Lightweight, yet stronger than wire rope – just one of many reasons why Hampidjan’s Helicopter Longlines are used by one of the biggest helicopters in the world ‘Mad Max’ in the fighting of the Australian and Indonesian Bushfires.

Noah Malpot from Nelson Yacht Club has again taken home a win, after returning from the Sir Peter Blake 2019 Regatta in Torbay, Auckland. Held annually, the regatta commemorates the renowned Sir Peter Blake and his values of leadership and fair play. The national...

The Nelson College Sailing Team competed in the 2019 Interdominion Schools Team Sailing Championships last month in Hobart, Tasmania. The championships were sailed on Hobart’s beautiful River Derwent.  The team battled against top Australian and New Zealand secondary...

Today we are cheering on young sailor Noah Malpot from Nelson Yacht Club. Noah is back in Nelson after competing in the 2019 New Zealand Optimist National Championships in Auckland, and the 2019 European Championships in France.  Noah battled a vast range of...

The Official All Blacks Store at Auckland Airport opened its doors in April, in what has been a successful launch of an official one-stop shop for licensed All Blacks merchandise. The busy location has millions of passengers passing through each year, in a perfect...

Hampidjan rope is featured in the balustrade at The Apple Shed, located over the water on Mapua Wharf. With stunning views across the Waimea Inlet, this waterfront restaurant is an inviting space that draws you in the moment you step through the entrance. Originally a...

The Bug Lab exhibition was an interactive experience hosted at Auckland Zoo December 2017 to May 2018. Developed by Te Papa and Weta Workshop, this exhibition was promoted through a series of eye-catching activations in the city. These exhibitions highlighted the...

A major public sculpture was exhibited at Te Papa at the 4 Plinths site between Te Papa and Circus Theatre with the help of Hampidjan. The art installation, ‘Other Worlds’ was exhibited from February 2017 to January 2018 near Wellington’s waterfront, and worked to...

Summer is over, we are in the middle of a glorious Autumn and it’s time for some overdue Hampidjan news! Port Nelson has been home to an array of fishing vessel overhauls; Hampidjan NZ have been at the coal face supplying new warp wire, DynIce warps, hauling and...

The festive season seems to have crept up on us in record time once again bringing an end to another productive year. As usual, New Zealand’s prosperous fishing and marine industries have contributed most of our clientele over the last 12 months. Wire, rope and...