We bring together the public and private sectors, to try to ensure enduring prosperity for Aotearoa, working at the systems level to build resilience and adaptation into our economic growth.

Our Guardians (directors) and Partners share in the fundamental belief that improving our environment will allow both New Zealand Inc and future generations to flourish.

We are an apolitical organisation, using our convening capability to tackle difficult and complex work that is better done together. We aim to work quickly, efficiently and cost effectively delivering solutions that will achieve buy-in from all parties. We work at a systems level. Our partnership model lets us design robust and lasting solutions with key stakeholders involved from the start.

Our uniquely Aotearoa approach incorporates a Te Ao Māori framework across all our workstreams.

We exist primarily because of the vision of businessman and environmentalist Sir Rob Fenwick. Sir Rob was deeply concerned about the state of nature in Aotearoa and he worked with other leaders in the public and private sectors to create The Aotearoa Circle, using a unique model of partnership – there is no exact replica anywhere else in the world.

“We know what is happening, we know what we must do – now, we must simply do it.” - Sir Rob Fenwick