THRIVING BUSINESS IN THE SELWYN DISTRICT
MAKINGTHINGSHAPPEN
Why doing business in Selwyn is good for you, and for your business.
SELWYN DISTRICT STRETCHES FROM LAKE ELLESMERE IN THE SOUTH EAST TO ARTHUR’S PASS IN THE NORTH WEST AND IS HOME TO 38,000 PEOPLE.
We’re investing in infrastructure -
including upgrading our Rolleston-based
sewerage scheme which has just been started,
recently completed event centre in Lincoln
which opened in mid-2011, new library planned
for Lincoln and new aquatic centre for the
district, based in Rolleston.
We’re working in partnership with the New
Zealand Transport Agency on the major
roads and highways, including the project to
complete stage two of the Southern Motorway,
which will shave several minutes off the journey
from Selwyn into Christchurch City.
Our planning team have been out and about
consulting about what we want our towns
to look like in the future. We’re engaged in
developing a district-wide strategy to guide
the growth of the district.
Selwyn takes pride in being an efficient,
effective and friendly council delivering the
best possible services to its community.
We have great quality of life for you and your
employees - activities, attractions, food and
wine trails - Selwyn is a great place to live, work
and play!
Kelvin Coe, Mayor
The Selwyn District is bordered by two of New Zealand’s outstanding braided river systems, the Waimakariri
and the Rakaia. We are the next door neighbour, fertile rural hinterland and alpine playground of
Christchurch City. If you or your employees are new to the Selwyn District, grab a copy of the Selwyn
Newcomers Network brochure from the Selwyn District Council offices.
WE’RE MAKING THINGS HAPPEN.
WELCOME TO THE SELWYN DISTRICTRolleston
Christchurch
SELWYN DISTRICT
Cover Photo: Hennie Bosman of award winning Sandihurst Wines: “Logistically we’re perfectly positioned in terms of supply routes and proximity to growers and freight. We’re in a good time zone for doing business with America and Asia. Here’s to Selwyn and its beautiful landscape!”
$219MEarning $219 million in 2010, food &
beverage/agriculture contributes nearly
30% of Selwyn’s GDP. Our soils, water,
geography, climate and settlement
patterns are contributors to this success.
More than 2000 businesses in this sector
create nearly 30% of all Selwyn-based jobs. In
2010, there were 23% more grain-growing jobs
and 82% growth in jobs in dairy processing
compared with the previous year.
Selwyn produces 40% of all Canterbury’s eggs
and almost 30% of all NZ peas. 68% of all the land
in NZ used to harvest green beans is in Selwyn.
We farm more pigs than any other District in New
Zealand, and grow the most walnuts. 20% of dairy,
13% of sheep and 11% of beef cattle in Canterbury
are located in Selwyn.
“The proximity to a major city makes life easier. Farmers’ markets are becoming more popular which keeps our prices affordable and means people can ask us questions directly.”ANNA MOORHEAD - Goat cheese/milk/yoghurt producer, Gruff Junction, Greenpark.
SELWYN’S 2010 FOOD & BEVERAGE EARNINGS.
MAKING THINGS
DELICIOUSSERVING UP A SLICE OF SELWYN’S FOOD & BEVERAGE INDUSTRY
29.2%
INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTION TOTOTAL SELWYN GDP 2010
AGRICULTURE, FISHING & FORESTY - 29.2%
GOVERNMENT, ADMINISTRATION & DEFENCE - 15.7%
MANUFACTURING - 10.3%
BUSINESS & PROPERTY SERVICES - 9.1%
OWNERSHIP OF OWNER-OCCUPIED DWELLINGS - 7.8%
EDUCATION - 5.3%
WHOLESALE & RETAIL TRADE - 5.1%
OTHER - 17.5%
“The Selwyn District offers us something unique. We can base ourselves in the rural community close to suppliers, but have access to a major city that provides staff, essential services and international transport links. This is incredibly important to us as we look to build an international business.”JOHN PENNO - Synlait, Dunsandel - Milk nutrition business producing export milk powder ingredients.
SELWYN’S TOTAL GDP IN 2010
Selwyn is a rural district bordering
Christchurch City – many of our residents enjoy
a rural lifestyle and travel to work in one of
our towns or in the city. We’re growing fast –
chances are you’ll see houses and community
facilities under construction if you’re visiting.
80% of the 26 schools in the district are
decile 8 or higher (eight schools are decile
10), and we have a broad range of childcare
and preschool services, along with higher
education at Lincoln University.
Because of the strength of our rural
communities, there are numerous clubs,
organisations and associations – for sports,
community service, historical, hobbies and
generally looking out for each other.
The New Zealand business day covers the
afternoon on the US West Coast, much of Asia’s
day and the morning in Europe. Our companies can
work on solutions while overseas’ customers
are asleep.
$802M
MAKING THINGS
GROW
TOP FIVE EMPLOYMENT NATIONAL FTE GROWTH 2010
(%pa change over last 5 years)
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3.2
3
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SELWYN DISTRICT
CENTRAL OTAGO DISTRICT
PORIRUA CITY
WAIMAKARIRI DISTRICT
NEW ZEALAND
MAKING THINGS
CONNECTAT SELWYN’S IZONE BUSINESS PARK
“Having a state of the art facility based at Izone allows PGG Wrightson Seeds to service our wide range of customers to a higher level than previously. We are impressed with the design, layout and quality of roading in particular at Izone.”TODD PATERSON - PGG Wrightson Seed, Izone, Rolleston. Agricultural seed mixing, treatment & distribution.
7.6%CONTRIBUTING $31 MILLION TO SELWYN’S
GDP IN 2010, THE LOGISTICS SECTOR HAS
GROWN BY 7.6% OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS
AND EMPLOYS 517 PEOPLE.
The Selwyn District Council has taken a
proactive approach and developed Izone
Industrial Park, New Zealand’s largest
industrial park, based in Rolleston on State
Highway 1.
Flexibility: Apportion land to fit your design –
lot areas and dimensions can be tailored to suit
your business plan. Options to design, build
and lease back are also available.
Proximity: A prime location serviced by air,
road, rail and sea. The Christchurch Southern
Motorway (under construction) will begin at
the entrance to Izone and significantly reduce
travel times.
Affordability: Industry surveys confirm Izone
has the cheapest industrial land in the greater
Christchurch area. Selwyn District Council
rates are significantly lower than in nearby
Christchurch.
Stability: A reliable work force that is steadily
growing.
Sustainability: A balanced set of covenants are
in place to control the built environment and
protect the integrity of property investments.
Izone provides affordable large-scale
greenfields design and build or lease options
and is perfectly located on the
junction of major road and rail networks;
near airports, harbour and a major workforce.
The Christchurch International Airport operates
24 hours a day. From Christchurch you can connect
directly with Australia, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia,
Fiji, the Cook Islands, Thailand and Antarctica.
Lincoln University (founded in 1878) is New
Zealand’s specialist land-based university,
focusing on research and education in
agriculture and the physical and biological
sciences, complemented by the integration
of international commerce, environmental
management and social sciences.
The University’s Employer Liaison Manager
works closely with businesses to ensure
they are aware of the range and calibre of
graduates, and provides career advice and
opportunities for employers and graduates
to connect. Courses such as supply chain
management, landscape architecture,
accounting and farm management are in high
demand within the region.
Students must undertake practical work
placements in order to graduate, ensuring
Lincoln University degrees are practical and
well-grounded in the real world.
Selwyn District is also home to Lincoln
University’s commercial and research farms,
which host thousands of visitors annually. And,
of course, our students not only enjoy the
amenities on campus, they also enjoy Selwyn’s
recreational amenities, like skiiing, tramping,
kayaking, fishing and so much more.”
www.lincoln.ac.nz
Travelling from Hornby on the outskirts of
Christchurch, to Selwyn’s biggest town, Rolleston,
takes less than 15 minutes by car.
The district’s unemployment rate of 3.4% in
June 2011 was low compared to wider Canterbury
and New Zealand, just under 13% of the resident
population have a bachelor degree or higher
and 22% of employed residents are managers
(compared to 17% in New Zealand).
“Having our campus in Lincoln means our researchers are very close to a number of Crown Research Institutes - this is great for our staff and postgraduate students because we share labs, research data and jointly contribute to shared research outcomes.”DR STEFANIE RIXECKER - Lincoln University, specialist land-based university.
MAKING THINGS
SMARTERAT SELWYN’S VERY OWN LINCOLN UNIVERSITY
SCIENTISTS & RESEARCHERS
AT LINCOLN UNIVERSITY
1500
Manufacturing contributes more than 10% of
Selwyn’s GDP, bringing in $82 million in 2010.
This sector keeps growing, with an average
growth of 8.3% over the last 10 years. In 2010,
the growth rate was 4.3% (bucking the NZ
trend of a decrease of 6.8%). Manufacturing in
our district currently employs 1200 people.
There are 5 new cellphone towers to be built by
Vodafone in the next three years.
Enable Networks will install fibre to Lincoln,
Rolleston, and Prebbleton as part of the Greater
Christchurch roll-out of the Ultra-Fast Urban
Broadband Initiative over the next few years.
By April 2013, Telecom will have built open-
access fibre networks beyond these areas (above), by
delivering at least 100 Mbps fibre connections to 19
rural schools within the Selwyn District, and upgraded
facilities to provide fast broadband.
MAKING THINGS
WORKMANUFACTURING A FUTURE FOR SELWYN
“We’re in a small niche market. We’re able to run an international business easily from the Selwyn District, with the ability to offer confidential product development from concept through to field trials, made easier by our close proximity to a major city.”LINDSAY THIAN - Product Development, Thian Agri, Southbridge
MANUFACTURING’S 2010 EARNINGS.
$83M
Selwyn District is beautiful country, from
the nationally significant wetlands at Lake
Ellesmere across the rural Canterbury Plains to
high country foothills and the Southern Alps.
The Great Alpine Highway, Scenic Route 72,
the Tranz Alpine Railway and a wide range of
walking tracks and cycle trails allow access
for visitors and locals into Selwyn’s stunning
landscapes. Tourism contributed $20.2 million
to our GDP in 2010 and employed 468 workers
in 140 business units.
Take your pick: Rock climbing, abseiling,
jetboating, caving, skiing/snowboarding vineyard
tours, swimming, hiking, cycling, golf, rugby, netball,
football, hockey, roller skating, mountain biking,
skateboarding, eating out, visiting gardens, wine
bars/pubs, take a train trip or go stay on a farm, visit
a farmers’ market, get some retail therapy at lovely
boutique stores … or check out the range of classes
and clubs at the Rolleston Community Centre and
Lincoln Event Centre and ditto for every community
hall in the district (and there are lots).
MAKING THINGS
FUNIN SELWYN’S ENORMOUS PLAYGROUND
“Higher annual snowfall than other regions of NZ allow for supreme skiing and snowboarding conditions in the Selwyn District. Its close proximity to Christchurch International Airport and services is crucial to our success, making Porters and its surrounding areas perfect for recreational and tourism-related activities. ”GUY NURSE - Marketing Manager, Porters Skifield, State Highway 73, Main West Coast Rd, Canterbury.
If you are thinking about where in the South Island to start your new business, relocate, expand or just Make Things Happen, contact the Selwyn District Council’s BizServices Team:P. 03 347 2800 | E. [email protected] | W. www.selwyn.govt.nz