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AI & jobs · Regional Council in New Zealand

Taranaki

Regional Council NZ-TKI Largest city: New Plymouth
35%
of jobs here are estimated to be exposed to generative AI, below the national 36% (−1.1 pts).
MODEL11th of 24 regions24.9K exposed workers

Key numbers

PopulationWIKIDATA
130K
as of 2025
Share of national populationWIKIDATA
2.4%
10th largest of 24
People in workMODEL
70.3K
national total × population share
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
6.7%
national 7.0%
Area
7,385 km²
18 people per km²
Settlement patternMODEL
Rural
49% live in major cities
Largest city
New Plymouth
52.5K (metro)
Mapped towns & cities
2
Natural Earth places

AI use

The Anthropic Economic Index does not publish usage for this region. Regions below a minimum number of sampled conversations are left out.

Sector mix

MODEL

Estimated share of jobs by sector, against the national mix.

Taranaki New Zealand
Retail & wholesale 13.3%
Health & care 13.0%
Construction 10.6%
Business services 10.1%
Education 10.1%
Manufacturing 8.8%
Agriculture 7.5%
Other services 5.4%
Public admin 5.1%
Hospitality 4.9%
Transport & logistics 4.5%
ICT & software 2.9%
Finance 2.2%
Utilities 1.1%
Mining 0.3%

Exposed workers by sector

MODEL
Health & care 4,050 Retail & wholesale 3,428 Education 3,404 Business services 3,256 Public admin 1,809 Manufacturing 1,577 Construction 1,418 Other services 1,252

Ranking in New Zealand

MODEL

By modelled AI exposure, out of 24 regions.

8Marlborough 36% 9Otago 36% 10Manawatū-Whanganui 36% 11Taranaki 35% 12Southland 35% 13Waikato 35% 14West Coast 35%
About these estimates. No source publishes AI exposure by region for every country. The model splits New Zealand's real ILO sector employment across regions using population (Wikidata) and density: denser, capital-city regions get more finance, ICT and professional jobs, and rural regions more farming. Totals match national figures. AI usage figures are measured, not modelled. Methodology

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