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Across the Waikato, established agritech icons and emerging enterprises share a passion for innovation and a culture of thinking big. They’ve proven you can take on the world from the heart of Aotearoa New Zealand.

Waikato Innovation Park a hothouse for collaboration and growth

Hamilton’s Greengrower leads NZ’s vertical farming revolution

LIC’s herd management tech supports on-farm decision making

Beyond the farm: Gallagher’s rise as a global security powerhouse

Agritech jobs in Hamilton Kirikiriroa

Why agritech professionals are choosing Waikato

Global reach

With industry leaders like Gallagher Animal Management, Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC), NDA Group and Waikato Milking Systems based here, Waikato offers opportunities to engage in meaningful work with global impact.

Connected to country

Hamilton is a dynamic and accessible city – the ideal base for doing business in New Zealand’s agricultural, dairy and horticultural strongholds.

Working smarter together

Driven by the University of Waikato and bolstered by growth enablers like Waikato Innovation Park, Hamilton is a hub of learning and new ideas. But the secret sauce might just be our culture of collaboration and low-ego approach.

"Nowhere else in New Zealand offers the real benefits of the cross-section of manufacturing, industry, agriculture and technology that Hamilton does."

Tom

CEO/Founder, Greengrower

"Proximity to customer is one of the big advantages for us. We can literally jump the fence and be on a farm. We have more opportunities to connect with farmers"

Blair

Business Manager, LIC MINDA

“Our team gets all the benefits of working for a global tech company without the commute and stress of working in a larger city, and the option of city or rural living"

Andrew

Chief Architect, Gallagher

FEATURED STORY

Greengrowers
leads NZ’s vertical farming revolution

Harnessing cutting-edge technology to reach new heights, Greengrower – NZ’s first large-scale vertical farm – is not just growing leafy greens but a whole new vision for sustainable agriculture. We sat down with CEO Tom Schuyt to explore this game-changing venture.

FEATURED STORY

LIC’s herd management tech
supports on-farm decision making

Hamilton-based agritech and herd improvement co-operative, Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) is transforming the way New Zealand dairy farmers make decisions on farm through their innovative cloud-based herd management system, MINDA®.

Around 90% of New Zealand’s dairy farmers rely on the technology, which is one of the largest SaaS software platforms in New Zealand agritech. By integrating user-input and third-party systems data, as well as LIC-sourced phenotypic information, genomic and diagnostic lab results, MINDA helps New Zealand dairy farmers not only manage their animal’s records but leverage insights for a more profitable and sustainable herd.