Editing Motueka (section)

== Economy ==
[[File:Port Motueka.jpg|thumb|Talley's Seafood Division at Port Motueka]]
Horticulture is the main industry in the area surrounding Motueka, and the town benefits directly from this. Some of the main crops are [[apple]]s, [[Humulus lupulus|beer hops]] and [[kiwifruit]]. Sheep and cattle farming also  contribute to the local economy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McLintock |first=Alexander Hare |last2=Brian Newton Davis |first2=M. A. |last3=Taonga |first3=New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu |title=MOTUEKA |url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/1966/motueka |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=An encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock, 1966. |language=en}}</ref>

Due to the seasonal growth of many crops, the town's population increases greatly with seasonal workers, especially during late summer and early autumn for the apple 'pick'.

At the height of tobacco production, Motueka was home to two tobacco factories. One owned by Australian company [[WD & HO Wills Holdings]] and the other by [[Rothmans International]]. The tobacco industry has ceased to exist in the area in the early 1980s, when the New Zealand government removed the requirement for some New Zealand grown tobacco to be included in locally produced cigarettes.<ref name=":1" />

Major employers in Motueka include:

* Genia (formally MLC Group), operates a timber processing facility  that specialises in cut-to-length componentry, small end section and specialised timber mouldings.
* [[Nelson Aviation College]] trains pilots for the aviation industry.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nelson Aviation College |url=https://www.nelsonaviation.nz/ |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=www.nelsonaviation.nz |language=en}}</ref>
* Prolam has manufacturing facilities in Lower Moutere and Riwaka (previously Prime Pine) that produce glulam beams, i beams, LVL timber, posts, wood flooring, timber retaining walls and mid floors.
* [[Talley's Group]] was established in 1936 by Ivan Peter Talijancich. One of the town's largest employers, the company's Port Motueka site incorporates the Group Head Office, the [[fish processing|Seafood Division]] and the [[ice cream|Dairy Division]]. The [[frozen vegetables|Vegetable Division]] began operations in 1978 at Motueka, but has since been relocated to [[Blenheim, New Zealand|Blenheim]] and [[Ashburton, New Zealand|Ashburton]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://talleys.co.nz/aboutus.htm |title=Our Heritage |publisher=Talleys |access-date=2015-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100602090546/http://www.talleys.co.nz/aboutus.htm |archive-date=2 June 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Seafood processing contributed $46.5 million (10.9%) to the local economy in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Infometrics |date=2021 |title=2021 Annual Economic Profile: Motueka |url=https://ecoprofile.infometrics.co.nz/Motueka/PDFProfile |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=ecoprofile.infometrics.co.nz}}</ref>
* CJ Industries is a construction and landscaping company.

[[New Zealand Energy Limited]] is a Motueka-based company that operates small hydroelectric power stations in [[Haast, New Zealand|Haast]], [[Fox River (Westland)|Fox]], [[Ōpunake]] and [[Raetihi]].

[[File:Motueka Fire Station, No Danger Today.jpg|thumb|Motueka Fire Station]]