries, business leaders cite the central location, science and research facilities, access to talent and availability of land, as key to their success in Manawatū.

And we don’t want to stop there! We are open to bring in new and emerging sectors to the region, and are open to considering almost any proposition that helps to grow the regional economy and adds value to Aotearoa.