1 3 2 Christchurch Auckland SOUTH ISLAND CENTRAL NEW ZEALAND UPPER NORTH ISLAND CentrePort, Wellington Tauranga Napier Port Port Taranaki Manawatū TE UTANGANUI Ferry Ports National Distribution Hubs Strategic Rail Hubs Air Freight Hubs Jerry echoes this sentiment: “Te Utanganui is a prime example of how meaningful collaboration can drive meaningful innovation and opportunities. By working together, we’re future proofing a national asset that will benefit communities across New Zealand and ensure the resilience of our national distribution and logistics network for decades to come,” Jerry explains. The current priorities and opportunities for Te Utanganui Te Utanganui is already a thriving logistics hub, home to over 60 businesses, with major players like Australian Defence Apparel, Foodstuffs, Primary Connect – Woolworths, Hiringa Energy and Tyre Max joining in the past two years. Looking to the future, significant infrastructure developments are on the horizon. The progression of key projects such as KiwiRail’s planned Regional Freight Hub, or the Manawatū Regional Freight Ring Road will further solidify Te Utanganui’s position as a national logistics powerhouse. The councils focus on developing and expanding Te Utanganui’s three key business precincts—Ruapehu AeroPark, North East Industrial Zone, and the Kawakawa Industrial Precinct, provide three interconnected and compelling propositions for businesses and investors looking to lease or build here, to leverage Te Utanganui’s unique cluster of services and central positioning such as the 24/7 airfreight—a service only offered in three places in New Zealand. Robbie Woods, the first dedicated team member of Te Utanganui since the project’s inception in 2019, sees this as a critical step forward. “It’s exciting to be part of the early stages of something so transformational. The groundwork we’re laying now will set Te Utanganui up for decades of growth and innovation,” says Robbie. Over the next five years, the aim is to fully establish the project management office, ensuring that Te Utanganui continues to drive strategic growth for central New Zealand and beyond, and deliver on its bold vision. The road ahead Te Utanganui’s development will not only respond to projected growth and evolving service demands but also actively drive it. By fostering economic ecosystems that encourage business expansion and innovation, Te Utanganui is setting the stage for transformative regional and national impacts. Te Utanganui is a fast-growing hub for large national and multinational companies, enabling them to ship goods around the Aotearoa and the world from a central, strategically designed logistics base. At this pace of expansion and development, Te Utanganui will create an extraordinary number of high-value jobs, both locally and across New Zealand, while catalysing investment and growth in associated sectors like housing, hospitality, and tourism. Robbie Woods Te Utanganui Programme Director pmo@teutanganui.co.nz Centrally accelerating New Zealand’s economic growth Te Utanganui is the only place in New Zealand where road, rail and air transport options are directly adjacent in one hub Jerry Shearman CEDA CEO invest@ceda.nz
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