Boasting New Zealand’s highest average sunshine hours – 2,500 annually - Nelson is the gateway to the magnificent Abel Tasman National Park and some superb bays that make it a tourist mecca. The Nelson economy is based on New Zealand’s ‘big four’ industries: seafood, horticulture, tourism and forestry. Port Nelson is the biggest fishing port in Australasia.
There is also a range of growth industries, including arts and crafts, aviation, engineering technology, and information technology. Wrapped together with first-class health and social services, expanding education facilities and an ever-evolving culture of arts, fine wine and dining make Nelson a very desirable place to live – and to do business from.