Local Employment
In 2007, there were approximately 480 businesses employing 2,880 people in Hawke’s Bay’s hospitality industry. Hospitality generates about $90 million for the region annually and bartenders, waiters,waitresses. chefs and cooking staff are always in demand. With a warm climate, beautiful scenery and more than 40 wineries producing a vast range of wines, the Hawke’s Bay region is a popular destination for visitors. Hospitality work is varied, with accommodation services such as hotels, motels, hostels, backpackers, caravan parks and camping grounds, pubs, bars and clubs, cafes and restaurants. Hawke's Bay's long, hot summers and cool winters offer the optimum conditions for growing grapes as the climate is dry and temperate. Hawke's Bay is renowned for its horticulture with large orchards and vineyards on the plains. In the hilly parts of the region sheep and cattle farming predominates, with forestry blocks in the roughest areas.
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