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Top 25 Thought leadership consultancies based in New Zealand

RevenueBase identified 78 thought leadership consultancies headquartered in New Zealand as of September 2026 and tracks 199 professional contacts across them, including 95 with verified work emails. Auckland is the largest hub.

This list covers thought leadership consultancies headquartered in New Zealand, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 29, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 29, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
78Companies
199Contacts tracked
95Verified emails
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The 25 largest thought leadership consultancies based in New Zealand

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 78 thought leadership consultancies based in New Zealand, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 29, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to thought leadership consultancies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Partial evidenceAuckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5029 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Kerridge & Partners is a boutique consultancy business with offerings in Executive Search, Governance and Leadership.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
2Partial evidenceWellington, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-1027 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Executive Leadership Development, Strategy, and Innovation NEO believes in leadership as a force for good.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
3Indirect evidenceAuckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5020 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Picture a powerhouse of business growth, a beacon of financial wisdom, a catalyst for success - that's Biz Solutions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
4Indirect evidenceGisborne, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-105 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Moving forward.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
5Indirect evidenceTauranga, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-105 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Helping you see the bigger picture.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
6Partial evidenceAuckland And Wellington, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-104 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Divergent & Co’s Vision: o Divergent and Co intends to be NZ’s premiere leadership and organisational change consultancy.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
7Partial evidencePalmerston North, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-104 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Through leadership, mentoring and advice we provide direction, success and solutions for our family of clients.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
8Partial evidenceAuckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-104 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Play Colab is hub of thinkers and doers interested in contemporary leadership.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
9Partial evidenceNew Plymouth, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-504 contacts →

Partial evidence

“In today’s world the leadership challenge has never been greater.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
10Partial evidenceWellington, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-104 contacts →

Partial evidence

“MindHub is a New Zealand based leadership development coaching and consulting specialist, providing bespoke programs for executives, groups and organisations across the…”

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11Indirect evidenceAuckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-103 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Caribou we help organisations define and reach their strategic goals by providing clarity, direction and engagement.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
12Partial evidenceAuckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-103 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Fusion Partners is an Auckland based People & Business Solutions company, providing permanent and fixed term recruitment services, business consultancy and leadership coaching and…”

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13Indirect evidenceDunedin, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-103 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Established expertise does not automatically become visible, credible or discoverable online.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
14Indirect evidenceAuckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-102 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We work with clients to realise the potential of their enterprise and their people.+ Restructuring, Reorganisation, M&A and Growth + Strategy Clarification + Business Turnaround +…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
15Partial evidenceTauranga, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-102 contacts →

Partial evidence

“At Russo Goodin & Associates, we help individuals and businesses reach their full potential in leadership, human resources, strategy, and technology.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
16Indirect evidenceWellington, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-102 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We help boards and executive teams stay competitive in volatile, high-stakes markets.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
17Indirect evidenceWellington, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-102 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We help forward-thinking leaders achieve long-term success using strategy and futures thinking.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
18Indirect evidenceMethven, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-102 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Our herd is small.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
19Partial evidenceBay Of Plenty, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-102 contacts →

Partial evidence

“PENNINGTON CONSULTING - MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COACH Organisations are struggling with speed, complexity, and consistency of change.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
20Indirect evidenceAuckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-101 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“I help leaders tell their story.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
21Partial evidenceChristchurch, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-101 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Jill Atkinson & Associates is a New Zealand provider of Strategy Facilitation, Leadership Development, and Change Management Services.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
22Indirect evidenceTauranga, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-101 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Management Mentors helps law firms build stronger, more resilient businesses.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
23Partial evidenceAuckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-101 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Hi, Welcome to AnnaKingston.co.nz, the home of a Leadership learning designer & Change coach.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
24Indirect evidenceAotearoa, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-101 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“For us growth doesn’t come from the status quo.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
25Partial evidenceQueenstown, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-101 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Executive coaching business offering leadership coaching, lifestyle coaching, team building/training and motivational speaking services.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026

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Thought leadership consultancies based in New Zealand at a glance

As of Sep 29, 2026
47.7%Verified-email coverage
2.6Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
38.5%Largest-city concentration · Auckland
Sep 29, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
72
11-50
6

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for New Zealand, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for New Zealand, over 78 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among thought leadership consultancies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in New Zealand whose own description of what they do matches “thought leadership consultancies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names thought leadership consultancies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among thought leadership consultancies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside New Zealand are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 95 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 29, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names thought leadership consultancies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many thought leadership consultancies are there based in New Zealand?

RevenueBase identified 78 thought leadership consultancies headquartered in New Zealand as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Kerridge & Partners, headquartered in Auckland, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most thought leadership consultancies?

Auckland leads with 30 headquartered companies, followed by Wellington (12) and Christchurch (4).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 95 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 78 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 29, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.