Opportunity Hamilton
Let's do Business

Let's do business...

Waikato is at the heart of New Zealand business, a thriving region producing world-leading technology and innovation.

We invite you to share our success by considering how your business plans, dreams and aspirations might fit with the thriving sectors and companies profiled within these pages.

Waikato is an ideal place for you to do business and not just because of the solid relationships, expertise and excellence it offers.

The World Bank’s Ease of Business Survey 2011 ranked New Zealand an impressive third of 138 OECD economies listed and first for both starting a business and protecting investors.

Waikato excels in many business arenas, with its prized dairy and agriculture sectors in high standing throughout the world.

Aviation and specialised manufacturing are other areas the region is at the fore internationally.

Waikato is known for its equine excellence, with the highest number of horses per region in New Zealand. Most horses bred in the region are for export. New Zealand’s thoroughbred horse exports total about $160 million annually.

With domestic and international flights, excellent road links, the longest river in New Zealand and an inland port, Waikato lends itself to business success geographically.

There is no better place to see world famous Kiwi ingenuity at work than in Waikato.

So let’s do business!

Download our  Let's do business... prospectus to learn more.


Contact Rob Pritchard at rob@opportunityhamilton.co.nz or phoning +64 7 959 8693.

  The borough of Hamilton was established on 27 October 1877 and Hamilton became a city on 13 December 1945.  Hamilton’s Maori name is Kirikiriroa meaning long stretch of gravel.  New Zealand’s longest river, the Waikato, flows for 16km through the city.  Mild climate and moderate year round rainfall keep the city and surrounding area very green.  Mean temperatures - 18C in January (summer) and 9C in July (winter).  Hamilton has135 parks and gardens and 58 sports areas and over 1,000 hectares of open space.  Hamilton has 3 public swimming pools and over 55 kms of walkways in parks and reserves. Hamilton is student city, with more than 46,000 people in tertiary study Hamilton Zoo is home to over 600 native New Zealand and exotic animals, set in 25 ha of tranquil surroundings  Hamilton is the business, service, and educational centre of the Waikato region.  Waikato Hospital is a 600 bed regional base hospital located in Hamilton and is the largest tertiary training hospital in the Southern Hemisphere.