Auckland Jewish Immigration
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Auckland - a city of opportunity - your city

A vibrant South Pacific city of 1,700,000 people, perched within glistening harbours, surrounded by lush forests and subtropical islands. Auckland, City of Sails, offers an incomparable lifestyle, unique within New Zealand and the world.

Auckland is regularly voted one of the best lifestyle cities in the world. Your on-the-water experience in the City of Sails could be as thrilling as a race on board a grand prix racing yacht, or as laid-back as a ferry cruise to one of the dozen idyllic islands.

Built on an isthmus of 48 volcanoes, Auckland's fertile valleys and islands are home to award-winning wineries.

Family attractions abound and the city has plenty of adrenaline for adventure lovers. Indulge in Auckland's shopping, nightlife and unrivaled cuisine. Auckland is one of the best places in the world to live.

Auckland number 3 in world for lifestyle

Auckland and Wellington are among the top 12 places in the world to live, according to an annual ranking of the world's cities by quality of living.

Mercer's annual Worldwide Quality of Living Survey in 2019, covering 215 cities, helps governments and multinational companies place employees on international assignments.

Each city is ranked based on 39 criteria, including political, social, economic and environmental factors, personal safety and health, education, transport and other public services.

Cities are compared with New York, which has a base index score of 100.

The Auckland economy

Auckland is the major economic and financial centre of New Zealand. The city's economy is based largely on services and commerce. Most major international corporations have an Auckland office; the most expensive office space is around lower Queen Street and the Viaduct Basin in the Auckland Central Business District, where many financial and business services are located.

The largest commercial and industrial areas of the Auckland Region are in the southeast of Auckland City and the western parts of Manukau City, mostly bordering the Manukau Harbour and the Tamaki River estuary.

The primary employment industries of Auckland residents are professional, scientific and technical services (11.4 per cent), manufacturing (9.9 per cent), retail trade (9.7 per cent), health care and social assistance (9.1 per cent), and education and training (8.3 per cent).

Manufacturing is the largest employer in the Henderson-Massey, Howick, Mangere-Otahuhu, Otara-Papatoetoe, Manurewa and Papakura local board areas, retail trade is the largest employer in the Whau local board are, while professional, scientific and technical services are the largest employer in the remaining urban local board areas.

Auckland's nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has topped $100 billion for the first time and is bigger than the combined GDP of New Zealand's second, third and fourth largest regional economies.

Statistics New Zealand says the Auckland region's GDP hit $101.4 billion last year, equivalent to 37.5% of NZ's total GDP. Statistics NZ's provisional figures show Auckland’s regional economy increased in value by $6.1 billion, or 6.4%, between March 2016 and March 2017.

The increase was driven by strong rises in the rental, hiring, and real estate services, construction, and finance and insurance services industries.

Auckland’s top 18 industries are each valued at more than $1 billion. It is by far the largest regional economy in New Zealand. Auckland’s share of the national economy is 37.5%.

Auckland lifestyle

New Zealand has first class education, health, and many other public services. Education, skills training, science and research are getting an especially high priority because of the critical role they play in high value economic growth. Creative people - artists, performers, writers, musicians and designers, are making a significant contribution to the economy.

New Zealand is a rapidly changing and developing nation, learning and applying that which is the best form from the old world, but avoiding the pitfalls and continuously seeking ways to improve its lifestyle.

New Zealanders' believe in all sincerity, that it is the finest and safest country on the face of the globe to bring up young families.

Auckland Hebrew Congregation

The Auckland Hebrew Congregation moved to the leafy suburb of Remuera in the middle of 2022 which provides more space for the Jewish preschool and Kadimah and makes it more accessible for those who observe the Sabbath to be within walking distance. The new location will also house a delicatessen and cafe and have allocated space for the many youth and volunteer organisations that contribute to the vibrant Jewish community here in Auckland.

We look forward to you joining us.


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