en.Wedoany.com Reported - DHL Supply Chain's life sciences and healthcare facility at Auckland Airport in New Zealand has won the CBRE Industrial Property Award at the 2026 Property Council New Zealand Rider Levett Bucknall Property Industry Awards.
Located at 15 Te Kapua Drive, the facility covers 30,000 square meters. It was developed and is owned by Auckland International Airport, with Macrennie Commercial Construction handling construction and Williams Architects responsible for design. Situated within The Landing business park at Auckland Airport, the facility serves the life sciences, healthcare, controlled goods, and temperature-controlled supply chains.
Leonie Freeman, Chief Executive of the Property Council New Zealand, stated that the project highlights the increasingly complex role of industrial facilities in modern supply chains. Freeman said that industrial property is at the core of the modern economy, and this building supports healthcare and life science supply chains where precision, reliability, and resilience are critical. The design revolves around the real-world needs of strictly regulated goods that require temperature control, stringent security protocols, and rapid time-to-market.
The facility includes temperature and humidity-controlled warehouses, secure storage areas for controlled pharmaceuticals and hazardous goods, validation rooms, dedicated co-packing and technical rooms, and direct access to Auckland Airport's air and road freight networks.
Freeman said the project demonstrates how industrial property is evolving to meet increasingly complex logistics demands. She noted that the best industrial projects today are highly specialized, needing to support automation, security, sustainability, and the evolving expectations of global supply chains. DHL Supply Chain's facility integrates these requirements, presenting a highly rigorous yet commercially clear profile.
The site is also equipped with DHL's first "goods-to-person" automation system in New Zealand, designed to improve operational efficiency, accuracy, and service levels.
Lead judge Andy Evans stated that the jury was impressed by the facility's technical capability and commercial performance. He said it is a facility designed around stringent operational requirements, handling products with extremely high demands for handling, timeliness, and environmental control. The building responds to these needs with a high level of planning and coordination, and the result impressed the jury.
DHL Supply Chain achieved a 5 Star Green Star Design and As Built v1.1 Design Certified Rating, reflecting its strong emphasis on sustainability beyond operational performance.
The Property Council New Zealand Rider Levett Bucknall Property Industry Awards, now in its 36th year, recognizes excellence in design, innovation, and investment within New Zealand's built environment.
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