Access quarterly economic reports on Southland, collated by year below:
Southland’s economy is showing signs of recovery. Although GDP declined by 2.9% in the year to December 2009 growth was positive in the final quarter. The recovery in output was reflected in a recover in electricity consumption. Although electricity consumption declined over the year to December 2009, growth was strong in the final quarter.
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September 2009
December 2009
After being hit very hard by the recession Southland’s economy is recovering. Economic output is estimated to have increased by 3.2% during the year to December 2010. However, annual output is only back to the level measured in September 2007, such was the depth of the recession.
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Southland is a progressive region and endevours to initiate new developments and opportunities.
Southland is the southernmost region of New Zealand and straddles the 46th Parallel (46° South). Stewart Island lies at 47° South.
Land area: 3,035,577 ha (12.0% of New Zealand land area)
60% of the land area is taken up with National Parks and conservation lands
23% is intensively farmed
The balance is steeper hill country used for extensive pastoral farming or forestry
Agricultre, particularly pastoral sheep and dairy production, is the mainstay of the region's economy
Population 90,000 (2.3% of New Zealand population)
Population density of 2.6 people per square kilometre (15.0 people nationally)
Median age of 38.2 years
11.9% identify with the Maori ethnic group (14.6% nationally)
The average daily maximum temperature ranges from 18.6°C in January (summer) to 9.5°C in July (winter).
There can be around 80 days of ground frost in the winter months
1000mm of rainfall is fairly evenly spread throughout the year
Predominantly westerly winds with wind speed averaging 15-20km/hr
1600 hours of sunshine are reported annually
In the alpine areas and in Fiordland the climate is more extreme