Delivering New Zealand’s most complex projects for more than a century

Locally and globally we deliver master planning, urban design, architecture, and interior design. Our cross-disciplinary expertise turns your vision into commercial reality. We're driven by our clients' success. We listen, collaborate & deliver.

Render of a gym and wellness space with terracotta arches, a circular timber planter and people exercising Ministry team reviewing drawings together at a meeting table Ministry designers examining a material sample together at a studio table Little Culprit street frontage in dark marble, with a window onto the bar and shelves of bottles Two people walking through a planted office corridor with feature lighting Render of a three-storey building with bronze fins and a covered entry, with people approaching

What we do

Sectors we know inside & out

From healthcare to housing, we bring sector-specific fluency to every brief, the regulatory load, the stakeholders, the operational reality.

Rawhiti Estate atrium with branching timber columns, a glazed roof and interior planting

Healthcare & Aged Care

Healthcare & Aged Care
Early-learning centre interior: child-height tables and a book trolley beside full-height glazing onto a fenced play court

Community & Recreation

Community & Recreation
Apartment building facade with stacked balconies and timber screening at dusk

Residential

Residential
A two-storey glazed education building lit from within at dusk

Education

Education
Commercial building in central Auckland at dusk, with the Sky Tower behind and a lit glazed ground floor

Commercial

Commercial
Pollen lobby cafe with clustered copper pendant lights and full-height glazing onto the street

Interiors

Interiors
Two colleagues in conversation
The Ministry office reception

People at Ministry

The people behind the work

We’re a creative bunch, but we’re efficient too. With the capacity to deliver large scale and ambitious projects and the culture to stay approachable and collaborative, we offer the best of both worlds.

Three circular portraits of Ministry team members See the team
People silhouetted against a city view
A planted office corridor
Office corridor with a coffered ceiling, trailing planting and a person walking past Ministry studio interior beneath the illuminated MINISTRY sign

About us

Studio with history

A New Zealand design practice shaped by five generations of designing and delivering projects across a remarkable range of types and scales. We take on the complex and high-stakes work from first sketch to final site visit.

Updates & insights

Straight from the studio

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Join the team

One of us? We're looking for more exceptional talent to join our Auckland office.

Join the team
Rosmini college

Rosmini College Stage 1

A big milestone for the entire project team and a building where design and documentation go hand in hand.

Rosmini College Stage 1
Welcome ruby

Welcome Ruby

Ruby joins us with a wealth of international experience, having spent the last eight years in the UK.

Welcome Ruby
Construction underway

Construction is well underway

The new two-storey Arts Block at St Dominic's Catholic College, the second stage of this significant project.

Construction is well underway