What Malatest International does

Malatest International is a New Zealand-based evaluation and research consultancy, founded in 2011 and operating under the brand TIRIA from Wellington. The firm provides a portfolio of professional services spanning evaluation (process, outcomes, and impact), research, policy development, facilitation and community engagement, project management, and organisational leadership and governance. Its stated purpose is to support improvements in community wellbeing by delivering information to clients in the form and timing they require.

The firm differentiates itself through dedicated cultural lenses: a Tangata Whenua team applies Kaupapa Māori (Māori-led) approaches to evaluation and policy, while a Tangata o le Moana team applies Pacific lenses to community engagement and analysis. Specialised sub-products include the Whānau Voice Reporting Dashboard (a reporting solution for capturing whānau/family voices in evaluation processes) and Kaupapa Māori Programme Monitoring services. The firm is 100% New Zealand owned with no disclosed parent company, venture capital, or institutional investment.

Commercial details are not publicly disclosed; pricing models, revenue, and contract structures are not in the public record. Based on its headcount of approximately 10 employees and its positioning as a contract consultancy serving NZ government and community organisations, the firm appears to operate on a project-based, services-only revenue model with no disclosed software or subscription product monetisation. The core technology supporting the Whānau Voice Reporting Dashboard is not documented in available source material, and the firm makes no disclosed AI/ML capability claims.

Name

Malatest International

Legal name

TIRIA

Website

https://malatest-intl.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Malatest International (TIRIA) is a 100% New Zealand-owned evaluation and research consultancy based in Wellington, providing evaluation, policy, facilitation, and community engagement services to government and community clients through specialised Māori and Pacific cultural lenses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Evaluation Consultancy

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Donor Coordination, Monitoring & Evaluation (MEL) Programs (BPADABAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK)

Keywords

• Evaluation consultancy
• Social research services
• Policy development
• Community engagement
• Programme monitoring

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Core offering

Malatest International (TIRIA) provides expert evaluation, research, policy, facilitation, community engagement, project management, organisational leadership, and governance services. The firm delivers process, outcomes, and impact evaluation to support improvements in community wellbeing, applying Māori and Pacific lenses through dedicated Tangata Whenua and Tangata o le Moana teams. Services are delivered to government and community organisations across New Zealand.

Product overview

TIRIA is a professional services firm offering a unified portfolio of evaluation, research, policy, facilitation, and project management services. The core offering consists of evaluation services (process, outcomes, and impact evaluation) complemented by research, policy development, community engagement, and organisational governance advisory services. The portfolio also includes specialized sub-products such as the Whānau Voice Reporting Dashboard and Kaupapa Māori Programme Monitoring tools, as well as culturally-specific service streams (Tangata o le Moana for Pacific communities and Tangata Whenua for Māori communities) that inform the firm's analysis and engagement approaches. TIRIA is 100% New Zealand owned.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Evaluation Services Comprehensive evaluation services including process evaluation, outcomes evaluation, and impact evaluation, designed to support improvements in community wellbeing and other outcomes for government and community organisation clients in New Zealand.
• Research Services Research expertise delivering information to clients in the form they need it and when they need it, supporting evidence-based decision-making for government and community clients.
• Policy Development Policy development services with Māori and Pacific lenses informing analysis and engagement with clients, stakeholders, and communities.
• Facilitation and Community Engagement Facilitation and community engagement services to support client and stakeholder collaboration across diverse community contexts.
• Project Management Project management services to help clients deliver programmes that make a difference in community outcomes.
• Organisational Leadership and Governance Organisational leadership and governance advisory services supporting boards and executive teams in community and public sector organisations.
• Tangata Whenua Services Māori-focused evaluation and research services applying Kaupapa Māori approaches to policy development and community engagement, delivered by the dedicated Tangata Whenua team.
• Tangata o le Moana Services Pacific-focused evaluation and research services applying Pacific lenses to analysis and community engagement, delivered by the dedicated Tangata o le Moana team.
• Whānau Voice Reporting Dashboard A reporting dashboard solution for capturing and reporting community and whānau (family) voices in evaluation processes.
• Kaupapa Māori Programme Monitoring Programme monitoring services applying Kaupapa Māori (Māori-led) approaches to evaluation and research.

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• KPMG New Zealand: Big-4 consultancy with a large NZ public-sector advisory practice that competes with TIRIA on evaluation, policy, and project management mandates at the larger end of the market.
• PwC New Zealand: Global consultancy with a strong NZ government and public-sector practice, competing with TIRIA on evaluation, policy, and organisational/governance advisory work as part of a broader portfolio.

Direct peers

• Allen + Clarke: Wellington-based policy, evaluation, and regulatory consultancy that competes with TIRIA for NZ government and public-sector evaluation and policy mandates, with a comparable integrated research/policy/evaluation offering.
• Litmus: NZ evaluation, data, and research consultancy that designs and runs national and sector-level evaluations for government agencies — close peer on outcomes evaluation and MEL-style engagements.
• Malatest International: A NZ-based research and evaluation consultancy with overlapping service offerings in evaluation, research, and community engagement; appears in the firmographics as a related entity and is a directly comparable peer to TIRIA.
• Synergia: Aotearoa NZ evaluation and research consultancy working with public sector and community clients on outcomes, impact, and process evaluation — directly comparable in service mix and customer base to TIRIA.
• BERL (Business and Economic Research Limited): NZ research and consulting firm delivering economic, social, and evaluation analysis to central and local government — a long-standing direct competitor to TIRIA for public-sector evaluation contracts.
• Research First: NZ-based social research and evaluation firm working with government, NGOs, and Māori/iwi clients — directly comparable in research design, community engagement, and evaluation methodology.
• Sapere Research Group: NZ-based research and consulting firm providing economic, policy, and social research to government and health clients — directly competes with TIRIA on evaluation, research, and policy advisory work.

Emerging players

• Kinnect Group: NZ indigenous consultancy that supports Māori and iwi organisations with strategy, research, and capability development — partial overlap with TIRIA's Tangata Whenua evaluation and advisory work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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