Welcome to the
Timaru District
Timaru District
is home to
generational success
& world-class business.
Located in the heart of the South Island, Timaru District is a place where people, ideas and enterprise thrive. It’s where innovation takes root, opportunity grows, and a collaborative community shapes a confident future.
With one of New Zealand’s most diverse regional economies, Timaru District is resilient, productive, and welcoming. It is an exceptional place to live, work, invest and do business, with the ambition to succeed in a changing world.
As Timaru District’s economic development and tourism agency, Venture Timaru works with businesses, investors, industry, communities, and partners to unlock opportunity, champion innovation, strengthen the district’s profile, and enable sustainable growth and long-term prosperity.
Productivity is growing in our key industries; we’ve sustained GDP growth ahead of New Zealand and we have one of the lowest unemployment rates. Timaru District is one of the most affordable places to buy a home in New Zealand.
4.2
Gross Domestic
Product
154
GDP per
filled job
4
Unemployment
Rate
4.3
Housing
Affordability
Make Timaru Your Business
We actively support businesses looking to establish, relocate or expand here.
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