Management Consulting · New Zealand

Strategy that
shapes
what's next.

We partner with organisations to build sharper strategies, more effective operating models, and a future worth sustaining.

ND AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND
Aotearoa New Zealand

Grounded thinking.
Lasting change.

ND Consulting Ltd is a New Zealand–based management consultancy with over 15 years of experience helping organisations cut through complexity and deliver tangible results. We bring senior expertise across strategy, operating model design, business case development, programme leadership and digital strategy.

We don't hand over reports and walk away. We work alongside leadership teams to translate thinking into action — and action into measurable outcomes.


15+
Years of experience
5
Areas of expertise
100%
Senior-led delivery
Real
Tangible outcomes

Five disciplines.
One integrated view.

We bring senior expertise across the full arc of organisational change — from setting direction and building the case, to designing the operating model, leading delivery, and enabling digital transformation.

Strategy

Defining where to play and how to win. We help leadership teams cut through noise to develop clear, evidence-based strategies — and the roadmaps to make them real.

Operating Model Design

Designing organisations built to deliver. We shape the structures, capabilities, processes, and ways of working that turn strategic intent into sustained performance.

Business Case Development

Making the case for investment with rigour and clarity. We develop robust business cases that connect strategic rationale to financial analysis, risk, and benefits realisation — built to withstand scrutiny.

Programme Leadership

Experienced leadership for complex, high-stakes programmes. We bring the structure, governance, and hands-on drive needed to keep large initiatives on track and focused on outcomes — not just outputs.

Digital Strategy

Shaping how technology enables your future. We help organisations develop digital strategies grounded in business reality — prioritising the investments and capabilities that drive genuine value, not just innovation for its own sake.

Our
Approach

01

Listen & Understand

We start by developing a deep understanding of your context — your challenges, your goals, your organisation's history and culture. Good solutions start with good listening.

02

Diagnose with Rigour

We bring structured analytical thinking to identify root causes and opportunities, ensuring our recommendations are grounded in evidence, not assumptions.

03

Design Together

We co-create solutions with your team rather than imposing answers. This builds ownership and ensures our recommendations are genuinely fit for your organisation.

04

Build for Durability

We focus on lasting change — leaving your organisation more capable, more confident, and better equipped to continue the work long after we've stepped back.

Work We've Done

Selected engagements

Strategy · Operating Model

Business unit strategy & operating model — MSD

Led strategy and operating model design for a 1,500+ FTE business unit within a $70m transformation programme at the Ministry of Social Development. Delivered vision, future-state design and business architecture through extensive stakeholder workshops and alignment to the broader transformation strategy.

Outcome Right-sized operating model delivered with strong stakeholder buy-in, aligned to transformation investment priorities and future capability requirements.
Digital Strategy · Programme Leadership

Digital Services Strategy — ACC

Developed and implemented ACC's Digital Services Strategy, shaping investment and delivery across $15m of annual spend and 300+ FTE. Covered self-service, API, voice, email and webchat channels. Also built and led ACC's internal business accelerator, generating $50m+ of opportunities across 28 propositions.

Outcome Sustained improvement in digital channel performance; accelerator delivered pipeline of CX and process improvements across the organisation.
Business Case · Strategy

Transformation business case — ACC

Led board and executive-level engagement and drafting of ACC's expanded transformation business case, including the Detailed Business Case for a $70m payment system replacement. Coordinated input across analytics, actuarial, investment and customer insight teams to build a case that withstood rigorous scrutiny.

Outcome Business case approved at board level, enabling delivery of a major technology replacement programme.
Programme Leadership · Sustainability

On-farm emissions methodology — MPI

End-to-end design and delivery of a standardised on-farm emissions calculation method for the Ministry for Primary Industries. Coordinated across science, policy, data and industry stakeholders, and developed a strategic partnership with AgResearch — including a $1m grant for data infrastructure and API integration.

Outcome Voluntary adoption by processors accounting for 25% of NZ's total GHG emissions; appointed to UN FAO panel on voluntary carbon markets.
Programme Leadership · Digital

Covid vaccine rollout — Primary care adoption

Led the onboarding and support of 1,000+ primary care vaccination sites across New Zealand in support of the national Covid vaccine rollout. Coordinated across clinical, technology, logistics, payments and sector engagement teams to manage capacity planning, training and change at pace.

Outcome Rapid nationwide rollout achieved at scale, with consistent support and readiness across primary care sector.
Strategy · Operating Model

Injury Prevention Strategy — ACC

Developed ACC's Injury Prevention Strategy, operating model and structure across a $90m investment portfolio and 90+ FTE. Included cross-functional leadership and engagement with analytics, actuarial, investment and customer insight teams, alongside board strategy day facilitation.

Outcome Clear strategic direction and operating model endorsed at board level; investment portfolio aligned to outcomes-focused priorities.

Get in Touch

Ready to think differently
about what's possible?

We'd welcome a conversation — no obligation, just a genuine dialogue about your challenges.

hello@ndconsulting.co.nz