Collaborative Aotearoa

Name

Collaborative Aotearoa

Legal name

Collaborative Aotearoa Charitable Trust (CC63011)

Website

https://collab.org.nz

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Healthcare Advocacy and Membership Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospital Shared Services, GPOs & System Support Organizations (HLAFAAAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Federated Giving Organizations (e.g., United Way-type) (BPAGAKAG)

Keywords

• Primary healthcare advocacy
• Healthcare model of care
• Membership healthcare network
• Health equity consulting
• Primary care toolkits

Headquarters

HQ city

Wellington

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Collaborative Aotearoa operates as a membership-based organization. Primary Health Organisations, general practices, and community healthcare organizations pay membership fees to join. Membership provides access to resource library, toolkits, educational sessions, peer groups, model of care support, conference access, and national network of colleagues.
2. Consultancy Services: The organization provides sector consultancy and evaluation services, including change management support, surge capacity, foundation standard assessments, and CQI and equity module support for member organizations.
3. Donations: Collaborative Aotearoa accepts donations to support whānau-centred healthcare initiatives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Collaborative Aotearoa is a membership-based non-profit organization that supports New Zealand's primary and community healthcare sector through models of care, educational toolkits, peer networks, and consultancy services. It serves 300+ healthcare organizations across 16 regions with proprietary frameworks such as Pou Ora | Pillars of Health and the Enhanced Health Care Home model.

Product overview

Collaborative Aotearoa offers a platform of interconnected healthcare transformation tools and services centered around Models of Care. The core portfolio includes the Pou Ora | Pillars of Health model (5 interconnected pillars), the Enhanced HCH Model of Care (38 characteristics), and HCH Building Blocks (12 key characteristics). These models are supported by complementary resources including the Clinical Triage Pou Ora Toolkit, AI Privacy Impact Assessment Template, Practice Manager Manual 2025, and the Resource Library. The platform is delivered through a membership model with a member portal, peer groups, educational toolkits and sessions, and consultancy services. An annual Conference provides flagship networking and learning events. The organization focuses on supporting primary and community healthcare providers across Aotearoa to implement equity-focused, whānau-centred care models.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pou Ora | Pillars of Health

Quantifiable outcome

• 19 PHOs and 300+ practices implementing models of care across 16 regions
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Practice Managers & Administrators of NZ (PMAANZ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative Aotearoa partnered with PMAANZ to develop the Practice Manager Manual 2025. PMAANZ provided their template to allow the organizations to expand and develop a national-level resource for practice managers across Aotearoa.
• WellSouthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWellSouth provided their Practice Manager Manual template to Collaborative Aotearoa and PMAANZ for expansion into a national resource. This partnership enabled development of the Practice Manager Manual 2025.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP): Australia's largest professional college for general practitioners, providing standards, training, and advocacy. As a trans-Tasman peer, it serves a comparable GP and primary care membership base with overlapping education and quality functions.
• Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA): An Australian independent peak body for public hospitals, primary health networks, and community care providers. It is a regional analogue offering shared services, advocacy, and thought leadership across the primary care ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP): The US national membership organization for family physicians, providing advocacy, education, and practice resources. It is a broad incumbent with comparable functions in continuing professional development and quality improvement for primary care.
• NHS Confederation: A UK membership body representing healthcare organizations and systems, providing advocacy, networking, and development support. Comparable in structure as a membership-based support organization for healthcare providers, though operating at a much larger scale.
• NZ Medical Association (NZMA): The national membership body for the medical profession in New Zealand, providing advocacy, policy, and member services. It operates at a broader remit than Collaborative Aotearoa but shares the membership-based service model for clinicians and healthcare organizations.
• Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP): The largest professional college for GPs in New Zealand, operating across education, standards, and advocacy for the same primary care workforce. It is a broader incumbent with overlapping scope on GP capability and quality.

Direct peers

• Practice Managers & Administrators of NZ (PMAANZ): A NZ membership association for practice managers and administrators, directly comparable as a peer professional body serving the same general practice ecosystem. The organizations already co-develop resources (Practice Manager Manual 2025), underscoring alignment.
• General Practice New Zealand (GenPro): An independent NZ association representing general practice owners and clinicians, focused on sustainability and advocacy for primary care. It directly overlaps with Collaborative Aotearoa's PHO and practice member segments.

Emerging players

• Health Informatics New Zealand (HiNZ): A NZ membership organization for the digital health and health informatics community. It overlaps with Collaborative Aotearoa's digital health and AI peer-group initiatives while focusing more narrowly on informatics professionals.

Others

• Healthcare Improvement Scotland: A national improvement body for healthcare quality and integration in Scotland. It is an adjacent enabling organization focused on quality improvement and standards in primary and community care, thematically aligned with Collaborative Aotearoa's quality and equity mandate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/collaborative-aotearoa

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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