Ruakura

What we're doing

We’re partnering to deliver an innovative and sustainable community which will be an engine for economic growth and deliver new communities in Hamilton’s east. When fully developed, Ruakura will be home to up to 1600 homes for about 4000 people. More than 500 of these homes have already been completed at Greenhill Park, Hamilton’s first higher density residential development of scale. 

Together with Tainui Group Holdings (TGH) and Central Government, we’re investing to create New Zealand’s largest integrated development, anchored by a 300,000m2 inland port operation run in a joint venture partnership between TGH and Port of Tauranga. Ruakura will generate thousands of jobs and deliver major economic, social, environmental, and cultural benefits to Waikato and Aotearoa New Zealand. 

We’re also working with our partners to create a sustainable Ruakura, enhancing our green spaces and protecting our natural resources. We’re completing erosion control in the Mangaonua Gully, alongside a 100,000m2 wetland that’s being developed by TGH. The wetland will resemble Ruakura’s former natural environment. 

Enabling infrastructure for stage one of Ruakura Superhub is complete, and planning is well underway with our partners to deliver the next stages of the Ruakura growth area. 

Why we're doing it

Hamilton is one of the fastest growing cities in the country and Ruakura plays a key role in that growth. Ruakura provides for much-needed new homes alongside its inland port, logistics, industrial and commercial spaces, a knowledge hub, retail, and green spaces – all located at a key junction in the golden triangle between Auckland, Hamilton and Tauranga.