In the year to March 2009, Auckland City had 353,000 jobs, of which 26.3% was held by property and business services,[REF] as well as 65,655 businesses, making up 13.1% of New Zealand's businesses and 16.2% of New Zealand's jobs [REF].
In 2003 three of the ten largest companies in New Zealand (Air New Zealand, Fletcher Building, and Foodstuffs) were headquartered in Auckland City [REF].