Available now 1.2 km
Honda HRX217 push mower
NZ$15
/day
Havelock North
4.9 · 23 lends · Whaea Hine
For Aotearoa, by Aotearoa
The shed next door.
The tradie down the road.
Borrow your neighbour's chainsaw. Lend your trailer. Find a sparky for the Hawke's Bay build. One beautiful map for the whole motu — every tool, every tradie, every region.
Coming spring 2026
NZ-owned & operated
16 regions, every motu
Real $NZD pricing
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Honda push mower
NZ$15/day
Available now · 1.2 km · Havelock North
4.9
· 23 lends ·
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New build needs a sparky
Hastings · 4.2 km away
"Saved me a trip to Mitre 10"
Whaea Hine · Napier
Live across the motu
Honda push mower
Havelock North · 2 min ago · NZ$15/day
Sparky needed for reno
Hastings · 5 min ago · Apply now
Stihl chainsaw
Te Awamutu · 8 min ago · NZ$25/day
7×4 box trailer
Tauranga · 11 min ago · NZ$40/day
Builder for new bach
Wānaka · 14 min ago · Apply now
Fishing kayak + rods
Raglan · 18 min ago · NZ$30/day
Pressure washer
Lower Hutt · 22 min ago · NZ$20/day
Plumber for kitchen reno
Christchurch · 27 min ago · Apply now
Toyota Hilux + canopy
Whangārei · 31 min ago · NZ$120/day
Coleman 6-person tent
Queenstown · 38 min ago · NZ$22/day
Honda push mower
Havelock North · 2 min ago · NZ$15/day
Sparky needed for reno
Hastings · 5 min ago · Apply now
Stihl chainsaw
Te Awamutu · 8 min ago · NZ$25/day
7×4 box trailer
Tauranga · 11 min ago · NZ$40/day
Builder for new bach
Wānaka · 14 min ago · Apply now
Fishing kayak + rods
Raglan · 18 min ago · NZ$30/day
Pressure washer
Lower Hutt · 22 min ago · NZ$20/day
Plumber for kitchen reno
Christchurch · 27 min ago · Apply now
Toyota Hilux + canopy
Whangārei · 31 min ago · NZ$120/day
Coleman 6-person tent
Queenstown · 38 min ago · NZ$22/day
On the map right now
What it'll feel like to scroll the map.
A peek at the kind of listings and jobs you'll see — gear from your neighbours, builds looking for tradies. Every pin within reach.
PPE included 4.6 km
Stihl MS 250 chainsaw
NZ$25
/day
Te Awamutu
5.0 · 12 lends · Tama R.
Brake-rated 8.1 km
7×4 box trailer w/ cage
NZ$40
/day
Tauranga
4.8 · 47 lends · Marama K.
Open now 4.2 km
Sparky for kitchen reno
4 quotes
so far
Hastings
— · Apply by Fri · Property pin
Open now 14 km
Builder for new lifestyle block
6 quotes
so far
Waipawa
— · Apply by 3 May · Property pin
Long weekends popular 2.4 km
Fishing kayak + gear
NZ$30
/day
Raglan
4.9 · 31 lends · Henare W.
From the motu
Real Kiwis, real lends, real numbers.
WH
Whaea Hine
Lends her trailer · Napier
"I lend the trailer four weekends a month. Pays for the rates.
NZ$240
last month
TR
Tama R.
Sparky · Te Awamutu
"No more lead fees. The job pin pops up, I quote, I drive 4 km.
7 jobs
this month
MK
Mary K.
Borrowed a chainsaw · Havelock North
"Mary down the road had one in her shed. Saved a $400 trip to Mitre 10.
NZ$385
saved
Stories are illustrative — these are the kinds of numbers we expect at launch.
How it works
Simple as a yarn over the fence.
The same map, the same phone — two ways to use it. Scroll to see the app in action.
For neighbours — sharing what's in the shed
01
List or look
Drop a pin where your gear lives — or open the map and see what's nearby. Tools, vehicles, outdoor kit, the lot.
02
Sort the swap
Message the owner, pick a day, agree the koha. Verified profiles, ratings, clear NZD pricing.
03
Pop round, pick up
Collect from down the road. Job done. Return it, leave a review, your community grows by one good lend.
For property owners & tradies — finding the right hands
04
Drop your property
Pin the build site, the bach, the lifestyle block. Tell us the trades you need — sparky, plumber, builder, lawyer.
05
Tradies put their hand up
Local pros see your pin pop up on their map and apply — with quotes, timelines and credentials attached.
06
Pick your team
Compare, message, hire. Build your trusted crew region by region — and rate them so the next Kiwi knows too.
Safe as houses
Trust, built into every lend.
Sharing your gear or hiring a tradie should feel like asking your neighbour — not rolling the dice. So we built the trust layer in from day one.
Verified profiles
RealMe + photo ID checks. Tradies show licences, insurance and trade memberships up front.
Damage cover, sorted
Every lend protected by built-in cover up to NZ$10,000. No paperwork, no scrap, no fuss.
Honest two-way reviews
Both sides rate each other after every lend or job. Reputation that travels with you across the motu.
Secure $NZD payments
Held in escrow until everyone is sorted. GST receipts auto-generated for tradies and businesses.
Stack it up
Different from what you've used before.
We're not a hire shop. We're not a classifieds board. We're a map of your neighbours and your local trades.
Nearby Needs
Mitre 10 Hire
Trade Me
Pricing model
Peer-to-peer · neighbours set the price
Daily commercial hire rates
Listing fees + success fees
How close is it?
Map-first · usually under 5 km
Whichever store has it in stock
Anywhere in NZ · usually courier
$NZD pricing
Yes
Yes
Yes
Tradies pay lead fees
No
N/A
Yes
Two-way ratings
Yes
No
One-way only
Damage cover built in
Up to NZ$10,000
Optional add-on
No
Te reo, Aotearoa-first design
Yes
No
No
Mitre 10 and Trade Me are both great. We're built for a different need — your neighbour's shed, the tradie three roads over.
Mō Aotearoa
Made for here.
Owned from here.
Working for here.
Big tech apps weren't built for the bach down the gravel road, the rural address Google can't find, or the difference between a sparky in Tauranga and one in Te Anau. Nearby Needs is.
- 100%
- NZ-owned, NZ-hosted, NZ-built. Your data stays this side of the ditch.
- $NZD
- Real Kiwi dollars, real Kiwi banking, GST sorted. No surprise USD conversions.
- 16
- Regions covered from launch — Northland to Southland, Coromandel to the Coast.
Te reo Māori first. Place names, regions and cultural touchpoints honoured throughout.
JS
Who's behind this
"I built this because I couldn't find a sparky."
Halfway through a build out in the Hawke's Bay, I needed a sparky. A trailer. A laser level. Three different platforms, three different prices, none of them showing me who was actually nearby. Mary down the road had everything I needed in her shed. So we're building the map I wish existed — for tools, for tradies, for the whole motu.
Coming to your motu
Sixteen regions.
One spring.
Rolling out region by region from spring 2026. Founding regions go live first — your patch could be next.
- Te Tai Tokerau · Northland
- Tāmaki Makaurau · Auckland Founding
- Waikato
- Te Moana-a-Toi · Bay of Plenty
- Te Tai Rāwhiti · Gisborne
- Te Matau-a-Māui · Hawke’s Bay Founding
- Taranaki
- Manawatū-Whanganui
- Te Whanganui-a-Tara · Wellington Founding
- Te Tauihu · Tasman
- Whakatū · Nelson
- Marlborough
- Te Tai Poutini · West Coast
- Waitaha · Canterbury Founding
- Ōtākou · Otago
- Murihiku · Southland
Don't see your patch listed first? Tell us where you are and we'll prioritise.
Pātai · FAQ
The questions everyone asks.
How do I know my gear is safe when I lend it out?
Every borrower is identity-verified (RealMe + photo ID), and you'll see their rating from previous lends before you say yes. Every lend is also covered up to NZ$10,000 if something goes pear-shaped — no excess, no paperwork drama.
What happens if a tradie's work isn't up to scratch?
Payments are held in escrow until you confirm the job's done. If there's a dispute, our NZ-based team helps work it out — and tradies get rated publicly after every job, so reputation does most of the heavy lifting.
How much does Nearby Needs cost to use?
Free to download, free to list gear, free to browse jobs. We take a small service fee on completed transactions — never lead fees, never subscriptions. Tradies keep more of every dollar than the big platforms.
Will it actually work out in rural Aotearoa?
Yes — that's exactly who we built it for. Full RuralAddress and Rapid Number support, offline pin caching for patchy reception, and the map handles the long gravel road that Google Maps gives up on.
Which trades are covered?
From day one: builders, plumbers, sparkies, drainlayers, landscapers, painters, surveyors, lawyers, architects, accountants and more. If a trade has a NZ governing body or licence regime, we plug into it for verification.
When does it land in my region?
We're rolling out from spring 2026, founding regions first (Tāmaki, Wellington, Hawke's Bay and Canterbury), then the rest of the motu through 2026. Pop your email below and we'll let you know the moment yours opens.
Still got a pātai? kia.ora@nearbyneeds.nz
Be first on the map
Join the founding crew.
We're rolling out region by region from spring 2026. Pop your email below and we'll let you know when Nearby Needs lands in your patch — plus founding-member perks for the early lot.
Tap your region — we'll prioritise launching there if enough Kiwis put their hand up.
Where are you?
Tap a region Or wait for the app
Tau kē! You're on the list.
We'll be in touch when Nearby Needs lands in your region. Ngā mihi nui.