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Agriculture dominates the economy. A higher than average proportion of businesses were engaged in the agriculture , forestry and fishing industries, 6. Businesses engaged in retail trade were dominant numerically. In there were 2, businesses, employing a total of 10, full-time equivalents FTEs.
The percentage of businesses engaged in manufacturing was slightly higher than the national average and manufacturing employed the greatest number of people 12, FTEs. The region is known for its strong agricultural base, which prompted the establishment of an agricultural college there in the s. Research by members of the college into animal genetics in the s led to the development of new breeds of sheep, the Drysdale and the Perendale , which became commercially significant after World War II. Agriculture dominates land use although there are areas of forestry and horticulture.
Soils and climate favour pastoral farming. There were 6, farm holdings on 30 June , which was almost a tenth of all farm holdings in New Zealand. Farming occupied The region is one of the most important areas of pastoral farming in New Zealand. It had 7,, sheep at 30 June , the largest number of sheep in the North Island and the fourth-highest figure in the country behind Canterbury, Southland and Otago. Barley , which is used for the manufacture of stock feed and for malting, is grown.
The region has 4, hectares 10, acres of horticultural land, of which 3, hectares are used for vegetable growing. The region is one of the most significant forestry areas in the southern North Island. The predominant soil type, yellow-brown earths, when enhanced by the use of fertilisers, is very suitable for forestry.
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But land use practices inhibited the long term viability of this indigenous forestry industry. Severe burn-offs destroyed large areas of native forest and subsequent overgrazing affected the soils. Forestry largely disappeared until the early twentieth century. Inland forests were planted later. Some private native forest has been set aside for sustainable logging but most forestry depends on exotic plantings. Some new power schemes are operating, including the southern hemisphere's largest collection [21] of wind farms , with installed turbines and more planned.
For the eight quarters between September and June the region averaged 4. This was close behind Wellington at 6. Occupancy rates, at Rates for the city of Palmerston North were significantly higher than the national average State Highway 1 , the main highway, and the North Island Main Trunk railway, which both link Auckland and Wellington , run through the region.
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Road and rail transport give the region's exporters easy access to ports. With From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Region of New Zealand.
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Electrification eliminated the need to relieve the steep 1 in 57 gradients from Plimmerton to the Pukerua Bay summit by a deviation to the east and allowed more frequent suburban passenger trains and allowed suburban electric multiple units to run on this section from September The difficult section down the Paekakariki Escarpment from Pukerua Bay to Paekakariki with five tunnels between South and North Junctions remains single track.
The section between Porirua and Plimmerton was straightened in conjunction with the duplication by reclaiming land along the eastern shore of Porirua Harbour. Between and , a deviation away from the centre of Palmerston North via the Milson deviation on the edge of the city.