HAMILTON INDUSTRIAL – LEASING AND SALES
Overall industrial vacancy in Hamilton continues to hold at historical lows. The market is driven by economic confidence in the Waikato, low interest rates, population and job growth, strong construction sector, and industrial land prices significantly lower than Auckland and Tauranga industrial areas.

Hamilton’s industrial market continues to perform well with strong yields and growth in rents and land values. This is supported by demand from both investors and owner occupiers yields, the with limited number of properties coming to the market being highly sought after. Two significant inland port developments driven by Ports of Auckland and Port of Tauranga (through their partnership with Waikato Tainui) is seeing Hamilton transform into a key logistics freight hub. This will drive other large industrial occupiers into the Waikato market, with Mainfreight and PBT recently looking to expand their presence.
The Waikato Expressway is mostly complete, with the Huntly Bypass completed in 2020, significantly reducing travel times between the main centres. The Hamilton to Auckland corridor is expected to benefit from private and public investment in the coming years, being an area identified for strategic investment at a national level. The strength of a well-established market and forecast growth in population is expected to underpin rents and values within the Hamilton Industrial market.

OTHER HAMILTON MATERIAL
Hamilton Invest Hamilton is New Zealand’s largest inland city with the mighty Waikato River running through the middle. More people are moving here as it’s a modern, innovative city with affordable living costs and thriving businesses. Hamilton’s economy is strong, diverse, flourishing and part of the ‘golden triangle’ of economy and freight with Auckland and Tauranga. The golden triangle accounts for two-thirds of all freight in New Zealand. We’re also home to some of New Zealand’s more innovative and export-driven companies and research institutes.

https://hamiltoninvest.co.nz/

Te Waka is all about helping the Waikato reach its full potential. Their objectives are to:
Lift economic performance across the Waikato region.
Attract, retain and grow investment, talent and business across the region.
Champion and lead the region’s collective voices for economic and business needs and opportunities.
They work in partnership with existing economic development, iwi, business, government and community organisations to get things done and to unearth opportunities that will lead to jobs, prosperity and sustainable economic growth for everybody, thereby improving well-being for all communities.

https://www.tewaka.nz/

HtoA corridor The Hamilton-Auckland Corridor initiative is the country's first urban growth partnership which will see co-ordinated development between Auckland and Hamilton, including working together on transport links.

The initiative will see the Waikato, Waipa, Matamata-Piako and Hamilton councils work with the Waikato Regional Council, and Auckland City Council, together with the Government and local iwi to improve the way the area will grow.

http://futureproof.org.nz/corridor-plan/