Local Employment
Within the East Cape region there are many different styles of hospitality and individual communities. The beach-fringed promontory of Mahia Peninsula is one such holiday destination with a variety of accommodation and restaurants. In Gisborne itself there are many restaurants and cafes, with wonderful locations on the wharf and marina and also a great Art Deco restaurant. There is also a good music scene and a well known micro brewery and, with quite a number of hotels, this is a vibrant city. Gisborne is a hands-down North Island winner for its chardonnay. This is a major wine-growing area and specialises in stylish chardonnays, a wine for which NZ is rapidly earning an excellent reputation. Just over half the region’s 2000 hectares of vineyards are planted to chardonnay. A number of local wineries are open for cellar door tastings and several also serve meals.
A Mediterranean climate and suitable soils are the key factors in the success of wine production in this region, which regularly produces unique, full-flavoured, award-winning wines of international standard. Agriculture and horticulture are also important mainstays of the local economy with rich, alluvial river flats combining with mild temperatures to make this district an ideal area for the growing of maize, kiwifruit, citrus and subtropical fruits. Naturally this produce is well represented on the menus of local restaurants and cafes. Sheep, cattle, deer and goats are also farmed here. The East Cape is developing fledgling industries based on the unique antibacterial and antiseptic properties of the local manuka and these industries have been encouraged with assistance from the Government's Community Employment Group (CEG).
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