The Taranaki Alliance brings together New Zealand’s most concentrated cluster of heavy industrial, engineering, manufacturing, electrical, logistics and technology capability.
Taranaki has generations of experience delivering complex, large-scale energy and infrastructure projects and provides international partners with a single, trusted gateway into New Zealand capability.
Taranaki firms are experienced in working with multinational organisations and foreign governments in highly regulated, safety-critical environments. This has shaped a collaborative, delivery-focused approach aligned to international standards and expectations.
Areas of service
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Infrastructure
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Complex energy projects
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Defence
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Major manufacturing and engineering
Taranaki is positioned to support the $12b capital injection from the New Zealand Defence force (NZDF)
The Taranaki Alliance is set to meet the needs for local procurement and capability for the approximately 80-85 NZDF business cases for major project investment decision across 2026-2027.
Why do business with us
The Taranaki Alliance is designed to make doing business with New Zealand simple, efficient, coordinated, and low-risk for international partners.
What this means for international companies:
- Single entry point to regional capability, reducing complexity and transaction costs
- Ease of doing business at scale, with coordinated access to a broad supplier base
- Delivery certainty through proven capability in safety-critical and regulated environments
- Regional hub model, enabling engagement with New Zealand through a trusted local interface
- Collaborative operating model that aligns capability quickly to project and contract needs
Why Taranaki and New Zealand
New Zealand offers a stable, transparent, and predictable business environment supported by strong institutions and progressive trade policy.
Key advantages:
- Comprehensive and rules-based market access through agreements such as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
- Trusted legal and regulatory frameworks that support long-term investment and partnership
- Strong alignment with trans-Pacific partners across defence, energy transition, and advanced manufacturing
Partnering with the Taranaki Alliance provides companies with a practical, low-friction pathway to access New Zealand’s industrial capability, while positioning Taranaki as a regional hub for delivery, collaboration, and broader Asia-Pacific engagement.
Download the Taranaki Regional Investment Prospectus
Contact us
If you are a project sponsor or customer seeking delivery-ready industrial capability, or a Taranaki-based firm interested in participating in the Alliance, please contact: