Location of SMEs in New Zealand
Most SMEs are located in the major centres.
The graphs below indicate where SMEs are concentrated in New Zealand. Most are found in regions with large urban centres including the Auckland, Canterbury, Wellington and Waikato regions.
Figure 12. Number of Geographic Units with 0–19 employees by Regional Council Area, at February 2006
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The proportion of employment generated by SMEs is greatest in the Tasman, Northland and Gisborne regions.
The regions where the highest proportion of employment is generated by SMEs are Tasman (42.7 percent), Northland (38.1 percent) and Gisborne (36.1 percent). The larger metropolitan areas of Auckland, Wellington and Canterbury, where larger businesses employ a greater proportion of the labour force, have lower proportions of employment generated by SMEs.
Figure 13. Percentage of Total Employees of Enterprises with 0-19 employees by Regional Council Area, at February 2006
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