A three-month campaign to attract more skilled workers to Christchurch is under way. The 'Christchurch is Hiring' campaign, led by ChristchurchNZ, aims to raise awareness about job opportunities in the city across a broad range of sectors, including engineering, tech, health, food and fibre, agritech and manufacturing. It is estimated over the next 15 years, the city needs an additional 70,000 workers to fill vacancies created by the ageing population. "Research tells us people incorrectly perceive Christchurch as having fewer job opportunities than Auckland or Wellington. We’ve seen strong economic growth over the last six years and there’s huge demand in some of our biggest sectors.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 24, 2021 22:41 UTC