Click the play button above to hear why Toyota has located its head office in Palmerston North.
As one of New Zealand’s most progressive business communities, the Manawatu is well poised to encourage businesses to relocate or expand in the region. As well as a great lifestyle, the Manawatu region offers a highly skilled workforce, low operating costs, a strategic geographical positioning, well-established infrastructure and a progressive corporate attitude.
Why businesses thrive in the Manawatu
- The costs of setting up and operating a business are cheaper than in larger centres due to
- Palmerston North has a well-developed and growing transport infrastructure, with the region’s strategically central location making it a suitable distribution centre for the lower North Island.
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Palmerston North is home to leading research institutes such as AgResearch, HortResearch, Crop and Food Research, Landcare Research, Massey University’s Institute of Food, Research and Human Health and Fonterra. Accessible and geographically close to the business community, they provide a potential source of skilled labour and valuable research knowledge.
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Manawatu’s central location gives the region significant economic advantages. With easy access to four seaports, seven airports, a major airforce base and two large military camps, it acts as a strategic cargo, transport and business hub, not only for the lower North Island, but the whole of New Zealand.
We would be delighted to help with your enquiries if you are thinking of expanding or relocating your business to the Manawatu. Please contact us today.
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