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Northland

The Strategy for the Sustainable Economic Development of Northland has been developed by local authorities in conjunction with central government and the region’s business, education, research and voluntary sector interests. It aims to improve the development of Northland to better attract people, investment and capability to the region.

The local economic development agency, Enterprise Northland, is supported by New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) funded projects and local councils to implement the strategy. It has a particular focus on the development of tourism and marine sectors. Enterprise Northland and the Northland Regional Council also contract with NZTE to administer the Regional Strategy Fund to implement priority projects that have a focus on enterprise and innovation.

NZTE has also awarded Major Regional Initiative funding for two projects in the region, Activate Northland (Tourism) and Marine Engineering. The Major Regional Initiatives work closely with firms in the relevant industries to build capability, develop international markets and establish local sector infrastructure.