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Transform your organisation's performance with our services. We can help you to benchmark your current state, identify & prioritise the key challenges that you face, and put in place a programme of work to elevate your business to a new level of performance. Go to strategy

Enhance your capability to deliver physical services. Our comprehensive audit maps the current digital systems in place and creates a roadmap to implement tools that support delivery and reporting. Take your contract portfolio to a whole new level with dharta, our contract performance software. Go to Performance

Embed excellent governance and management policies, procedures & tools to exceed your compliance obligations. Keep your people safe and build the springboard to excellence & cultural change. Ensure that you are nationally certified for all your contractor requirements. Go to Health, Safety, and Wellbeing

Our Story

Te Ara Hiranga means the path to excellence — and that’s what guides everything we do.

Based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, we’re a team with expertise in strategy, data, and implementation, working across business, government, and community sectors to create lasting impact. We focus on helping organisations optimise their assets, strengthen performance, and achieve meaningful results through practical, evidence-based solutions grounded in strong relationships.

The Purpose

Te Ara Hiranga exists to help organisations achieve excellence. We began our journey working alongside iwi, supporting projects that strengthened governance, asset management, and long-term sustainability. Since then, our work has expanded to include government departments, councils, council-controlled organisations, and NGOs across Aotearoa.

Our purpose is to turn strategy into action - helping our partners optimise their assets, improve performance, and deliver meaningful results. We focus on solutions that are practical, evidence-based, and built on trusted relationships. Everything we do is guided by the belief that excellence is not a destination, but a path - te ara hiranga.

Articles

Mahitahi: Embedding Change, Together

Our final article explores how to embed the tools and insights from Projects Ue and Uaki into real-world procurement practice.

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Te Anga Whakamuri hei Ārahitanga Mua: Learning from the Journey

Post-contract reviews and reflection help buyers and vendors learn, improve, and build stronger procurement partnerships.

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Te Mahi Tūturu: Tracking Impact, Not Just Spend

Procurement can do more than tick boxes—it can create jobs, build capability, and strengthen communities.

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Our Clients