Aotearoa New Zealand Evaluation Association (ANZEA)

What Aotearoa New Zealand Evaluation Association (ANZEA) does

ANZEA (Aotearoa New Zealand Evaluation Association Incorporated) is the national professional association for evaluation practitioners in Aotearoa New Zealand, founded in 2006 and based in Wellington with eight staff. It operates as a registered charity (CC27762) and incorporated society, governed by an elected Board of Directors and currently chaired by Convenor Kara Scally-Irvine. The association was established by a group of evaluators who had met informally since 2003, including Pam Oliver, Kate McKegg, and Maggie Jakob-Hoff.

Its core offerings revolve around a tiered membership program (Standard, Not for Profit, Organisational, and Student/Low Income), a biennial conference (next: August 3-5, 2026 in Ōtautahi Christchurch), the peer-reviewed journal 'Evaluation Matters – He Take Tō Te Aromatawai' co-published with NZCER, Aotearoa-specific Evaluation Standards developed with SuPERU, and an Evaluator Competencies framework endorsed in 2011. An online Consultants Directory and a Work Opportunities classifieds service (NZ$99+GST per listing) round out the platform. Members receive reduced conference rates, free journal access, and discounts on professional indemnity insurance.

Revenue is generated through three streams: recurring membership subscriptions, conference registration fees (NZ$450-950 per delegate), and transaction-based classified listings. Distribution is almost entirely digital via anzea.org.nz, supplemented by email newsletters, social media, and partner networks including Mā te Rae (Māori Evaluation Association), ANZEA Pasifika Fono, the Australasian Evaluation Society, and the Canadian Evaluation Society. ANZEA serves evaluation practitioners, commissioners of evaluation, new and emerging evaluators, and Māori and Pacific evaluation communities, with a mandate to advance culturally responsive evaluation grounded in Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Name

Aotearoa New Zealand Evaluation Association (ANZEA)

Legal name

Aotearoa New Zealand Evaluation Association Incorporated

Website

https://anzea.org.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ANZEA is the national professional association for evaluation practitioners in Aotearoa New Zealand, founded in 2006. It provides tiered membership, a biennial conference, the peer-reviewed Evaluation Matters journal, evaluation standards and competencies, and a Consultants Directory for evaluator members.

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GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership Subscriptions: Annual membership fees from multiple tiers including Standard Membership, Not for Profit Membership, Organisational Membership, and Student/Low Income Membership. Members receive reduced conference rates, free access to the Evaluation Journal, and listing in the Consultants Directory.
2. Conference Revenue: Registration fees for ANZEA conferences including Non-Member (NZ$950), Not-For-Profit (NZ$777), Day Registrations, and Student Registration (NZ$450), plus optional dinner tickets (NZ$130).
3. Work Opportunity Listings: Job/work opportunity postings for evaluators at NZ$99+GST per listing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ANZEA is a national professional association for evaluation practitioners in Aotearoa New Zealand, offering tiered memberships (Standard, Not for Profit, Organisational, Student/Low Income) that bundle conference discounts, journal access, and professional development benefits. The association publishes Aotearoa-specific Evaluation Standards and Competencies frameworks, hosts the biennial ANZEA Conference, produces the peer-reviewed journal 'Evaluation Matters – He Take Tō Te Aromatawai' in partnership with NZCER, and operates a Consultants Directory and Work Opportunities listing service for members.

Product overview

ANZEA is a professional association for evaluation practitioners in Aotearoa New Zealand, offering a unified membership program that bundles conference discounts, journal access, and professional development benefits. The core offerings include the annual ANZEA Conference, the peer-reviewed Evaluation Matters journal published with NZCER, Evaluation Standards and Competencies frameworks, a Consultants Directory for members, and professional development events. The association also provides governance resources through annual reviews and a newsletter for community communication.

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Products and services

• ANZEA Membership Tiered professional association membership offering reduced rates for conferences, events, professional development, and professional indemnity insurance, plus free access to the Evaluation Journal and listing in the Consultants Directory. Aimed at evaluation practitioners, commissioners, and organizations in Aotearoa New Zealand.
• Evaluation Matters – He Take Tō Te Aromatawai (Journal) International, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal published annually by ANZEA in partnership with the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER). Covers evaluation theory, methods, and practice; free to access online through NZCER with hard copies available for purchase.
• Evaluation Standards Aotearoa-specific Evaluation Standards developed in partnership with SuPERU, providing guidance on what should occur at each stage of a quality evaluation process, with 'Evaluation with Integrity' as the core value.
• ANZEA Evaluation Competencies Distinct competencies framework specifically for Aotearoa New Zealand evaluators, placing valuing, culture, and cultural values at the centre of evaluator capability.
• Consultants Directory Online directory listing profiles of evaluation consultants, allowing members to showcase their services and attract work opportunities from commissioners of evaluation.
• Work Opportunities Job/work opportunity listing service for evaluators, with postings charged at NZ$99+GST per listing and distributed to members and through social media.

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Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Mā te Rae – Māori Evaluation AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMā te Rae is an independent body established by Māori, for Māori to advance the social, cultural and economic development of iwi Māori through quality evaluation. ANZEA works in partnership with Mā te Rae as part of its commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. ANZEA supports Mā te Rae's capacity in leading indigenous evaluation in Aotearoa.
• ANZEA Pasifika FonocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerANZEA Pasifika Fono is a subgroup of ANZEA focused on coordinating Pacific evaluation activities. Their vision is to be the primary coordinator of Pacific evaluation activities for ANZEA, working with Pacific communities to strengthen and promote evaluation knowledge and practice excellence in New Zealand and the Pacific region.
• Canadian Evaluation Society (CES)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerANZEA has a formal connection with the Canadian Evaluation Society whereby members of each association are offered a discount if they wish to join the other.
• New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerANZEA partners with NZCER to publish the international, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal 'Evaluation Matters — He Take Tō Te Aromatawai'. Published journals are free to access online through NZCER, with hard copies available for purchase.
• SuPERU (Social Policy Evaluation and Research Unit)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerANZEA worked in partnership with SuPERU to develop a set of Aotearoa-specific Evaluation Standards that provide guidance on what should occur at each stage of a quality evaluation process.
• Education Review Office (ERO)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerEducation Review Office (ERO) provided support enabling James Goh, AI in evaluation expert, to join ANZEA 2026 Conference as a keynote speaker.
• International Organisation for Cooperation in Evaluation (IOCE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerANZEA nominated Debbie Goodwin to serve as the Australasian/South Pacific Representative to IOCE, strengthening international connections in the evaluation community.
• Australasian Evaluation Society (AES)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerANZEA maintains connections with the Australasian Evaluation Society through IOCE Board membership, enabling regular engagement and sharing of progress on evaluation in the region.
• EvalIndigenousminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerANZEA Board member Debbie Goodwin serves as co-chair of EvalIndigenous, an EvalPartners international forum supporting the global development of indigenous evaluation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER): Co-publisher of ANZEA's peer-reviewed journal 'Evaluation Matters – He Take Tō Te Aromatawai'. NZCER is a research and publishing partner that enables ANZEA's scholarly output and dissemination.
• International Organisation for Cooperation in Evaluation (IOCE): Global umbrella body connecting national evaluation associations. ANZEA holds an IOCE board seat, making IOCE both a peer body and a strategic partner for ANZEA's international engagement.
• EvalPartners / EvalIndigenous: Global EvalPartners initiative with an indigenous evaluation forum co-chaired by an ANZEA board member. EvalIndigenous represents the international peer network for indigenous evaluation practice that ANZEA is plugged into.

Direct peers

• Evaluation Journal of Australasia (EJA): Peer-reviewed regional evaluation journal published in the Australasian region. EJA is a direct content peer to ANZEA's 'Evaluation Matters' journal, competing for authors and readership in the same ecosystem.
• Canadian Evaluation Society (CES): National professional evaluation association with a formal mutual membership discount agreement with ANZEA. CES operates the same model of membership, conferences, and evaluation standards in a comparable Commonwealth country context.
• UK Evaluation Society (UKES): UK-based national evaluation association with comparable membership, events, and professional development offerings. UKES occupies a similar small-country national association role and provides a structural comparator for ANZEA.

Broad incumbents

• American Evaluation Association (AEA): Largest professional evaluation association globally, offering membership, conferences, journals, and credentialing. AEA represents the dominant global benchmark for evaluation associations and the natural point of comparison for ANZEA's standards and programming.
• Australasian Evaluation Society (AES): Larger regional evaluation association covering Australia and New Zealand. AES is the most direct competitor and collaborator for ANZEA members across Australasia, offering overlapping conferences, journals, and professional development at greater scale.

Emerging players

• Mā te Rae — Māori Evaluation Association: Independent Māori evaluation association with deep cultural authority and a co-development relationship with ANZEA. Mā te Rae serves overlapping indigenous evaluation interests in Aotearoa and represents both a partner and a specialist peer.

Regional players

• Social Policy Evaluation and Research Unit (SuPERU): Former NZ government evaluation unit that co-developed Aotearoa-specific Evaluation Standards with ANZEA. SuPERU is a former operational peer and standards co-author that shapes NZ's evaluation quality framework.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ANZEA-Pasifika-Fono-695889563812201
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aotearoa-new-zealand-evaluation-association-anzea

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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