Auckland Airport is seeking New Zealand brands, makers and producers for 11 retail locations across its international terminal as it develops its Gifts of New Zealand portfolio.<\/p>\n
The airport is inviting proposals from businesses with the product quality, supply capabilities and ambition to expand through airport retail.<\/p>\n
Opportunities include standalone stores and brand-led concepts, alongside partnerships which connect New Zealand producers with experienced retailers.<\/p>\n
The initiative forms part of Auckland Airport\u2019s wider investment in its international terminal and aims to showcase a broader range of New Zealand products and brands to the more than 10.4 million international travellers passing through the terminal each year.<\/p>\n
Auckland Airport Head of Retail Lucy Thomas said: \u201cNew Zealand has an extraordinary depth of creative talent, product innovation and entrepreneurial energy. Our role is to create a platform that gives more of those businesses the visibility, partnerships and access they need to grow.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis opportunity is about more than filling retail spaces. It\u2019s about building a stronger ecosystem around New Zealand retail, where established brands, emerging makers and experienced operators can come together to create something distinctive at our gateway.\u201d<\/p>\n
Auckland Airport is looking for products and experiences across categories including food, skincare, natural fibres, jewellery, art, homewares and contemporary design.<\/p>\n
Thomas added: \u201cWe want travellers to encounter a richer, more contemporary expression of New Zealand, including brands they already know and love, alongside new products and creators they may be discovering for the first time.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat creates value on several levels: a better experience for travellers, new growth opportunities for New Zealand businesses, and a stronger retail proposition for Auckland Airport as we continue investing in the future of the international terminal.\u201d<\/p>\n
Brands interested in the opportunities have until 18 September 2026 to submit an expression of interest to Auckland Airport\u2019s Commercial Leasing team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Auckland Airport is seeking New Zealand brands, makers and producers for 11 retail locations across its international terminal…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":579873,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[66103,111,43,139,69],"class_list":["post-579872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-zealand","tag-auckland-airport","tag-new-zealand","tag-news","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/579872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=579872"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/579872\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/579873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=579872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=579872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=579872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}