National feasibility
Screen resources and constraints, define the commercial question and focus the programme.
Ngaru in Aotearoa
Building Aotearoa’s next wave.
Ngaru is building the local development pathway for wave energy: relationships, resource evidence, environmental understanding, grid and offtake, commercial structure and a credible route to construction.
The local role
Good projects begin with people and place.
Each stage brings partners and evidence together: mana whenua, communities, environmental specialists, network operators and electricity buyers. The work is designed to establish viable projects and shared regional value.
Regional opportunity
A national programme, grounded in the regions.
Ngaru is developing the pathway for regional engineering, fabrication, marine operations and training through feasibility, local participation and commercial development.
The Offshore Renewable Energy Act 2026 provides a permitting framework for offshore renewable energy, including wave energy. Project development requires the relevant permits and consents.
Read the offshore energy framework ↗RelationshipsEarly participation before fixed project decisions.
DevelopmentSite screening, resource, seabed, ecology, cable route, grid and offtake.
CapabilityA staged route to local fabrication, operations and technical training.
Stage-gated pathway
Each stage earns the next decision.
Regional validation
Build site-specific evidence across cultural values, environment, grid, cable route and offtake.
First project
Advance pre-FEED, consent strategy and commercial structure only if the evidence supports it.
Scale and industry
Move to repeatable clusters and deeper local capability only after a first project is proven.
What remains open
From opportunity to a practical project.
Aotearoa needs site-specific answers before wave can move from a national opportunity to an investable project.
ResourceMeasure local wave conditions and model project energy yield.
CostAssess the whole project: equipment, installation, connection, operations and financing.
ConsentEnvironmental and cultural evidence designed with affected partners.
CommercialGrid, offtake, financing and delivery structure tested before construction capital.
Regional capability
An industry built around the resource.
Ngaru’s ambition is a progressively deeper Aotearoa supply chain, beginning with practical opportunities that meet the technology’s requirements.
FabricationExplore hulls, steel, anchors, moorings and assembly with qualified suppliers.
OperationsBuild marine installation, maintenance and servicing capability around regional ports.
PeopleDevelop technical training and supplier qualification alongside projects.
Local content, employment and manufacturing outcomes depend on feasibility, scale and commercial agreements.