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title: "About Pontoonz: NZ Pontoon Pod Company Since 2003 | Pontoonz"
description: "Pontoonz started in 2003 with a garden shed on pods. More than 5,000 pods later, they are designed in New Zealand, contract-moulded in Auckland and shipped to Australia and the Pacific."
url: https://www.pontoonz.co.nz/about/
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![The original cedar-clad Pontoonz shed houseboat under way](https://www.pontoonz.co.nz/_astro/cedar-houseboat.CkqJj12m_ZPeP1c.jpg)

About Pontoonz

# Modular pontoon pods for anything you need to float. Trading since 2003.

[Get a quote](https://www.pontoonz.co.nz/contact/)[See projects](https://www.pontoonz.co.nz/projects/)

Our Story

## It started with a shed on the water.

In 2003 we wanted a houseboat. Something simple to sleep on and potter around the estuary with friends and family. Everything on the market was expensive and inflexible.

So, with help from marine designers, we built a modular pod system, bolted a deck on, put a garden shed on top and went boating. That shed is still afloat.

Since then Pontoonz has shipped over 5,000 pods across New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific, to Antarctica, and to the course marshals at SailGP and the America's Cup.

In 2026 the business passed to new ownership with the same moulds, the same Auckland manufacturing and the same approach: the pods are the hull, everything above the deck is yours.

![The original Pontoonz shed houseboat with its owner in the doorway](https://www.pontoonz.co.nz/_astro/shed-houseboat.DkD2KHEJ_1GYvgE.jpg)

The original Pontoonz houseboat: a kitset garden shed on an 8.1m twin hull, 2003.

**5,000+**Pods sold

**2003**Trading since

**2018**SailGP marker boats since

**15+**Year product life

Why Pontoonz

## The pontoon system the professionals chose

### Proven at the Top

Marker boats and buoys for every SailGP regatta since 2018 and the 2017 and 2024 America's Cup.

### Built to Last

Rotomoulded, marine-grade, UV-stabilised polyethylene with a 5 to 7mm wall. 15+ year life, no antifoul.

### Any Size You Want

Pods bolt into a hull of any length and width. Add pods later as the project grows.

### One System, Every Job

The same pods build a houseboat, a pump barge, a jetty and a swim raft.

### Genuinely DIY

Cut, drill and bolt. The first Pontoonz houseboat was a garden shed on pods. It's still afloat.

### Made in NZ, Shipped Direct

Designed in New Zealand and contract-moulded in Auckland since 2004. Delivered to Australia, the Pacific and beyond.

No-Obligation Quote

## Tell us what you need to float

Every quote comes with a recommended configuration, volume pricing and freight to your address or nearest port.

[+64 (0)27 555 2000](tel:+64275552000)[info@pontoonz.co.nz](mailto:info@pontoonz.co.nz)

SailGP & America's Cup marker boats · Trading since 2003

-   Configuration recommended with every quote
-   Volume pricing and freight to your address
-   Trading since 2003

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Pontoonz (Pontoon Marine Systems) · +64 (0)27 555 2000 · info@pontoonz.co.nz · PO Box 695, Warkworth 0941, Auckland, New Zealand