KiwiFibre Innovations

Waka Moana connects Aotearoa’s marine past and future through nine 6 meter Waka hulls installed in Wynyard Quarter in Tamaki Makaurau/ Auckland

The waka are expertly constructed by and utilising two taonga species, harakeke and tōtora.

It’s a celebration of waka of the past, and a glimpse into the future of harakeke in marine materials through KiwiFibre technologies. Watch this space…

A successful weekend for KiwiFibre partner at the

The Hyundai AP4++ joined the Kona EV with recieving the KiwiFibre treatment this year, now sporting a harakeke composite roof and front bumper. Hayden ended up taking home the W with a final time of 52.6 seconds…

Introducing Aotearoa’s next generation harakeke partnership and fibre programme

Mā Tātou Harakeke - For Our Harakeke

KiwiFibre × Te Tapu o Tāne

Protecting a taonga, a treasured natural asset of Aotearoa
Restoring the connection between people and place
Revitalising an industry for us and our children after us

Under the korowai of Mana Whenua
Guided by mātauranga
Powered by innovation
Delivered with integrity

14,000kg in 2024. At the peak of the old industry in 1916, 36,000,000 tonnes was produced across Aotearoa. How much in 2025? 👀 🌱

A look back at some of the products KiwiFibre was used for in 2024…

Join us at the Christchurch Innovation Expo on September 27th and 28th! We’ll be at Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre alongside KiwiFibre Innovations and UCM - University of Canterbury Motorsport, showcasing Hayden Paddon’s KONA EV rally car and the Hydrogen Portable Generator System.

Tickets are free at innovationexpo.nz. Stop by for a chat—we'd love to see you there!

KiwiFibre in action!! A special weekend in some special cars for at over the weekend.

⚡️🌱 Hyundai Kona EV rally car with KiwiFibre bodywork was insanely quick,

🏆🏎️ and took out the win with the same Hyundai i20 WRC car that led him to victory in the 2016 Rally Argentina.

The WRC car needs some KiwiFibre if you ask us… 👀

World's first harakeke snowboard turns out to be the world's most popular snowboard 🏔️🏂

But that's a story for another time 🚨

What other sport equipments or products to do you wanna see made out of KiwiFibre? 🏄‍♀️🚴‍♀️🏌️‍♀️ 🎾🏒🏸🏑🎿🥍

That’s a wrap on 2024! 🌱🏎️🥇

A successful week for the team at the Southern Hemisphere’s largest ag-focussed event as we win the Early Stage Innovation Award, launch the Kona EV Rally Car and spend valuable time with people learning, listening and also sharing the future of regenerative value.

⚡️🏎️ Have you checked out the harakeke racecar at at yet? 🌱🏎️

Turns out Nature and Hayden Paddon have something in common… both build great rally cars!

The Hyundai Kona EV rally car back together and looking good with its new Harakeke fibre panels. You can check out the car this week on the Hyundai NZ stand at the Mystery Creek Fieldays.

Our key development target for the car this year has been weight reduction. Thanks to KiwiFibre Innovations, we have introduced Harakeke body panels which is a new composite material that is lighter, stronger and works with the land rather than against it. Together with some mechanical changes, we have targeted a 100kg weight reduction of the car.