Kia ora, find verified Kiwi businesses, close to you.
Real businesses. Properly verified. No scraping, no fake reviews.
Type in plain English. AI turns it into a search.
What are you looking for?
Trades & Construction
Home & Garden Services
Automotive
Medical & Allied Health
Wellbeing
Beauty & Personal Care
Food & Drink
Retail & Shops
Professional Services
Information Technology
Education & Training
Events, Arts & Entertainment
Pets & Animals
Accommodation & Hospitality
Wholesale & Distribution
Or pick a place.
From the big centres to your own suburb, every place has its own page.
Auckland
Wellington
Christchurch
Hamilton
Tauranga
Dunedin
Napier
Palmerston North
Fresh on the directory
Seen a sticker on a door? Check it’s real.
Type the number on any Hereabouts HQ window sticker to confirm it belongs to the business in front of you. No account needed, or scan the QR with your phone.
Why we started Hereabouts HQ.
Finding a good local business online has turned into a slog. You get pages of scraped listings, places that shut their doors years ago, reviews you can't really trust, and ads from outfits that don't even work in your area. Half the time you finish the search wondering whether the business you're about to ring is the real deal, or just someone hoping you won't check.
That's why Hereabouts HQ exists. Every business here has had its NZBN checked, so you know it's a genuine, operating New Zealand business before you pick up the phone. We re-check that registration every couple of weeks (licensed trades and health providers sooner), and if it lapses the verified badge comes down. No scraping, no auto-imports, no reviews bought by the dozen. Just real local businesses worth supporting.
Built and run by an Australian cyber security firm, so trust, privacy and verification aren't add-ons, they're the foundation.
Hereabouts HQ is a registered business trading under IAWSA Consulting Pty Ltd (ABN 71 681 222 613), based in Scarborough, Queensland.
Read the full story →Real businesses, not fake fronts.
New Zealanders lost an estimated NZ$2.3 billion to scams in the year to mid-2024, up from NZ$2.1 billion in 2023 (Netsafe and the Global Anti-Scam Alliance, State of Scams in New Zealand 2024), with online shopping scams the most prevalent type.
We can't make the internet safe. What we do is check every business against the official register, so a listing here is a real, NZBN-registered New Zealand business, not an anonymous front. Built and run by an Australian cyber security firm.
Sources: Netsafe and the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (State of Scams in New Zealand 2024); National Cyber Security Centre. Figures last checked July 2026.
Every dollar spent with a verified local is a dollar that stays in the neighbourhood.
Small New Zealand businesses keep streets alive, hire locally, and know their customers' names. When you find one through Hereabouts HQ, you know they're real.
Other directories let anyone list. We don't.
Every listing has to be verified through a real source: NZBN, Charities Services, regulator registers, Amotai, or another recognised body. Verified+ goes further, with a physical sticker and a public badge.
Three steps from scan to support.
01Find a verified local
Search by suburb, browse by category, or use the map to see what's within 5km of you. Every result has been verified through NZBN, regulator registers, or another recognised body.
02Scan, browse, decide
See the round sticker in a shop window? Scan it. Or jump in through the site and check hours, photos, real reviews and what other customers say.
03Support a real Kiwi business
Phone, email, drop in, or send an enquiry through the platform. Every transaction supports a verified New Zealand small business. No middlemen, no lead-resale.
Made to fit how you actually work.
Built for food trucks and stalls
No fixed shopfront? Post where you are today, and line up a roster of upcoming appearances. Your profile shows locals where to find you now and next, and each one clears itself once it is done.
Plan a deal ahead of time
Send a time-limited deal to the followers who opted in, or schedule it to go out on its own later, handy for a Friday-afternoon special you set up on Monday. Email is free on every plan.
Show up in more searches
Pick a main category and up to two more, so a restaurant that is also a bar turns up on both. You appear on every one of your category and suburb pages.
Sign in your way
Protect your account with an authenticator app or an email one-time code, your choice. For higher-risk actions, like changing billing or messaging your followers, we ask for the authenticator app.
List every place you operate
Run more than one shopfront, clinic or branch? Add each one in its own suburb. Included by plan (Free 1, Pro 3, Premium all), or give a branch its own profile and window sticker with a Verified+ location for NZ$99 a year each. See how locations work.
Run a Kiwi business? Get verified.
List your business, prove you're the real deal with a verified profile and window sticker, and get found by locals who are looking for exactly what you do.