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‘New Zealand should build a co-op housing sector to tackle shortage of homes’

Craig Presland, chief executive of Cooperative Business NZ, says there are lessons to be learned from…

Dairy co-op Fonterra in line for innovation award for its milky brain food

The new product was designed to replicate some of the benefits of breast milk to support…

New Zealand minister highlights role of co-ops in country’s economy

Co-operative business leaders from across New Zealand met in Auckland for a national forum on 3…

Two women’s co-ops changing lives

All over the world women are taking action and innovating change to accelerate equality and help…

Co-ops create nearly a fifth of New Zealand’s GDP, major research project reveals

New Zealand’s co-operative economy has been comprehensively mapped for the first time, highlighting the importance of…

Social innovation and the social and solidarity economy

Simel Esim and Waltteri Katajamaki from the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Cooperatives Unit look at the importance…

Saigon co-operative makes top 10 Asia Pacific retailers list

A retail co-operative from Ho Chi Minh City has been included in a list of the…

Overcoming the barriers of co-operative identity

Shouting about co-op credentials is an effective way for a co-op to highlight how it differs…

Nine ways to work with co-operatives in other countries

Here in New Zealand, some of our co-operatives serve their member owners well through trading internationally,…

Non-member contracts expose cooperatives

New Zealand cooperatives are creating a dangerous precedent when they offer contracts that allow non-members to…