Market Snapshot
With all regions feeling the impact of lower business confidence. ‘Green shoots’ are slowly appearing with Search Recruitment recording its highest billing month in its relative history across Tasman and Marlborough combined.
The resilience of the South Island market is something to be celebrated with job/advert activity around less than half the contraction of its North Island peers. Positive shifts across agri also point towards greater optimism for 2026.
National/Local Discipline Split
New Zealand Growth Sectors
These are the industries in which New Zealand is experiencing the highest (and lowest) growth nationally:
Highest Growth Sectors:
– Government: +7.2%
– Banking and Finance: +5.5%
– Real Estate: +2.7%
Lowest Growth Sectors:
– Engineering: -24.5%
– Admin/Business Support: -23.6%
– Healthcare: -22.5%
Key & Senior Appointments
ERP Project Manager
Talley’s Group
CFO
Brightwater Engineering
Sales Manager
Rapaura Springs
Commercial Manager
Talley’s Group
Group Finance Manager
Robinsons Construction