Business confidence in Northland continues to surge with a 30 per cent spike in job postings and three major companies moving to bigger sites or setting up in Whangarei.
The latest announcements by Z Energy, Sharp and PlaceMakers followed revelations that the number of job postings in January in Northland on the Seek website rose 30 per cent compared with the corresponding period last year. There were 272 job postings on Seek in Northland last month, with healthcare, medical, trades and services topping the list.
Smaller regions like Northland, Southland and Marlborough took charge of the greatest percentage surge and the seasonal nature of job opportunities in regional areas had an influence over the rise in the number of positions available.
Z Energy yesterday opened its new service station in Porowini Ave in Whangarei to replace its leased Water St outlet that will close down soon.
Northland Toyota, Mitre 10 and Pacific Ford all relocated to the same patch of Porowini Ave after a new bridge linking with Okara Dr was constructed.