Cold storage giant Lineage Logistics gets consent for major Rolleston development

Lineage already has a network of cold storage facilities in New Zealand, including this site at Tauriko. (Image: Lineage)

Oliver Lewis

Tue, 05 Aug 2025

The largest cold storage operator in the world has been given consent for a massive new facility in a growing Canterbury industrial hub.Lineage Logistics purchased a 7ha site in the Iport business park, developed by the Carter Group in Rolleston, last year.The site is adjacent to MidlandPort, an inland freight hub connected by rail to Lyttelton Port Company (LPC).Global scaleLineage, which debuted on the Nasdaq with the biggest initial public offering of 2024, is a US$10 billion company with a global network of cold storage warehouses and distr...

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