CITY FOCUS
LOCATED ON THE West Coast of New Zealand , with a population of 1.4mn people , Auckland is the country ’ s largest and most diverse city . The city ’ s economy is growing again post-recession , largely due to the New Zealand Government ’ s continued foreign economic policy , which places emphasis on expanding the country ’ s network of free trade agreements . As a result , New Zealand was named the second-best country for business by Forbes in 2017 .
Auckland ’ s business community places emphasis on developing advanced materials ( plastics , coatings , polymers , composites , ceramics , metal alloys and nano-fibre ), tech ( cybersecurity , financial services and fintech , health IT , medical devices , and aerospace ), and commercial services ( according to New Zealand Trade and
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