Tainui Group Holdings and joint venture partner Brookfield Asset Management have announced plans to develop seven new flexible warehouse units at Ruakura Superhub, aimed at supporting smaller and growth-oriented businesses.
The development will deliver 14,560sqm of gross lettable area across a 3.5ha site on the corner of Te Ipukura Street and Ruakura Road. The units will offer configurable spaces ranging from 1,000sqm to 4,500sqm, with associated canopy areas, offices and carparks.
Tainui Group Holdings chief executive Craig West says the project will create a new entry point for emerging businesses at the 610ha logistics and industrial hub.
“These seven warehouse units will provide a new tier of accessibility to the Ruakura Superhub. At 610ha, we’re one of Australasia’s largest logistics and industrial hubs, but the Superhub is equally suited to ambitious operators of any size,” West says.
“These warehouse units will be tailor-made to help ambitious businesses catch their next wave of growth among the global players and local champions who already call Ruakura Superhub home.”
The development includes more than 100 dedicated carparks and more than 30 bicycle parks, and is targeting a minimum 4 Green Star rating from the New Zealand Green Building Council.
The units are expected to appeal to small to medium-sized businesses looking to expand from existing premises, companies providing complementary services to larger tenants at the Superhub, and national operators seeking branch locations.
Ruakura Superhub sits within the so-called “golden triangle”, adjacent to the Waikato Expressway, East Coast Main Trunk rail line and Ruakura Inland Port, providing road and rail freight options. The location services around 45% of New Zealand’s population, 42% of the nation’s freight and 55% of GDP.
Future plans include expanding the existing 12ha inland port to 30ha, with rail connections to Auckland’s port and the Port of Tauranga.
In December, Air Liquide opened a 9,000sqm industrial gases facility at the Superhub, joining international tenants including Kmart, Maersk and Sime Darby, alongside New Zealand businesses such as Big Chill, Refrigafreighters and Waitomo Group.
Construction of the new warehouse units is under way, with Calder Stewart as main contractor. Completion is expected in April 2027.
