Canterbury is our gold medal region again this quarter, and gets 4 out of a possible 5 stars. We give the country as a whole 2 stars – an energy injection would help, but there is still plenty of positives out in the regions. The NZ Regional Economic Scoreboard takes the latest quarterly regional statistics and ranks the economic performance of New Zealand’s 16 Regional Council areas. Ratings are updated every three months, and are based on measures such as employment, construction, retail trade, house prices.

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