About CBNZ
Cooperative Business NZ proudly represents the interests of this country’s co-ops and mutuals.
Why Join
- Advice and Guidance
- Collaboration
- Education.
Types of co-ops
There are six types of co-operatives and they serve different needs.
Starting a Co-op
We’re here to help you every step of the way in starting a co-op and enjoying the many benefits of this successful business model.
Top 40 Co-ops
What if?
Thanks to the many Kiwi co-ops which provided images for this video. Customised versions are freely available to members upon request.
Key videos
The co-operative difference is a great story and one we’re delighted to share.
Here, we’ve assembled a “Best of” collection of short videos from across the co-operative world for your information.
News
5 Questions
In the first of a new series of interviews with co-operative chairs and senior leaders, we put our five questions to Silver Fern Farms’ Chairman, Richard Young, pictured.
Farmlander interviews Roz
The November edition of The Farmlander featured an article, “5 minutes with Roz Henry”. Our Cooperative Business NZ CEO answered seven questions in the published interview, ranging from her induction to her observations four months into the role. In another recent article, international news channel Co-operative News also interviewed Roz. READ MORE
Talking co-ops with Chinese
Cooperative Business NZ CEO Roz Henry, pictured, this week addressed a delegation of government officials from the Chinese province of Tianjin. Her presentation covered the co-op model and New Zealand co-operatives.
Global co-op movement meets in Rwanda
Co-operative News reports that the Global Conference of the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA), Cooperatives for Development, is under way in Kigali, Rwanda. An estimated 1,000 representatives from 94 countries will explore how the
Future-proof your co-op
Co-operatives have a strong history and a collaborative working model that many businesses should strive to achieve. But will this be enough to ensure success going forward? Fintechs and Big Techs are moving into the financial services sector at pace.
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Full and Provisional Member Profiles
Scaling up to score big
The New Zealand game industry has experienced 39% annual growth for the last six years and now there’s a Hawkes Bay worker co-op scaling up to score big, while promoting Māori economic development.
50,000 ha of manuka under harvest equals a $1Billion Cooperative
Mataatua Whenua Cooperative is an Opotiki-based enterprise founded on Maori protocols (tikanga) and co-operative principles. It plans to use the oil from macadamia & manuka to produce a range of eco-friendly skin care & therapeutic products.
Collaborative, Accountable, Respectful and Excellence
ProCare is New Zealand’s largest and most diverse co-operative of healthcare professionals, with a local and personal approach to delivering world leading health services.
Our Full Members
