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Podcast: Liz Thomas – Common Equity Housing Ltd
Liz Thomas on federated housing co-operatives and what New Zealand could learn from Australia’s experience.
Podcast: Craig Erasmus – Seasonal Solutions Cooperative
Craig Erasmus on active membership, capital discipline and operating a labour co-operative within the RSE scheme.
Podcast: Luc Vanoirbeek – Belgian Horticultural Co-operatives
Luc Vanoirbeek on European horticultural co-ops, climate pressure and five conditions for co-operative success over the next 50 years.
Podcast: Professor Murray Fulton – University of Saskatchewan
Professor Murray Fulton on why large co-ops fail, early warning signs for boards, and how to keep co-operatives focused for the long term.
Podcast: Ashleigh Buchanan – Southern Cross Health Society
Emerging Leader Ashleigh Buchanan on servant leadership, inclusion and growing people capability inside a New Zealand mutual.
Podcast: John Brosnan – Irish Co-operative Organisation Society
John Brosnan on the bioeconomy, climate innovation and why co-ops are central to Ireland’s next growth wave.
Podcast: David Fraser – Capricorn Society
Capricorn Society CEO David Fraser on 50 years of cooperative relevance in the automotive sector.
Podcast: Prof Maryline Filippi – ICA Global and ICA Europe
Professor Maryline Filippi on European co-operatives, climate policy and why co-ops are an economic model for the future.
Podcast: David Chin – Livestock Improvement Corporation
LIC CEO David Chin on genetics, innovation and the cooperative backbone of New Zealand dairy.
Podcast: Chris Harrop – Pareto Toolbox
Pareto Toolbox’s Chris Harrop on why project portfolio management and governance matter for co-operatives navigating digital change and supply chain risk.
Podcast: Keith McLaughlin – Centrix
Centrix Managing Director Keith McLaughlin on why credit reports matter for co-operatives, from cash flow protection to risk management.
Podcast: Lindsay Esler – New Zealand Truffle Co-operative
NZ Truffle Co-operative CEO Lindsay Esler on building scale for a long-cycle crop and practical lessons for new co-op founders.
Podcast: Dr Harley Aish – ProCare
ProCare Chair Dr Harley Aish on how a GP-owned health co-operative supports 160 practices, 800,000 patients and frontline care through Covid.
Podcast: Rob Sharkie - Ruralco
Ruralco CEO Rob Sharkie on keeping a 60-year-old agri co-operative relevant, navigating Covid as an essential service, and planning for 2035.
Podcast: Grant Fraser Mitre 10
Mitre 10’s Grant Fraser on embedding sustainability in a nationwide co-op, from store level champions to circular packaging and climate targets.
Podcast: Peter Hendry MG Marketing
MG Marketing CEO Peter Hendry on leading a major horticulture co-op through Covid, succession and labour pressures while keeping 700 growers engaged.