Nelson/ Marlborough/ West Coast

Regional report 2006 Labour Market Reports
The regional reports provide information on recent trends and the outlook for labour market outcomes in each region.

Regional Report. Labour Market Reports [pdf 400 KB, 5 pages]
The regional reports provide information on recent trends and the outlook for labour market outcomes in each region.

Regional Labour Market Summary. workINSIGHT posters [pdf 90 KB, 1 page]
A poster summarising key labour market statistics for each region.

Job Vacancy Data Nelson. Job Vacancy Monitoring Programme [csv 74KB]
Spreadsheet files containing advertised vacancies by occupation and region from 2002.

Job Vacancy Data Marlborough . Job Vacancy Monitoring Programme [csv 74KB]
Spreadsheet files containing advertised vacancies by occupation and region from 2002.

Job Vacancy Data Westcoast . Job Vacancy Monitoring Programme [csv 74KB]
Spreadsheet files containing advertised vacancies by occupation and region from 2002.

Motueka Tractor Fatality. Special Investigators Episode 1
A Nelson man who was fatally crushed when his tractor tipped over a bank had worked with tractors for most of his life. One simple act could have saved his life - fastening his seatbelt.

HOUSTON MOTORS - Special Investigators Episode 4
Nelson mother Sue was collecting her car from a local garage after a morning in town with her sons Alex and Cody. As she went to pay the bill, three-year old Cody was fatally injured when a four-wheel drive vehicle hit him in the garage forecourt.

PTO SHAFT Special Investigators Episode 6 June 2006
A sharemilker at Rotomanu on the West Coast was lucky to survive an accident that happened when he was spreading fertiliser using a sower powered by a tractor. A passerby discovered Barry Matheson prone in a paddock wearing only a sock and a gumboot.

Sealord encourages young Maori to become future leaders. People Power - Successful Diversity at work [pdf 1.2MB, 44 pages]
A shortage of young Maori taking up management careers has led seafood company Sealord to set an ambitious goal – it wants at least a quarter of its top management positions to be held by Maori within five years.

Partnerships pay off for Nelson, Marlborough employers. Skills Action June 2004
Partnerships and good planning were the key to a successful apple picking season in Nelson and will be key to the viticulture pruning season in Marlborough shortly.

Rural-based regions improve - regional labour market reports. Skills Action August 2003
Taranaki, Waikato, Manawatu-Wanganui, Nelson-Marlborough-West Coast, Bay of Plenty and Gisborne-Hawke's Bay had the most improved labour markets for the year to March 2003

Regional Profile: The Nelson Region. workINSIGHT: edition 1 [pdf 58 KB, 2 pages]
In this issue we look at how the labour market is performing in the Nelson region, which has experienced strong economic growth for the past three years.

Regional Strategy Tarkets Key Skills. workINSIGHT: edition 1 [pdf 63 KB, 2 pages]
The Nelson and Tasman District Councils have created a new strategy to become a 'smart, sustainable region' and ensure that employers can access the skills they need.