Local Employment

There are many restaurants, cafes, hotels and lodges in the Marlborough region. Blenheim is main city and close to all vineyards while Picton is the base for the Marlborough Sounds and the town has many hospitality businesses  of  all varieties. The busiest time in this area is summer and the region is a wonderful place to work if you love water sports and the great outdoors. Employment is also available at wineries, or on boat cruises. The region's economy is based on wine, plus seafood, agriculture, forestry and horticulture. Boutique bed and breakfast accommodation can be found throughout the wine-growing area. Marlborough can lay claim to having started the modern New Zealand wine industry. Here in the late 1970s, Marlborough produced sauvignon blanc, among other varieties, which inspired the confidence that New Zealand could produce exciting wine. Today the Marlborough wine region represents 62% of total vineyard area in the country. The king varietal here is sauvignon blanc, closely followed by pinot noir and chardonnay.

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