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Food, Beverage & Wellness Products

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We are fortunate to be blessed with a renowned climate, high sunshine hours, ample water and fertile land

The growing, harvesting and manufacturing of Food, Beverage and Wellness products is a significant economic driver for Nelson Tasman, with an extensive supply chain that supports many of our service businesses.

Nelson Tasman’s favourable growing conditions mean it is a key producer of horticultural crops, including apples, pears, kiwifruit, hops, olives, grapes, and vegetables. These products are also processed into high-value products, from olive oils and craft beers to health supplements and concentrated extracts.

At a glance

Statistics at 2023.

$629m

GDP

10%

Share of regional GDP

24%

GDP growth since 2019

9,078 jobs

Employment

15%

Share of regional employment

8%

Employment growth since 2019

Weaving Wellness with Wisdom

AuOra develops products that solve consumer health problems using the active ingredients obtained from the natural resources of our land and ocean. They call this Whenua Ora, Tangata Ora: enhancing our natural world and our quality of life. 

Meet Miriana Stephens, General Manager of AuOra, and hear more about how AuOra brings different strands of knowledge together in a collaborative manner to connect people back to culture, bring cultures together, and foster health and wellbeing today and into the future.

Leading Companies

Nelson Tasman is the location of many key stakeholders in Food, Beverage & Wellness Products – resulting in a wide and deep network of relationships, processes and systems that drive sustainability, innovation and industry growth.