Accessing appropriate facilities is central to the quality of many people’s lives. Unfortunately it can be difficult to access information from web-based services. On the other hand, many facilities can be directly observed or located from standard street maps. Some directory services include information on facilities: e.g. Maps

Many local authorities include information on facilities/services in a ‘community directory’ database accessible through their website. A more general NZ-wide data-base is held by MSD: Family Services - mapping

Very interesting work has been carried out at the Geohealth Laboratory at University of Canterbury: see here.
Another source of data concerning employment units in an area can be obtained from the Stats NZ annual collection of ‘Business Demographic Statistics’.  This is available through table builder for the years 2000-2007 with data from earlier years archived. Information is given in terms of Enterprises (ie ‘firms’), Geographical units (ie ‘outlets’) and full-time equivalent employment. This produces a wealth of information and here attention is directed to Geographical units and to the following types of ‘industry’. In the downloads section of the website 2007 Local Authority level data for these units is provided.

M811 Government Administration
M812 Justice
N841 Preschool Education
N842 School Education
N843 Post School Education
N844 Other Education
O861 Hospitals and Nursing Homes
O862 Medical and Dental Services
O863 Other Health Services
O871 Child Care Services
O872 Community Care Services
P921 Libraries
P923 Parks and Gardens
P924 Arts
P925 Services to the Arts
P931 Sport
P932 Gambling Services
Q952 Other Personal Services
Q961 Religious Organisations
Q962 Interest Groups
Q963 Public Order and Safety Services