Member-only governance intelligence
The Co-op Constitution Delver is more than a document library. It is digital infrastructure for the cooperative economy in New Zealand.
Exclusive to Cooperative Business NZ members, the Delver provides searchable access to the constitutions of cooperative companies registered under the Co-operative Companies Act 1996, alongside a growing collection of Product Disclosure Statements and related financial instrument documentation.
This tool enables members to move from assumption to evidence.
Directors, executives, founders and advisers can:
Benchmark constitutional clauses against sector practice
Compare capital structures and share class arrangements
Review governance provisions and director authorities
Examine member voting frameworks and distribution settings
Analyse disclosure approaches for cooperative and mutual financial instruments
For emerging cooperatives, it provides clarity and confidence when drafting foundational documents.
For established organisations, it supports constitutional review, capital redesign and governance evolution based on real sector precedent.
Instead of operating in isolation, members can learn from how peer organisations have structured governance and capital in practice. By turning publicly filed documents into structured, searchable knowledge, the Delver strengthens Principle 6 Cooperation Among Cooperatives and Principle 5 Education, Training and Information.
It reflects a simple idea: cooperative knowledge should circulate within the cooperative community.
Access is available exclusively to Full, Provisional and Corporate Associate members.
Benefit at a glance
Partner: Cooperative Business NZeligibility: full members and their member-shareholders [where they are a business]; provisional members; corporate associate membershow to access: via a password protected page
Our growing suite of tools to support Members in developing or evolving their co-op constitutions.
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