Business Recovery & Support

The Hurunui District Council is committed to the economic growth of our region and welcomes new business initiatives and commercial developments. We work closely with Enterprise North Canterbury to support our business community, whether it’s a new or established business.

The Hurunui District Council provides a number of services to business - from food, alcohol and health certification and licensing, to building consents, resource consents, water, waste disposal and waste water.

Business Snapshot: There were 2,502 businesses in the Hurunui District in 2019. 1,794 of those businesses are very small, with zero employees; the remaining 708 businesses collectively employ 5,200 employees.

Here to help is our Business Recovery Advisor:

Chris King
Email: chris.king@hurunui.govt.nz
Phone: 03 314 8816 / 027 808 7006