Welcome to the Economic Development Unit of the Gisborne District Council
In line with the Gisborne District Council's mission statement, the Gisborne Economic Development Unit's functions are the collection of activities aimed at increasing employment, income and investment in the District through the encouragement and promotion of the Tairawhiti District's economy.
This is done through the delivery of programmes and initiatives which aim to:
- Assist the retention and expansion of existing businesses to build robustness and diversity.
- Promote opportunities to increase awareness and interest amongst individuals and organisations, to increase trade and investment.
- Increase demand for the district's goods and services nationally and internationally.
Gisborne Regional Strategy Report
To access the Regional Strategy prepared by McDermott Miller Strategies, please click on the file below.
This report provides a current outlook of the regions economy.
Gisborne Regional Strategy Report 
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Warm Up NZ: Heat Smart 
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Gisborne at a glance
Gisborne recorded the largest fall in retail sales, dropping 7.7 percent in the March quarter. Paymark electronic transactions data recorded a 4.6 percent fall in the value of merchandise sold. The number of rural real estate sales in the Gisborne district fell 39 percent in the March quarter. House sales increased, but only just (up 0.3 percent) – nationally the number of sales rose 12 percent. At 57 days, the median time to sell a house slowed to the longest time span in 7 years. The number of residential and commercial building permits issued both dropped in the March quarter but an increase in the value of the permits issued was noted. Employment in the region inched up 0.1 percent, contrasting a 1.1 percent fall nationally. Year-on-year economic growth is the second strongest across the regions. |
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