Napier, Hawke's Bay · since 2008
Shipping containers, Hawke’s Bay. Built into whatever you can dream up.
Buy, hire, sell or convert — offices, sleepouts, garages, tiny homes and secure storage, built and modified right here at our Napier yard since 2008.
Buy. Hire. Sell. Modify.
Everything a shipping container can do in Hawke's Bay, from one owner-run Napier yard.
Buy Shipping containers for sale
New and used 10ft, 20ft and 40ft containers on the ground at our Napier yard — inspect before you buy, used from $2,500+GST.
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Hire Container hire & leasing
Short-term renovation storage to multi-year leases, delivered across Napier, Hastings and the wider Bay at local rates.
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Sell We buy containers
Finished with your container? We buy used units and buy back containers we've sold — fair prices, quick pickup.
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Modify Custom container conversions
Offices, sleepouts, tiny homes, garages and plunge pools — engineered, insulated and electrically certified in our yard.
Find out more →One steel box, six completely different lives.
Every build starts the same way, as a container on our Napier yard. Where it ends up is entirely up to you.
Insulated · lined · full kitchen
Off-grid tiny home
A 40ft high cube turned into a two-window living space with a timber deck, ready for a lifestyle block.
Insulated · powered · desk-ready
Container portable office
A container converted into a real workspace — poly-lined walls, certified wiring and a full window wall so your site team has somewhere proper to work.
Two 20ft joined · roller doors · benches
Twin-container workshop garage
Two 20ft containers joined side by side for real vehicle clearance — full-width roller doors, built-in benching and shelving for tools and gear.
Dry · lockable · Onekawa yard
Secure onsite storage
Weatherproof, lockable, and fenced. Long-term storage for gear you don't need to see every day.
Lined · warm · extra bedroom
Insulated sleepout
Timber-lined and insulated, a round window and warm lighting turn a container into a proper spare room.
Custom side opening · counter
Servery / pop-up counter
Cut a servery hatch, add a counter and shelving, and a container becomes a cafe, bar or retail kiosk.
Lined · decked · ready to fill
Container plunge pool
A sky-blue lined interior, timber coping and built-in steps turn a container into a backyard plunge pool.
Full-length vehicle bay · double doors
Big rig garage (2x 40ft)
Two 40ft units end to end for a genuinely long vehicle bay — enough clearance to park, work around and store gear either side.
Cantilevered awning · no poles
Site office with shade awning
A cantilevered corrugated awning over the door and windows, no support poles in the way, shading the entrance year-round.
Your local shipping container specialists in Napier
Containers Hawke's Bay has supplied shipping containers for sale and hire across the Bay since 2008 — from our yard at 15 Thorn Place, Onekawa. With 50 years of combined local experience and the owners on-site every day, you get straight answers, on-the-ground stock and quick decisions, not a call centre.
Our qualified engineer modifies containers in the yard — personnel doors, roller doors, windows, ranch sliders, insulation and poly lining, decks and awnings — and every piece of electrical work is inspected and certified. Whether you need secure farm storage in Central Hawke's Bay, a site office in Hastings, or a tiny home delivered to the coast, it's built here and delivered by Hiab.
Why Hawke's Bay calls us first.
From a hire-and-lease container company to a high-end modifications business, we've grown by doing the work ourselves, on our own yard, for our own community.
50 years in Hawke's Bay
Austin's been self-employed in Napier since 1991, running this yard since 2008. We know the region and the region knows us.
A qualified engineer on staff
Man doors, roller doors, ranch sliders, poly panel lining, painting. Modifications are done properly, not bolted on.
Certified and compliant
Electrical work on any office, sleepout or fit-out is inspected and electrically certified before it leaves the yard.
Owners on-site, daily
No call centre. On-site stock means no waiting, and decisions get made by the people who own the place.
Straight from our Google reviews.
Real reviews from real customers, shown verbatim from our Google Business Profile.
"Fantastic service from Containers HB! We have had our container in storage with them for a number of years. It has always been well looked after and secure. Great communication and friendly helpful staff! Thank you Austin and Lisa!"
"Great communication, help and advice. Highly recommended - with a wealth of experience and knowledge, Austin is really friendly. Also the range and options available is very good."
"An awesome experience from start to finish with Lisa and her team. Very competitive pricing for container hire, delivery and collection. Hired a high grade new container, which was clean, tidy and looked smart inside and out. Would highly recommend."
Frequently asked questions
Where are you located? +
15 Thorn Place, Onekawa, Napier — open Mon–Fri 7:30am–5pm, Saturday by appointment. All our sale stock and the hire fleet live at the yard, so you can inspect any container before committing.
Do you deliver shipping containers across Hawke's Bay? +
Yes — Hiab delivery to Napier, Hastings, Havelock North, Central Hawke's Bay, Wairoa and Gisborne, plus nationwide by arrangement. The crane truck lifts your container precisely into position.
Can I get a container modified before delivery? +
That's our specialty. Our qualified engineer fits doors, windows, roller doors, insulation, lining and certified electrical at the yard, so your container arrives finished — office, sleepout, garage or full tiny home.
How do I get a price? +
Three ways: use the Build Your Own configurator for a live estimate, call 06 835 3010 for a straight answer from the owners, or send the quote form and we'll come back to you quickly.
Tell us what you're picturing. We'll tell you what it costs.
Great rates on hire and purchase, straight answers from the owners, and on-site stock ready to go today.
Come see the yard
15 Thorn Place, Onekawa, Napier — open Mon–Fri 7:30am–5pm. Walk the stock, meet the owners, get a number on the spot.