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The last few metres before you step onto a plane may have been built in Upper Hutt. For more than 50 years, J&D McLennan and its Airport Equipment division have designed, manufactured, installed and supported passenger boarding bridges across New Zealand, Australia and the South Pacific.
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In a workshop in Tauriko Business Park, a short drive from the Port of Tauranga, a bank of lasers is quietly fusing metal powder into solid parts. Some are bound for racing bikes and boats. Some for aircraft and…
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Somewhere in the world today, someone may move closer to an answer about their health - and one of the tiny reagents behind that test was purified in Lower Hutt. AROTEC Diagnostics is a Wellington biotechnology…
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In a Lower Hutt workshop, a spherical machine flips a person fully upside down while a VR headset convinces their brain they are somewhere else entirely: piloting an aircraft, controlling heavy machinery or reversing…
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When professional players step up on some of darts’ biggest stages, some are throwing tungsten barrels machined in a small factory in Katikati. Shot Darts is a family-owned New Zealand manufacturer of…
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There’s a good chance you’ve used something Tilley & Patton made without ever knowing it. The bench you sat on. The bin you walked past. The perforated metal screen on a car park or building façade.
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From a Bay of Plenty workshop to Windsor Castle and St Andrews, Trimax builds tractor-powered mowers exported worldwide, and the Kiwi careers behind them.
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Oasis Engineering designs and manufactures high-pressure valves, couplings and refuelling components in Tauranga for CNG, RNG and hydrogen markets worldwide.
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As New Zealand’s only certified aircraft manufacturer, NZAero is shaping the future of aerospace through world‑class engineering, hands‑on aircraft apprenticeships, and advanced manufacturing in Hamilton. With a commitment to innovation, safety, and regional talent development, NZAero is building aircraft that serve global missions—while building futures for the next generation of aerospace professionals.
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Collaboration is emerging as New Zealand’s core manufacturing advantage, powered by strong regional networks, industry‑government partnerships, and ecosystem‑wide initiatives like Advancing Manufacturing Aotearoa and The Future Makers. By working together, manufacturers accelerate innovation, share capability, strengthen resilience, and unlock opportunities that individual firms cannot achieve alone—positioning Aotearoa for a more connected and competitive manufacturing future.
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Argus ManuTech is a Christchurch-based leader in advanced manufacturing, delivering high‑precision solutions for medtech, aerospace, and complex industrial applications. Combining Industry 4.0 capability with deep engineering expertise, the company enables global innovators to scale reliably and confidently. This profile highlights how Argus ManuTech engineers the complex—and makes the impossible possible.
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Dawn Aerospace is redefining New Zealand’s space industry through reusable spaceplanes, green satellite propulsion systems, and world‑leading aerospace manufacturing. With a mission to build the road to space, Dawn is pioneering sustainable access to orbit and creating high‑value aerospace career opportunities across Aotearoa.
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