National Mini Storage

National Mini Storage is a New Zealand self-storage brand that began in 1991 with its first branch in Penrose, Auckland. Over roughly three decades it expanded across the Auckland region and beyond, opening facilities in Albany (Miro Place), Takanini, East Tamaki and Cook Street, and grew into what its own materials describe as an iconic part of the Auckland landscape. The company provides secure, flexible self-storage for household items, business inventory, seasonal goods, and vehicles and boats, with a minimum rental period of one month and no maximum term. It also sells moving boxes and packing supplies across its centres and offers a free trailer for customers moving their belongings, subject to booking and conditions. In 2025 National Mini Storage became part of Kennards Self Storage, one of the world's largest privately owned and family-run self-storage companies. Under Kennards ownership the brand continues to operate under the National Mini Storage name while benefiting from its parent's scale and systems. The combined group traces its origins to a small experimental storage development started by Kennards in 1973 and now spans 126 locations across Australia and New Zealand. National Mini Storage alone covers 24 locations in New Zealand. The brand positions itself around security, service and technology, stating that it continues to lead the industry by setting the standard for security and service while creating smart sites through market-leading technology. Its customer promise emphasises safe and secure storage, peace of mind, and flexible rental options that let customers downsize or upgrade units easily. Over its 30 years in business the company has won awards for its facilities and staff in competition with other storage operators across Australia and New Zealand, including recognition from the Self Storage Association for its Cook Street branch in 1998.

National Mini Storage was established in 1991 when it opened its first branch in Penrose, Auckland. The company expanded steadily through the 1990s, adding locations that would form the backbone of its Auckland network: the Albany Miro Place branch opened in 1993, followed by Takanini in 1994, East Tamaki in 1995 and Cook Street in 1997. In 1998 the Cook Street branch received an award from the Self Storage Association, an early sign of the recognition the operator would earn for its facilities and staff. Over the following decades National Mini Storage continued to open new facilities and upgrade existing ones, growing into what its own history describes as an iconic part of the Auckland landscape. Its materials note that during 30 years in business it won awards for its facilities and staff in competition with other storage operators across Australia and New Zealand. The brand built its offer around secure, flexible self-storage for households and businesses, with a minimum rental period of one month and no maximum term, and added services such as a range of moving boxes and packing supplies and a free trailer for customers moving their belongings. A major turning point came in 2025, when National Mini Storage became part of Kennards Self Storage, described as one of the world's largest privately owned and family-run self-storage companies. Kennards itself traces its origins to a humble experimental storage development in 1973 and by the time of the acquisition operated 126 locations across Australia and New Zealand. Under Kennards ownership, National Mini Storage continues to trade under its established New Zealand name while operating as part of a larger trans-Tasman group, offering storage across 24 locations in New Zealand. The brand states that it continues to lead the industry by setting the standard for security and service while creating smart sites through the use of market-leading technology.

• 2025

  National Mini Storage becomes part of Kennards Self Storage, operating 24 locations in New Zealand.

• 1998

  Cook Street branch awarded by the Self Storage Association.

• 1997

  Cook Street branch opens.

• 1995

  East Tamaki branch opens.

• 1994

  Takanini branch opens.

• 1993

  Albany Miro Place branch opens.

• 1991

  National Mini Storage opens its first branch in Penrose, Auckland.

Safe, secure and flexible self-storage with market-leading technology and service standards, now backed by Kennards Self Storage.

• Self-storage units

  Flexible rental storage for household items, business items, seasonal items, and vehicles and boats, with a minimum one-month term and no maximum.

• Moving boxes and packing supplies

  Expanded range of boxes and packing supplies available in all centres for packing, shipping, moving or storing.

• Free trailer for moving

  Free trailer available while moving belongings, subject to booking and conditions.

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2. 2About Us - National Mini Storagenationalministorage.co.nz
3. 3National Mini Storagewikidata.org