Grounds Cafe and Eatery opened on 6 November at the heart of Blue Mountains Campus entrance, offering a perfect location for both occupants and members of the public to enjoy. The latest BMC offering is serving up sweet treats, sandwiches crafted with love and plenty of coffee to keep the Wallaceville community going all day long. Willis Bond has brought in experienced cafe operator, Jason Calcott, to run the cafe with food offerings supplied by the local Dough bakery located in Upper Hutt and coffee supplied by Allpress. To celebrate the opening on 6 November, the initial 50 customers receive ..read more

We are very excited to announce that an exciting new café and eatery is set to open within the campus in October 2023! Located on the ground floor of the Buddle Building, just inside the main campus gates on Ward Street, the campus is set to be Upper Hutt’s best new spot for a great coffee and bite to eat in the heart of Blue Mountains Campus. The cafe will serve an array of barista-made drinks, sandwiches, grab-and-go bites and sweet treats. Watch this space - we look forward to sharing more information over the coming weeks ..read more

Artist’s impression of one of the available floors in the Buddle Building, within the completed Stage 1 of the campus. Stage 1 of the campus is rocketing towards completion in October 2023, and we have some exciting leasing opportunities available. There is up to 1,700sqm of exceptional modern, 5 Green Star design-accredited office space available on Levels 2&3 of the refurbished Buddle Building, which is available to lease altogether or as smaller tenancies. The floors offer exceptional views across the Hutt Valley towards the surrounding green hills. Leasing packages can be customised t ..read more

It was a privilege to have Prime Minister Chris Hipkins drop in and congratulate the LT McGuinness onsite construction team on the continued progress of Blue Mountains Campus this morning. The Prime Minister was visiting KiwiRail’s new National Train Control Centre which is located in the campus and was built by the LTM team. The campus has been chosen as the Government’s first strategic regional hub, and it was great to showcase the transformation of the site since the Prime Minister’s previous visit last year. The control centre is now fully operational with the KiwiRail control team base ..read more

KiwiRail has today celebrated the official opening of its new state-of-the-art National Train Control Centre at Blue Mountains Campus in Upper Hutt in a ceremony overseen by the Hon. Michael Wood, Minister for Transport. KiwiRail’s 100-strong rail control team will be based across the new control centre and another two levels of space in the fully refurbished Buddle Building, which together form Stage 1 of the new business campus. The campus has also been recognised as the Government’s first official regional hub, with the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment set to join KiwiRail in ..read more

We’re delighted to accept the 5 Star Green Star Design certification for the Buddle Building, which forms the first stage of our Blue Mountains Campus development in Upper Hutt. With KiwiRail preparing to occupy their new Control Room and office space in the Buddle Building imminently, and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment set to join them in the middle of the year, it’s exciting to see the campus transforming into the green, resilient, employee-focused hub we envisaged. And we’re excited to continue our green, resilient journey with sustainable mass timber buildings planned ..read more

We are delighted that Blue Mountains Campus has been selected as the first site for the Government’s regional hub initiative by Government Property Group. The initiative seeks to find high-quality regional locations to enable public services and public servants to be based closer to the communities they serve. It also aims to reduce commuter congestion and carbon emissions and to build a more resilient public sector by strengthening business continuity. The campus’ high resilience profile, Green Star and NABERSNZ-rated buildings, excellent transport links, onsite amenity, and unique park-like ..read more

The KiwiRail control room takes shape in the foreground, whilst refurbishment works on the Buddle Building (viewed in the background) continue apace. Stage 1 campus works, which include the transformation of the Buddle Building and the construction of the new KiwiRail control room, have continued full steam ahead since the ground-breaking ceremony in early December 2021. LT McGuinness has continued to strip and prep the Buddle Building and stair tower in readiness for refurbishment, which includes strengthening works, the installation of a new façade, and a full interior refit of services. Al ..read more

We are delighted to announce that on Friday 10 December 2021 we officially broke ground at our $100+ million Blue Mountains Campus development. Many thanks to Kaumatua Peter Jackson for overseeing the ceremony, and to the Mayor of Upper Hutt, the Hon. Wayne Guppy and KiwiRail Project Director Carl Mills for sharing their thoughts on how this transformational project will benefit the Wellington region’s future growth. It was great to be joined by so many important stakeholders including members of Upper Hutt City Council, Gillies Group, Ōrongomai Marae, KiwiRail, and a wide cross-section of ..read more