Upper Hutt City

Business in Our City

Upper Hutt is on a roll.  We’ve got just what businesses need to help them grow and prosper – the right location, the right people, the right lifestyle and the right support.

Upper Hutt is well located in the Wellington region to take advantage of an excellent network of road, rail, sea and air.

It is home to some of New Zealand’s leading businesses including Schering Plough, Pfizer, S.P.E.L and EDS as well as the newly established National Centre for Biosecurity and Infectious Disease, which clusters the largest concentration of bacteriologists, virologists and epidemiologists specialising in animal and human health in New Zealand.

With a strong focus on business development and investment, Upper Hutt is on the rise in terms of population and business expansion and the city continues to experience strong economic growth.

Growth brings many opportunities for the city – new businesses, jobs and houses, and it also brings some challenges.

Upper Hutt City Council is committed to ensuring that growth throughout the city happens in a planned and sustainable way that allows new and existing businesses to develop and grow; and ensures that people have a quality environment to live in; and the uniqueness of the city is retained.