The Natural Stone Co.

• 1st to market with a lightweight NZ stone cladding.
• 20+ years in business.
• 30+ stone varieties sourced from NZ quarry partners.
• 100+ years combined industry experience across the team.
• 14,000 metres of NZ stone installed across Aotearoa.

Knowledgeable, experienced and genuinely passionate about New Zealand natural stone. That about sums up the team here at The Natural Stone Co.

With 20+ years in business, hundreds of projects and tens of thousands of metres of stone cladding installed, we’re proud of what we’ve learned and happy to share it freely.

From hearths, mantels and tables to a range of landscape features, if you can imagine it, there’s a good chance we can craft it.

Explore documents, guidelines and pricing information here.

1. Start a conversation

Share your plans or ideas. We’ll help you understand what will work aesthetically and practically.

2. Explore your options

We’ll talk you through stone types and lay styles, and send samples so you can see the colour, texture and variation firsthand.

We’ll also share installation images so you can see how lay styles and mortar colours change the finished look. For large projects, we can build a sample panel to show the total design concept.

3. Confirm the scope

We work out the quantities for your project and give you comprehensive pricing, so you know what to expect before anything begins.

4. Get technical support

We provide drawings, documentation, and specs for consenting and are on hand if any additional information or detailing is required.

5. Approve and commission

Once you give us the go-ahead, we procure the raw stone and cut it at one of our processing facilities. We communicate along the way, and as production nears completion, we get in touch to arrange freight to site.

6. Connect with installers

We can recommend qualified stone masons in your area or seek installation pricing on your behalf.

7. Stay supported

If questions arise during the project, we’re here to help, meaning you stay connected with the same people throughout the process.

Our lightweight cladding delivers the beauty of natural stone with less material, making it compatible with a wider range of projects and applications — either as a total solution or alongside solid stone masonry.

Reduced structural requirements

Lightweight cladding requires less foundation, structural, and engineering work — reducing time, cost, and complexity on site.

Ideal for working to height

Particularly well suited for anything above 3 metres — where reduced weight lowers structural demands and makes installation more practical.

Suited to a range of sites

For sites where the ground stability won’t support the weight of solid masonry, lightweight stone cladding is a viable option. Where space is tight, it takes less room. And for steep, sloping sections, lightweight cladding is easier to work with.

Cost-effective to transport

Less weight means lower freight costs — making it just as practical to bring South Island schist north as North Island limestone south.

Environmental benefits

Sustainably extracted, locally sourced, and domestically freighted — with reduced material use and transport efficiencies built in.

Space saving

When the interior footprint is limited, lightweight cladding opens up the possibility of natural stone in hallways, entrances, and other areas where every centimetre counts.